Questions tagged [display]
Questions related to hardware displays, either internal (as in a laptop) or external (as in most desktop monitors, or projectors)
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How to disable screen in no gui mode
Hi yearsterday i installed ubuntu 22 desktop on my laptop. I want to use it as home server for hosting some stuff for me family and frends. I turned off gui bcs i dont need it, but display is still on....
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Ubuntu LXQt: Create virtual/dummy display when remote desktop isn't connected
I recently setup a linux machine in another room to run some scripts which require pinging some servers (like getting the IP address when connected to VPN etc.). I'm running the machine without a ...
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Display settings issues when switching between single/dual screen configs
Ubuntu 22.04 still doesn't deal with display settings correctly.
I use my laptop in a few differerent configurations.
Config 1:
This is my "home config". It is a dual-screen setup. Main ...
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Ubuntu not recognizing monitor and not charging when switching docking station
I have different docking stations at home and at my office desk.
At home, I have a Lenovo docking station with one external monitor connected, at my office desk, I have a Dell docking station with two ...
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How to turn off laptop display on Ubuntu Server 22.04? [duplicate]
I use the laptop as a server with remote access. I tried installing xandr but it doesn't work.
Laptop model: Samsung NP305V5A-A05DX
Problem solved. This instruction helped: How to turn off monitor on ...
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I tried all the answers I saw on the internet, but xcalib still doesn't work on my Ubuntu 22.04.2. What to do?
I am an Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS user. I enjoy using linux distributions, but I still consider myself a novice in using terminal commands.
My laptop is an ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Processor: Z450LA. Intel® ...
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Why lower resolution with nouveau driver on external screen?
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen1 with:
Intel i7-8750H CPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 4GB
Ubuntu 22.04.2
I have an external monitor : iiyama prolite xcb3494wqsn-b1 plugged with USB-C ...
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How can i reduce my desktop scale
I'm new on ubuntu and my resolution is 1366x768 and scale for big for me. How can i reduce scale %100 to like a %75-80 ?
Thanks for helps and sorry for my English, have a nice day..
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Deleted libgtk-4-1 caused missing GUI and ozone platform initialization failure
I recently attempted to upgrade the libgtk-4-1 library to the latest version on my system. In order to do so, I used the command 'sudo apt remove libgtk-4-1' to remove the previous version. However, ...
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Apps with system title bars and borders open up magnified
I have been struggling with an issue recently and I would like to know why it's happening.
I have Ubuntu 23.04 on my laptop. Recently I've noticed an issue that's annoying. Whenever I open certain ...
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External monitors via USB-C dock not recognized until I restart computer
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS on a Dell Latitude 3520 laptop, which is connected to two external monitors via a Dell USB-C dock. This works great, except when I suspend the laptop and disconnect the ...
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Display settings always reset when switching between Join Display/External Only/Built-in Only on Ubuntu 23.04
My display settings always reset to the initial settings when I switch between Join Display/External Only/Built-in Only.
Even if I select the same option, e.g. from Join Display to Join Display, the ...
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How to fill the bottom half of the screen
Sometimes I lay down and put the laptop on my chest. In these situations when I need to type, most of the time, I don't see what I'm typing. For example, if I'm using chat software like Element or, ...
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Facing issue with my Ubuntu 22.0 LTS
recently i observed that my display acting very wierdly.
Window manager warning: W30 appears to be one of the offending windows with a timestamp of 2186404
can anyone explain what is this error?
Also ...
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Why is my cursor offset when using dual screens on VirtualBox 7.0.8 Ubuntu?
I'm trying to set up dual screens with VirtualBox. I've got Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS installed with Guest Additions set up. I have enabled the second screen and it created a new window for it, but I cannot ...
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Use mirror displays
Ubuntu 22.04: I was mirroring my display to my tv for a while via hdmi cable,till one day it was no longer available in Display Settings. Currently updating whenever possible. Tried multiple reboots. ...
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Disable On-Board VGA / Unknown Display
I have Ubuntu 23.04 installed on a SuperMicro H8QGL motherboard with a Nvidia M4000 GPU installed.
