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Blurry text for all non system application in Ubuntu 22.04

I have laptop and external display, to make display work properly I have to turn on fractional scaling and all was set. But when I opened chrome, vs code and other apps, text were stretched. I ...
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Applications Not Scaing Correctly in Ubuntu Wayland

When I run Android-Studio on Ubuntu it is huge. The rest of my screen and browser application is fine. It seems it is not connecting to the system scaling properly.I have spent hours trying to figure ...
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Menus, fonts, buttons really small in some apps on Ubuntu 22.04

In Ubuntu 22.04 (fully updated as of this post), in some applications, the menus, fonts, and buttons appear really tiny. Does anyone have any ideas on how to make these readable / larger / consistent ...
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Keyboard shortcut to toggle between two display scaling settings

I'm running Ubuntu 23.10 and sometimes like to use 100% display scaling and sometimes like to use 125% scaling. I'd like to be able to switch between the two using a keyboard shortcut if possible. I'...
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Disabling/customizing display scaling on a per-app basis? (23.10)

I recently installed 23.10 with whatever the default DE is (I think this is mutter/Gnome). I run with Wayland. Because of the DPI of my laptop screen, for things to look good I need to run at about ...
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xrandr does not scale screen as expected

I tried using xrandr command to lower resolution, run wine some_game.exe, then return resolution to normal. like so: xrandr --size 1024x768 --output DP-0 --scale 1x1 WINEARCH=win32 wine ...
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How to get Stremio app scaling adjusted for a 4k monitor?

I am using stremio on Ubuntu (22.04) as the app of choice to watch tv series on my 4k tv. However the search bar is really small. I looked over the internet for some ideas how to fix it, so I came up ...
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Google Chrome is blurry on Ubuntu 23.04 (Wayland + Nvidia 3050 Ti HiDPI screen with 200% scaling)

I'm using Ubuntu 23.04 on my Dell XPS 9520 (Nvidia 3050 Ti) with the latest drivers from Canonical repos. The current version is 530, but the problem existed on 525 too. For some reason, Google Chrome ...
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Disabling CPU frequency scaling Ubuntu 20.04

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04, and following this tutorial to disable CPU frequency scaling. I have done: sudo systemctl disable ondemand sudo systemctl enable cpufrequtils sudo sh -c 'echo "GOVERNOR=...
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How to scale Landscape with Juju

I have an installation of Landscape 23.03 with the Juju Charm landscape-scalable. The installation process has gone fine and according to the guide. As we have more than 500 servers in our ...
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GUI broken when trying to compress file

Version: 22.04.1 LTS Hey there. When I rightclick on a file or folder, and "Compress", then click on the drop down menu there is a broken GUI. It's a minor annoyance, but I would like to fix ...
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Factional Scaling Shrinks Window But Enlarges Shell - Ubuntu 20.04

I would like to use (fractional) scaling on my Ubuntu 20.04.5 machine but currently it seems to work not as intended. When I apply 200% scaling the size of windows does not change while for example ...
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Fractional display scaling: get and set in terminal

I'm using Ubuntu 22.10 with Wayland. How do I get current fractional scaling value via terminal? E.g. with GUI set to 125%: gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor returns 0, and ...
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How to set the WAYLAND scaling of the display through command line?

The same as this, but for Wayland. I want to switch between 100% and 175% using command line.
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xrandr: differential display scaling causes problems with VLC and VirtualBox (fractals)

On Ubuntu 20.04, I am using a dual monitor setup, the primary monitor is an HiDPI display (192 dpi; 3840x2160; 60 Hz), while the secondary one has normal resolution (96 dpi; 1920x1200; 60 Hz; rotated ...
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Tiny cursor in Firefox snap

I just migrated from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, and Firefox migrated to snap. As a result, I have a problem where mouse cursor is tiny inside Firefox window. I have display scale at 200%, so I guess that ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 connected monitor is zoomed in

I'm using newest version of ubuntu. I have laptop screen and connected monitor. Built-in display (2800 x 1800) screen scale is set to 200% which is perfectly fine, but monitor (1920 x 1080) screen ...
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Changing Scale of Notepad++ in Linux

