Multiple Monitors

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jan 15, 2013 at 05:46 PM

MadaboutDana wrote:
>What about Linux? I’ve been contemplating my various Linux machines
>(mainly elderly netbooks/notebooks) and realise I’ve never actually
>experimented with multiple monitors. Dunno why not. Maybe because it’s
>so easy to switch from one desktop configuration to another in Xubuntu
>(far and away my fave Linux distro).

I am in a similar position, even though my main Linux machine is actually a quite modern 12” notebook (64-bit 4Gb); my other is an Asus Eee with an 8.9” monitor. The reason for not using them with external monitors is simple: my Linux machines are intended for conveniently carrying around and using just about anywhere. The 12” becomes my main PC at home during the week-ends, when I mainly want to write texts in the sitting room.

I did experiment a bit with ‘docking’ the 12” to a monitor and the results where rather mixed. Apparently the monitor output had not been properly recognised by Linux (Mint) during installation. So, switching monitors did not work as intended and was not very convenient. Perhaps if I had the monitor attached during installation the results would have been different. In any case, I did not have a strong incentive to re-install the system. I may get back on this when I install the next version.