Can not set external monitor to left of internal monitor on ubuntu 17.04

[Pete Smout]

On 10 Jul 2017 17:54, "Xen" <list at xenhideout.nl> wrote:

Colin Law schreef op 10-07-2017 15:32:

On 10 July 2017 at 14:27, Xen <list at xenhideout.nl> wrote:
>
>> Caner Aydın schreef op 10-07-2017 15:19:
>>
>> No, i did not save it with gedit.
>>>
>>> And never edited that file.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I would typically consider Linux solutions too crappy to really take care
>> of
>> all of these use cases. You will have to use xrandr, but that is also not
>> very pleasant to get working a good way.
>>
>
> The Displays settings app has always worked well for me, but perhaps I
> have been lucky.
>

Been more accustomed to KDE myself.... when I first connected my TV as
secondary on HDMI and set it to mirror, and then disconnected it again,
both screens went black and I had to reboot the machine to get a visual
back.

Mint worked better (Cinnamon) I suppose it uses the same Displays app?

But my experience hasn't been great, that was my first encounter in Linux
connecting a second monitor ;-). Makes you, euhm, crave more, right ;-).



Hi,
It's been a while since I've had to set up dual monitors but xrandr is the
answer not the most user friendly app I have used but very effective and
survives LTS upgrades

Check launchpad questions archive for a guide (I haven't got the link saved
on my phone)

Good luck

Pete S





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