arandr Reviews and details

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• Linux doesnt work

  It's funny, but well over a decade ago, I was running dual-monitor NeverWinter Nights in Debian. These days, I don't have six monitors (got rid of a bunch of spare VGAs I wasn't using - too soon, apparently!), but I have the GTX in the laptop going to two externals, and even before I installed the NVidia binary drivers (I needed it for running the UE5 editor), multiple monitors were working fine. Arandr works... Source: about 1 year ago

• I wrote a guide about turning your window manager into a desktop environment. Any constructive criticism would be appreciated!

  I would also recommend providing folks some guidance on how to configure their displays. I believe ARandR is often for X11, and there are many different options for wlroots compositors:. Source: over 1 year ago

• How to handle different monitor setups when using a tiling WM?

  Arandr gives you option to manage displays with GUI with option to save layouts as xrandr scripts. Source: over 1 year ago

• me irl

  ARandR worked for me. Basically a GUI for XRandR. No issues after initial setup with it. Its in the AUR as well. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Ask HN: What are some examples of elegant software?

  You may want to give ARandR a shot: https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• How do you handle variable monitor configurations?

  First setup all the display configurations, ignoring xmobar. Using something like https://github.com/phillipberndt/autorandr and https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/ make it easy. Now all you have to do is somehow invoke autorandr --change every time there's a connection or disconnection event. Source: over 2 years ago

• Dual monitor configuration

  Assuming you're not using Wayland, I would recommend using arandr. A nice touch is that you can export the configuration you build as a bash script, so you can run it as a hook when detecting a new monitor. Source: over 2 years ago

• Monitor profile switching on Linux?

  ARandR: GUI application which makes configuration easy. Can generate the required scripts to switch between modes. Source: over 2 years ago

• What is the alternative for Win+P in cinnamon desktop?

  I would recommend installing an app called ArandR: https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/. Source: over 2 years ago

• Monitor Profile Switcher (without code-fiddling) for multi-monitor config, ideas?

  On X11, you can use arandr or autorandr to save and load profiles. Not sure about anything for Wayland. Source: over 2 years ago

• Monitors!!

  NB: you can also use arandr to generate the xrandr command to set the screens up the way you like. It is a nice tool especially if you are new to this stuff and working with xrandr from the command line is confusing or overwhelming. Source: almost 3 years ago

• 2 monitors different refresh rates

  You can set refresh rates for specific monitors from the command line via xrandr. You can even add custom mode lines via xrandr. (Note how the --output option sets the name of the output you want to affect.) There is a simple arandr front end for xrandr. Source: almost 3 years ago