I have a phantom monitor called 'Unkown Display' connected to the On-Board VGA port, even though ...
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External monitor not working via USB C
The external monitor was working until a recent update from Ubuntu. I am running this through an HP dock. The mouse and keyboard work. My system can see the device, but signal is not getting to it.
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Second monitor not showing up
I installed Ubuntu on my new mini computer. It is a Geekom MiniAir 11. It came with Windows 11 and while it was installed the Win 11 recognized both monitors through my j5Create (model no. JCA374) ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.2 on Macbook Pro 17 (late 2011) - unable to get builtin display to native 1920x1200 resolution
I have recently installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on my Macbook Pro 17 (late 2011). It worked right out of the box including my wireless drivers! Running Ubuntu on this laptop definitely breathes new life ...
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no display in ubuntu after it goes to sleep or monitor lid closed
I have Ubuntu 20.04 installed on my HP Pavilion G series laptop. I have a problem that whenever I close lid of my laptop or laptop goes to sleep, there is no display after lid is reopened or keys are ...
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Dell Inspiron 16 and Philips Monitor not collaborating correctly in Ubuntu 20.04
I have a second monitor from Philips connected via HDMI to my Dell Inspiron 16. Various join display settings work in Windows 11, but not in Ubuntu 20.04.
When I use the setting "Mirror", ...
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USB install Ubuntu 22.04 display resolution fixed to 860x640, not able to show full installation page so not able to continue
I'm trying to USB install Ubuntu 22.04 on an Intel NUC Extreme 13, however the resolution is fixed to 860x640 and cannot be changed. As a result I'm not able to show the full installation page, ...
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Refresh rate locked at 60hz on lenovo laptop
I recently installed kubuntu 23.04 on this laptop which supports 120hz on my laptop screen but in display configuration it says it only supports 60hz. I tried wayland and x11.
This is the output of ...
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Setting a monitoring display with 4 monitors automaticaly
Good evening.
I'm trying to create a monitoring display on Ubuntu 23.04 Gnome interface using 4 (2x2) monitors. The idea is to when the machine is powered on, each terminal, browser and software is to ...
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How to swap Primary Monitor with a keybind?
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 with GNOME, and would like to be able to change which of my 2 monitors is currently the Primary Display, using a keybind. I can't seem to figure out how to do it, and the ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 built-in monitor and external monitor proportion is wrong
I just installed Ubuntu 23.04 on my new laptop (Asus vivobook 14").
When I connect my external monitor (AOC 27B1H 27"), it seems like Ubuntu gets the monitor sizes wrong - monitor 1 - built-...
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Duplicate closed lid behaviour having the laptop lid open?
How to duplicate the closed lid behaviour while having the laptop lid open?
Wish to have display off on demand when running certain apps, with a remote screen.
$ xrandr --output --off
This command ...
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Nvidia RTX 2060 Max Q - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
What is the correct way to install the proprietary drivers for the Nvidia RTX 2060 Max Q?
Right now, I am using the open source nouveau drivers. But in the past, when I tried from the GUI the other ...
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Slow screen sharing with zoom, google meet, etc
"Screen sharing" with zoom meetings, or google meet (on chrome or firefox) it is seriously slow. Both on wayland, and xorg. Using the open source nouveau drivers, or the proprietary nvidia ...
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Docking station/xrandr/multiple monitors, is it possible to combine monitors?
I have connected three monitors to my docking station. Two using display port and one using HDMI. Docking station connects to laptop using USB-C connector. All other inputs such as network, mouse and ...
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Dual monitors not working on Ubuntu 22.04
I have trying to run 2 4K monitors from an HP t630 thin client. It has 2 display ports.
With some trouble I got it working on the monitors at my desk but when plugging in to the wall mounted monitors ...
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Split Screen Ubuntu 22.04
I am new t the Linux Ubuntu world. I am try to get two screens on my 29 wide lg monitor.
the split screens would be use to work on two different projects. Both need to have the menu bar to the left. I ...