I have a problem with the scaling Notepad++ in my Ubuntu since I have a 4K screen, and unfortunately, it is not displayed correctly. I was wondering if there is any way to scale up the menu and font ...
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Some apps scale is rediculous, while others are fine

This thing has been bothering for quite some time. So some apps, firefox, discord are scaled up. Other apps, pycharm, vs code are just fine. See the image below. I hope you guys could help me, it has ...
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Fractional scaling makes browser blurred

I have the maximal resolution set on my display, but when I enable fractional scaling in the display settings of Ubuntu (version 22.04) Google Chrome becomes blurred regardless whether I started the ...
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Will 15.6 UHD screen with i5 intel 1250P on Ubuntu 20.04 be a good performer?

This is my first port on this platform. I am planning to buy a ubuntu laptop from dell with 15.6 FHD screen, 16 GB RAM powered by intel 12 gen i5 1250P cpu and 256+256 ssd storage accompanied by 58whr ...
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Fractional scaling, icons on desktop

I have ubuntu 20.04 LTS. My laptop's display uses a resolution of 1920x1080. When using fractional scaling 100% everything is OK. When using fractional scaling of 125%, desktop icons scale wrong ...
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Why does fractional scaling in Ubuntu 22.04 show a warning message about impacting performance?

It has been a couple of years since Ubuntu added Fractional Scaling to the Displays settings. At the beginning there was the following warning which attended the user: May increase power usage, lower ...
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4K to 1080p scaled resolution in ubuntu

I'm using a NV Geforce 1080 Ti. Because this card doesn't support 120 Hz in 4K, I was using 4K mode with 1920x1080x120 Hz scaled. Is there such an option in Ubuntu?
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Unable to increase Screen Scale in Ubuntu

I have been using ubuntu for almost 1 month now and was able to increase the scale to 125% but one day suddenly it is back to 100% and I am unable to change, when I try to click on 125% it ...
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Lubuntu 20.04 laptop suddenly lost the internal screen, and the font is tiny on an external one

Usually, a screen suddenly going out means that the backlight has died. But that's not the case here. This is a dual-boot machine, and the internal screen is perfectly okay during POST, GRUB, and in ...
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How to adjust the VirtualBox to show the 'fractional scaling' on ubuntu setting page?

I use VirtualBoxVM on my MacOS. I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on VirtualBox. I want to show 'fractional scaling' like physical ubuntu environment as below. But there are no 'fractional scaling' on ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Multicore CPU scaling/frequency issues on i7-10510U

Firstly, I will state my specs: Intel i7-10510u with Intel UHD 620 graphics, AMD Radeon 610 dGPU, 256 GB Kioxia SSD,8GB RAM I have a Dell Vostro 3590. From my observations, individual cores do boost ...
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How to increase display scaling above 200% in ubuntu 20.04?

I have a laptop Dell Latitude E7470 with screen resolution 2560x1440. I am currently using the display at 200% scaling in display settings, however, I need a scaling factor above it like 225% or 250%. ...
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How to adjust fractional scaling in Settings/Displays in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS using keyboard shortcut or command line?

I am using 125% fractional scaling in Settings/Displays in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. It works great! However, VMware player 16.2.1 (with enabling 'Accelerate 3D graphics') Windows 10 client can't display full ...
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Monitor cutting out from time to time

I've been using Ubuntu as my main OS for a while now, but there's one thing that really bothers me. I'm using Ubuntu 21.04 with Wayland with fractional scaling. My main monitor, a Samsung U28D590D (...
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How to automatically change laptop's scaling factor when external display is (dis)connected?

When I connect to my external monitor, the scaling factor I prefer is 1x but when I'm working only on my monitor's display, I prefer 1.10x. Is there a way in which I can automate the process of ...
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Interface captions are too large while controls are small

I migrated my system to a laptop computer which has like double the screen resolution than my original laptop had (ThinkPad T400 1440x900 → ThinkPad W541 2880x1620). I didn't reinstall Ubuntu or ...
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How to set the scaling of the display through command line?

