@chicagohuman@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year agolooks like 2023 is finally the year!linuxiac.comexternal-linkmessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1524arrow-down117cross-posted to: linux@kbin.sociallinux@programming.devlinux@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1507arrow-down1external-linklooks like 2023 is finally the year!linuxiac.com@chicagohuman@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square168fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@kbin.sociallinux@programming.devlinux@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEarslinkfedilink3•1 year agoWhy? I am running XFCE and didn’t have any problem using an external monitor.
minus-square@airikr@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•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-squareCarrotsHaveEarslinkfedilink1•1 year agoHave you tried any other distro with XFCE? I am running Gentoo and Void and both are fine.
minus-square@airikr@lemmy.mllinkfedilink1•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.