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Mouse cursor inverted on 2-in-1 laptop
I’ve got this pretty crappy chinese 2-in-1 laptop from ALLDOCUBE that has a recurring problem when trying to install any kind of Ubuntu on it. The screen is displayed sideways in the beginning and I ...
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After update monitor is saying "current timing does not match"
I have a dell system with dell monitor. After updating ubuntu monitor is saying "Current timings do not match. Please change to 1920*1080 60Hz. When I connect this monitor to other systems it ...
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default color profile for displays
I'm wondering if there's a config parameter or a terminal command that can set all and any future displays that are connected to use an sRGB color calibration profile.
I have a computer that has a ...
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How to turn off laptop monitor using command line in Wayland?
I am using Kubuntu 23.04 with Wayland.
I found this answer, which works in two other computers running (Kubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu MATE 22.04) X.Org, but this does not seem to work in my Wayland ...
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Rescale a QT app to fit a smaller screen
I have to use a QT app developed by a third party. Unfortunately, it does not fit the screen(s) of the computer that I use (with Ubuntu 22). I cannot access all the features of this app simply because ...
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Ubuntu cannot detect second monitor
I just got two monitors connected to my laptop via an adapter. One is a DVI to HDMI, and the other one is VGA to VGA to the adaptor.
But in the display setting, it doesn't detect the second monitor ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 suddenly no display, keyboard, mouse, or GRUB
My Asus Vivobook that runs Ubuntu 22.04 suddenly stopped working with no trigger event. I'm unable to resume from sleep mode after allowing the computer to be idle with the lid/screen up. After many ...
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What software is available to dim the screen brightness and contrast?
Is there any software for Ubuntu 22.04 to dim the screen with control over hue, gamma, saturation, brigthness and contrast?
I work in this desktop environment 10 hours a day so I need a low level of ...
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Mouse pointer stuck and not working properly
I have a problem with lunar distro.
The mouse pointer is shivering and stuck most of the time. A rboot fix it for 10 min and starts again. Below is my distro details.
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 23.04&...
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Ubuntu Server screen gets dark and shows 'no signal' after successful boot
We install Ubuntu LTS Sever editions like 16.04/18.04/20.04/22.04 on Dell/IBM/HP servers, after these Ubuntu servers boot successfully, as usual, the screen will show messages like below:
Ubuntu 20.04 ...
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Any custom resulution in ubuntu 22.04 doesnt work
I want to use custom resolution on my ubuntu, i have tried using cvt and umc,and i can select and use custom resolutions in my settings. The problem is that my display starting lagging and flashing ...
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How can I use my old laptop as a virtual monitor for my main laptop? both are running ubuntu 20.04
I am looking for a simple way to use my old laptop as a second monitor for my main computer, this would be very useful to me.
I'm not that tech savvy that's why I said a simple way, or maybe a very ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.6 external display doesn't work on my new laptop
I got a new XPS 15 9530 with following specs;
i9 13th gen
RTX 4070
3.5k OLED Display
I turned off secure boot and install Ubuntu 20.04.6 and I keep facing some problems. I think I have a driver ...
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External Display (HDMI) Not Working After 22.04 update
I was using Ubuntu 22.04 fine some 30 minutes back. There was an Update prompt which I accepted, it asked for a restart when finished. But after that, my Samsung External monitor through HDMI is not ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.6 on Virtualbox: Error - can't open display
Currently using Ubuntu installed on Virtualbox with Windows 7 as the main system. Was going through some ROS basics with rosrun turtlesim turtelsim_node and got errors like:
qt.qpa.xcb: could not ...
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How to create a script to change the screen resolution? (Wayland)
I just want to make a script to change my screen resolution. I found many guides to do that, but all of them are made for Xorg Display Server users and i could't find one for Wayland. My question is, ...
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Xorg: Changing display resolution manually via xorg config file
I am using Ubuntu 22.10
I want to: set my display resolution to 1080p using xorg config file as xrandr didn't work for me.
Solution worked before:
In /usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d/10.nvidia.* i changed the ...
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