Does ubuntu work on the 4k display? I'm planning to buy lenovo thinkpad laptop with 4k screen. But I have concern about whether scaling works as expected or not.
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Gnome Shell has very good HDPI support, and so do more recent programs that use modern toolkits (GTK3 and up, QT4 and up). All the applications installed by default will play well with HDPI.
Linux, however, is a very diverse ecosystem. There might be programs that want to install which do not play well with HiDPI. For example, the bitmap editing application Gimp, is still using GTK2, and plays somewhat less well on HiDPI, although themes with large icons are foreseen to counter usability issues.
answered Jul 16, 2021 at 15:02
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I use gimp on macbook with retina without any issues. Just wondering why gimp has problems with HDPI on linux )– mystdeimJul 17, 2021 at 11:45
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@mystdeim Widgets are small, but that is worked around with a large icon theme. Indeed, there are no significant issues. In Zim, for example, very small checkboxes are an annoyance.– vanadiumJul 17, 2021 at 12:22