It's worth noting that I get this behavior by default on Ubuntu and Kubuntu. Configuring it yourself without a GUI seems like a pain in the butt but there are settings for all of these (or, at...
I have a USB-C dock that provides both power and a Thunderbolt display output over the single cable to the laptop. I think I am similar to most people in wanting the following behavior from the laptop:
When the lid is closed, suspend if no external monitor is connected. If an external monitor is connected, shut off the built-in display and use the external one exclusively, but do not suspend.
Lock the screen automatically after a period of inactivity.
While locked, all connected displays should be powered down.
When an external display is connected, begin using it automatically.
When an external display is disconnected, stop using it. If the lid is closed when the external display is disconnected, go into suspend mode.
It's worth noting that I get this behavior by default on Ubuntu and Kubuntu. Configuring it yourself without a GUI seems like a pain in the butt but there are settings for all of these (or, at least, all but one? I don't know how to turn on/off the last one, but it is the default) in GNOME's settings and KDE's power settings.
Edit for more setup deets: I get this behavior on a Thinkpad T480 with Ubuntu 21.10 and a Thinkpad T490s with Kubuntu 21.10, both connected to a CalDigit USB-C Pro Dock.
I always thought that xrandr made things pretty easy. I more familiar with Debian, but I would assume you can get the package on Ubuntu. I set two xrandr commands to aliases and memorize my...
I always thought that xrandr made things pretty easy. I more familiar with Debian, but I would assume you can get the package on Ubuntu. I set two xrandr commands to aliases and memorize my terminal hot key. When I can’t see the display, hit the terminal hot key, and blindly type the alias to output video correctly. It’s not the most seamless process but it worked.
I guess you’re right, it shouldn’t be that difficult..
autorandr will probably solve your usecase, unless there's more than a handful of external monitors you're regularly connecting. It detects the set of monitors that are connected and uses that to...
autorandr will probably solve your usecase, unless there's more than a handful of external monitors you're regularly connecting. It detects the set of monitors that are connected and uses that to look up a stored layout and apply it.
Not to be That Person, but as a former heavy i3 user... If you're using a highly custom desktop environment, it's gonna be That Hard. Sad but inevitable, I think.
Not to be That Person, but as a former heavy i3 user... If you're using a highly custom desktop environment, it's gonna be That Hard. Sad but inevitable, I think.
I’ve been wondering how to set up something like that, on X11 debian too no less. Thanks for sharing your approach! Edit: Autorandr worked beautifully for my use case (specifically, I have two...
I’ve been wondering how to set up something like that, on X11 debian too no less. Thanks for sharing your approach!
Edit: Autorandr worked beautifully for my use case (specifically, I have two hi-res monitors, slightly offset from each other on different framerates, and my settings get broken every time Lutris shuts off the secondary monitor (to work around a weird issue with fullscreen wine games not capturing the mouse)), and genuinely took <5 min to set up.
It's worth noting that I get this behavior by default on Ubuntu and Kubuntu. Configuring it yourself without a GUI seems like a pain in the butt but there are settings for all of these (or, at least, all but one? I don't know how to turn on/off the last one, but it is the default) in GNOME's settings and KDE's power settings.
Edit for more setup deets: I get this behavior on a Thinkpad T480 with Ubuntu 21.10 and a Thinkpad T490s with Kubuntu 21.10, both connected to a CalDigit USB-C Pro Dock.
I was about to say, nearly all of these are settings in KDE (and one of the main reasons why I prefer KDE over any other environment).
I always thought that xrandr made things pretty easy. I more familiar with Debian, but I would assume you can get the package on Ubuntu. I set two xrandr commands to aliases and memorize my terminal hot key. When I can’t see the display, hit the terminal hot key, and blindly type the alias to output video correctly. It’s not the most seamless process but it worked.
I guess you’re right, it shouldn’t be that difficult..
autorandrwill probably solve your usecase, unless there's more than a handful of external monitors you're regularly connecting. It detects the set of monitors that are connected and uses that to look up a stored layout and apply it.What desktop environment do you use?
Open box or lxde :)
Not to be That Person, but as a former heavy i3 user... If you're using a highly custom desktop environment, it's gonna be That Hard. Sad but inevitable, I think.
I’ve been wondering how to set up something like that, on X11 debian too no less. Thanks for sharing your approach!
Edit: Autorandr worked beautifully for my use case (specifically, I have two hi-res monitors, slightly offset from each other on different framerates, and my settings get broken every time Lutris shuts off the secondary monitor (to work around a weird issue with fullscreen wine games not capturing the mouse)), and genuinely took <5 min to set up.