chicagohuman@lemm.ee to Linux · 1 year agolooks like 2023 is finally the year!linuxiac.comexternal-linkmessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1531arrow-down117cross-posted to: linux@kbin.sociallinux@programming.devlinux@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1514arrow-down1external-linklooks like 2023 is finally the year!linuxiac.comchicagohuman@lemm.ee to Linux · 1 year agomessage-square159fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@kbin.sociallinux@programming.devlinux@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEarslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWhy? I am running XFCE and didn’t have any problem using an external monitor.
minus-squareairikrlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoXfce have a hard time recognize recently plugged in monitors. I have to restart the PC with the monitors plugged in to have a 50/50 chance to make it work. Or just switch to Cinnamon and make it wok right away.
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEarslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHave you tried any other distro with XFCE? I am running Gentoo and Void and both are fine.
minus-squareairikrlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNope. Since Cinnamon fixes the issue, I have no plans to test with other distros 😊 But I might some day.
Why? I am running XFCE and didn’t have any problem using an external monitor.
Xfce have a hard time recognize recently plugged in monitors. I have to restart the PC with the monitors plugged in to have a 50/50 chance to make it work. Or just switch to Cinnamon and make it wok right away.
Have you tried any other distro with XFCE? I am running Gentoo and Void and both are fine.
Nope. Since Cinnamon fixes the issue, I have no plans to test with other distros 😊 But I might some day.