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It is a X Window System extension, which allows clients to dynamically change X screens, so as to resize, rotate and reflect the root window of a screen.

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Where is this ghost output xrandr can't find?

I'm running Ubuntu 20.04. At some point there was an issue with the graphics driver and I ended up using xrandr to add an output manually... There is no longer an issue with the graphics driver but ... user avatar davemackey

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Login loop after setting to unsopported resolution with randr -s

This is my first day with Ubuntu 20.04. I was researching in google for a feature like AMD virtual resolution and came with randr and tested it. I set it to unsupported resolution, and I got "... user avatar Sieghart

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Can't install BOUT (the book of unwritten tales) on 16.04-64bits

First, the bout.sh is like that: #!/bin/bash EXE_NAME=kAGE BASE_BIN_PATH=./bin BASE_LIB_PATH=./lib BITS=32 #run kAGE LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BASE_LIB_PATH/$BITS/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH $BASE_BIN_PATH/$BITS/$... user avatar Xzu

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Screen upside down after upgrade to 18.04.01

After upgrading to 18.04 my screen suddendly switched upside down, since my Laptop apparently has a rotation sensor. I temporarily fixed it with xrandr -o normal and disabled the gnome rotation sensor,... user avatar DaikodanNoJutsu

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How to change default screen layout on Lubuntu?

I tried to save my arandr settings to a ~/.screenlayout/default.sh path, but that doesn't work. user avatar jirislav

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How to transform/distort screen?

I have a projector, which doesn't come with horizontal keystone correction builtin, only vertical correction. I've seen that it is possible to do it with xrandr, using the --transform parameter, but ... user avatar soundblaster

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xrandr: randr is missing after installing xorg

I am attempting to run xrandr because online it says you need xrandr to run lwjgl. However, whenever I try running xrandr it gives me the following error: RandR extension missing I tried running the ... user avatar noone

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Trigger a program when X wakes up

I want to perform a task when my computer awakens from suspend, and the task involves xcb-randr. I've tried putting a script into /lib/systemd/system-sleep, but randr isn't available at the time that ... user avatar JellicleCat

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VNC Desktop for 16.04 with adjustable geometry fail

I have tried several online solutions, no go. 1) Unity or Gnome attempts give only grey screen 2) xfce4 works but randr extension is not present (it is present & working for Unity) tightvnc ... user avatar vv111y

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How to make KDE use a screen from xrandr 1.5?

I am trying to set up a 5k monitor with Ubuntu. It has two DisplayPort inputs because the bandwidth is too large for one cable. xrandr 1.5.0 comes with support for multiple monitors and tiling output. ... user avatar Friend of Kim

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Ubuntu 16.04 Xfce unable to start display setting

Within the screen, going to APPLICATIONS -> SETTING then DISPLAY the response is Unable to Start the Xfce display settings This system is using RandR 1.1. For the display settings to work version 1.2 ... user avatar user628388

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How do I start chromium-browser in headless mode? extension "RANDR" missing on display ":99"

Ubuntu $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty Chromium chromium-browser --version Chromium 48.... user avatar zabumba

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Questions regarding xrandr

I'm interested in looking into the xrandr source code. I googled xrandr source code, and found this code from Apple's opensource site. Is that all of it? I don't think so, because one comment says: ... user avatar TellMeWhy

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Do I need to force xorg.conf usage?

My setup doesn't use xorg.conf by default; however I intend to create it in order to use RandR effectively... Do I need to to force usage of xorg.conf or will Ubuntu detect and use it automatically? user avatar TellMeWhy

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Force xrandr 1.4 usage?

I force enabled xrandr 1.2 with xrandr --q12. How can I force xrandr to version 1.4? I've looked in man for information on doing so, but there isn't anything - xrandr --q14 doesn't work. Any ideas? user avatar TellMeWhy

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