Dual monitors in Xubuntu precise

[Kevin O'Gorman]

Thanks, Liam.  That's what I needed.

On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 14 June 2013 22:43, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have a laptop with HDMI output for a second monitor.  It dual boots
>> Win 7 and Precise.
>>
>> I attached a second monitor, and Windows could make it mirror the main
>> display or (my preference) extend the desktop.
>>
>> Under Xubuntu, it mirrors the main display, and I cannot see anything
>> to change that to extend the display.  Probably I need to install
>> something, but I don't know what.
>>
>> My desktop is similar, but it's got an Nvidia controller, so I can't
>> use it as a model.
>>
>> The laptop is a recent Gateway.  I don't know the video hardware or
>> how to find out what it is, but I don't think it's NVidia.
>>
>> I could use some help, obviously.
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/62681/how-do-i-setup-dual-monitors-in-xfce
>
> http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-multiple-monitors-in-xubuntu.html
>
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