Ubuntu 18.10 with i3: How to automatically scale display
I'm running ubuntu 18.10 with i3 and lightdm. I have a 1440p screen on my laptop so when I boot up normally everything is scaled wrong. I can fix it with xrandr --output eDP-1 --scale 2x2. However, I have to do this manually every time I log in (and doesn't apply to the login screen). Is there a way to set this permanently (or just automatically set it on boot or something)?
xorg lightdm display-resolution xrandr i3-wm
asked Mar 13 at 16:48
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I'm running ubuntu 18.10 with i3 and lightdm. I have a 1440p screen on my laptop so when I boot up normally everything is scaled wrong. I can fix it with xrandr --output eDP-1 --scale 2x2. However, I have to do this manually every time I log in (and doesn't apply to the login screen). Is there a way to set this permanently (or just automatically set it on boot or something)?
xorg lightdm display-resolution xrandr i3-wm
asked Mar 13 at 16:48
trpndtrpnd
1
Why are you running lightdm instead of gdm3?
– heynnema
Mar 13 at 17:06
I started using it because I was having some issues related to logind... though I just switched back and they seem to have solved themselves? (for now at least...)
– trpnd
Mar 13 at 20:03
It would have been helpful if I was running GNOME or the default ubuntu environment but it did not solve my problems when running i3. Switching back to gdm3 seems helped (though I now have some logind issues again, which I'll try to figure out elsewhere)
– trpnd
Mar 14 at 18:28
What is i3? I'm not familiar with it.
– heynnema
Mar 14 at 18:30
It's a tiling window manager -- I'm essentially using it as my desktop environment.
– trpnd
Mar 15 at 19:56
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I'm running ubuntu 18.10 with i3 and lightdm. I have a 1440p screen on my laptop so when I boot up normally everything is scaled wrong. I can fix it with xrandr --output eDP-1 --scale 2x2. However, I have to do this manually every time I log in (and doesn't apply to the login screen). Is there a way to set this permanently (or just automatically set it on boot or something)?
xorg lightdm display-resolution xrandr i3-wm
asked Mar 13 at 16:48
trpndtrpnd
1
I'm running ubuntu 18.10 with i3 and lightdm. I have a 1440p screen on my laptop so when I boot up normally everything is scaled wrong. I can fix it with xrandr --output eDP-1 --scale 2x2. However, I have to do this manually every time I log in (and doesn't apply to the login screen). Is there a way to set this permanently (or just automatically set it on boot or something)?
xorg lightdm display-resolution xrandr i3-wm
xorg lightdm display-resolution xrandr i3-wm
asked Mar 13 at 16:48
trpndtrpnd
1
asked Mar 13 at 16:48
trpndtrpnd
1
asked Mar 13 at 16:48
trpndtrpnd
1
asked Mar 13 at 16:48
trpndtrpnd
1
asked Mar 13 at 16:48
trpndtrpnd
1
1
Why are you running lightdm instead of gdm3?
– heynnema
Mar 13 at 17:06
I started using it because I was having some issues related to logind... though I just switched back and they seem to have solved themselves? (for now at least...)
– trpnd
Mar 13 at 20:03
It would have been helpful if I was running GNOME or the default ubuntu environment but it did not solve my problems when running i3. Switching back to gdm3 seems helped (though I now have some logind issues again, which I'll try to figure out elsewhere)
– trpnd
Mar 14 at 18:28
What is i3? I'm not familiar with it.
– heynnema
Mar 14 at 18:30
It's a tiling window manager -- I'm essentially using it as my desktop environment.
– trpnd
Mar 15 at 19:56
add a comment |
Why are you running lightdm instead of gdm3?
– heynnema
Mar 13 at 17:06
I started using it because I was having some issues related to logind... though I just switched back and they seem to have solved themselves? (for now at least...)
– trpnd
Mar 13 at 20:03
It would have been helpful if I was running GNOME or the default ubuntu environment but it did not solve my problems when running i3. Switching back to gdm3 seems helped (though I now have some logind issues again, which I'll try to figure out elsewhere)
– trpnd
Mar 14 at 18:28
What is i3? I'm not familiar with it.
– heynnema
Mar 14 at 18:30
It's a tiling window manager -- I'm essentially using it as my desktop environment.
– trpnd
Mar 15 at 19:56
Why are you running lightdm instead of gdm3?
– heynnema
Mar 13 at 17:06
Why are you running lightdm instead of gdm3?
– heynnema
Mar 13 at 17:06
I started using it because I was having some issues related to logind... though I just switched back and they seem to have solved themselves? (for now at least...)
– trpnd
Mar 13 at 20:03
I started using it because I was having some issues related to logind... though I just switched back and they seem to have solved themselves? (for now at least...)
– trpnd
Mar 13 at 20:03
It would have been helpful if I was running GNOME or the default ubuntu environment but it did not solve my problems when running i3. Switching back to gdm3 seems helped (though I now have some logind issues again, which I'll try to figure out elsewhere)
– trpnd
Mar 14 at 18:28
It would have been helpful if I was running GNOME or the default ubuntu environment but it did not solve my problems when running i3. Switching back to gdm3 seems helped (though I now have some logind issues again, which I'll try to figure out elsewhere)
– trpnd
Mar 14 at 18:28
What is i3? I'm not familiar with it.
– heynnema
Mar 14 at 18:30
What is i3? I'm not familiar with it.
– heynnema
Mar 14 at 18:30
It's a tiling window manager -- I'm essentially using it as my desktop environment.
– trpnd
Mar 15 at 19:56
It's a tiling window manager -- I'm essentially using it as my desktop environment.
– trpnd
Mar 15 at 19:56
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In the Displays setting panel...
Or in GNOME Tweaks...
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In the Displays setting panel...
Or in GNOME Tweaks...
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In the Displays setting panel...
Or in GNOME Tweaks...
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In the Displays setting panel...
Or in GNOME Tweaks...
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In the Displays setting panel...
Or in GNOME Tweaks...
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Why are you running lightdm instead of gdm3?
– heynnema
Mar 13 at 17:06
I started using it because I was having some issues related to logind... though I just switched back and they seem to have solved themselves? (for now at least...)
– trpnd
Mar 13 at 20:03
It would have been helpful if I was running GNOME or the default ubuntu environment but it did not solve my problems when running i3. Switching back to gdm3 seems helped (though I now have some logind issues again, which I'll try to figure out elsewhere)
– trpnd
Mar 14 at 18:28
What is i3? I'm not familiar with it.
– heynnema
Mar 14 at 18:30
It's a tiling window manager -- I'm essentially using it as my desktop environment.
– trpnd
Mar 15 at 19:56