If I use a second monitor on Ubuntu 20.04 and if it has the highes resolution (4K), the 1st screen keeps glitching. I found out after many tries that putting it to 175% of fractional scaling then 200% ...
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How do I set scaling in Wine?

When I use regular or fractional scaling, content generated by Wine does not scale. This looks particularly bad under fractional scaling because the Wine content takes up relatively less of the screen....
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Flickering lines on wayland with fracktional scaling 125%

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 w/ Wayland because of the better implementation of fractional scaling. I'm using a WQHD monitor so it's quite small in 100% mode. From time to time, I notice flickering lines (...
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Ubuntu 20.04 and 21.04: second cursor stuck on the screen 150% fractional scaling on a 1440p monitor after login (XOrg)

EDIT: example https://i.stack.imgur.com/6W70m.jpg If "fractional scaling" is set to 150%, then after login there is a second cursor stuck on the screen. Confirmed on both Ubuntu 20.04 and 21....
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ubuntu 20.10, Gnome wayland, apps don't scale

ubuntu 20.10, Gnome wayland , apps don't scale. I set one monitor to scale 200% (i'd prefer 150%, but i don't see that option :/) 'ubuntu' apps, like settings or terminal comply with that setting, but ...
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tiny toolbar font on some apps. how to increase size?

for some reason some apps have a tiny toolbar. most apps like chromium are fine, spotify had this issue, but there was a solution for that. does anyone have a good idea how to increase the size of ...
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display scaling keeps reverting

I am running ubuntu 20.04 on a virtual machine and whenever I resume my host computer from sleep the display scaling factor gets reset to 100% (I want it at 200%) there's an old similar question ...
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Making Steam run "GDK_SCALE=3" automatically

Ubuntu 20.04, novice user. I am trying to solve some scaling issues with Steam. I use a 4K TV so I have my display set to 300% which works well however Steam is ignoring this. I found GDK_SCALE=3 /usr/...
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fractional scaling messes up LibreOffice auto-filters

I can see the LibreOffice Calc auto-filter values, but the moment my mouse leaves the little expand-triangle the selector disappears, making auto-filter unusable. This only happens when fractional ...
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How to scale down the desktop in Ubuntu 20.04?

I have a big display that I connect to my notebook, but menus, taskbars, icons, and text look too big. I know I can individually change icons and text sizes but I wanted to scale down the whole ...
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Display Glitching on Ubuntu 20 LTS

I've recently decided to run Ubuntu as my main OS on my laptop, however I've noticed this weird glitching occurring when I lock/sleep/suspend my laptop. It only occurs when the screen dims and I wake ...
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Changing display mode resets scale to 100%

I have not been able to find a proper answer online so I ask here: My current display scaling is set to 200% and I'm working on two 4K displays. Whenever I change the display mode with [ctrl]+[p] to ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 screens use same scaling

I have a dual monitor setup with a dell xps 13 and a 30 inch dell 2560 x 1600. For this to work (and it was fine before I upgraded to 20.04) the laptop needs to be scaled to 200% whilst the big ...
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Increase size of window buttons

My Ubuntu 20.04 installation is attached to a TV as a display. The window buttons (minimize, maximize, and close) are WAY too small at the distance I'm sitting away from the display. How do I increase ...
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Downsize screenshots while using fracional scaling

Ubuntu 20.04 | Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 Ti Using an 32 "4K monitor with 3840x2160 resolution works fine, but when I use fractional scaling with 150% scaling I get very big screenshots (5120x2880). ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 not scaled properly for 1366x768 display

I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my 1366×768 resolution display and noticed that the screen was conjusted. The window template was also larger. It looks like it was not optimized for my display. Also while ...
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Chrome menus too slow after enabling fractional scaling in Ubuntu 20.04

A few weeks ago I set up fractional scaling to 125% in Ubuntu 20.04. After that I noticed that some of the menus in chrome are too slow. When I disable fractional scaling the speed goes back to normal....
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