Any XFCE users here?
Hi guys, after using XFCE for years, some things are starting to annoy
me a little too much.
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the settings. We all know our cut@paste coders never fix any bugs so I
thinking of trying another DE.
AI tells me Mate should be more reliable , for whatever that is worth ?
Then I read more about that wayland stuff, which is not coming to mint anytime soon and I wonder advantages it brings in real life.
Do you XFCE users have the same HDMI problem or is it my not really supported Nvidia card?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
On Thu, 4 Jun 2026 08:53:11 +0200, Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:
Any XFCE users here?
Hi guys, after using XFCE for years, some things are starting to annoy
me a little too much.
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the >settings. We all know our cut@paste coders never fix any bugs so I
thinking of trying another DE.
AI tells me Mate should be more reliable , for whatever that is worth :-) >Then I read more about that wayland stuff, which is not coming to mint >anytime soon and I wonder advantages it brings in real life.
Do you XFCE users have the same HDMI problem or is it my not really
supported Nvidia card?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
I would treat it first as an Xorg/Nvidia/display-detection problem,
not as proof that XFCE itself is broken. MATE may remember a layout differently, but if the monitor is being detected in a different
order, or the Nvidia driver is losing the EDID on wake/ login, a
different desktop can inherit the same mess.
A practical workaround is to make the layout explicit with xrandr.
Once the screens are arranged the way you want, note the connector
names with:
xrandr --query
Then either use arandr to save a small xrandr script, or write one
yourself and put it in XFCE's Session and Startup -> Application
Autostart. For example:
xrandr --output HDMI-0 --mode 1920x1080 --primary \ --output DP-0 --
mode 1920x1080 --right-of HDMI-0
Use your real output names and modes, of course.
Also check whether XFCE is saving odd old display profiles in:
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml
Renaming that file while logged out, then logging back in and
setting the layout again, is a safe test.
Wayland would not be my first fix for this on Mint with Nvidia. The
boring Xorg/xrandr approach is usually easier to diagnose and easier
to make repeatable.
Le 04/06/2026 … 14:13, TheLastSysop a ‚crit :
I would treat it first as an Xorg/Nvidia/display-detection problem,
not as proof that XFCE itself is broken.˙ MATE may remember a layout
differently, but if the monitor is being detected in a different
order, or the Nvidia driver is losing the EDID on wake/ login, a
different desktop can inherit the same mess.
A practical workaround is to make the layout explicit with xrandr.
Once the screens are arranged the way you want, note the connector
names with:
xrandr --query
Then either use arandr to save a small xrandr script, or write one
yourself and put it in XFCE's Session and Startup -> Application
Autostart.˙ For example:
xrandr --output HDMI-0 --mode 1920x1080 --primary \ --output DP-0 --
mode 1920x1080 --right-of HDMI-0
Use your real output names and modes, of course.
Also check whether XFCE is saving odd old display profiles in:
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml
Renaming that file while logged out, then logging back in and setting
the layout again, is a safe test.
Wayland would not be my first fix for this on Mint with Nvidia. The
boring Xorg/xrandr approach is usually easier to diagnose and easier
to make repeatable.
may be we can know what it is the graphic card ? the CPU...usually a
CPU have minimum 3 graphic's ways.
how many screen u want to use ?
On Thu, 4 Jun 2026 08:53:11 +0200, Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:
Any XFCE users here?
Hi guys, after using XFCE for years, some things are starting to annoy
me a little too much.
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings. We all know our cut@paste coders never fix any bugs so I
thinking of trying another DE.
AI tells me Mate should be more reliable , for whatever that is worth :-)
Then I read more about that wayland stuff, which is not coming to mint
anytime soon and I wonder advantages it brings in real life.
Do you XFCE users have the same HDMI problem or is it my not really
supported Nvidia card?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
I would treat it first as an Xorg/Nvidia/display-detection problem, not as proof
that XFCE itself is broken. MATE may remember a layout differently, but if the
monitor is being detected in a different order, or the Nvidia driver is losing
the EDID on wake/login, a different desktop can inherit the same mess.
A practical workaround is to make the layout explicit with xrandr. Once the screens are arranged the way you want, note the connector names with:
xrandr --query
Then either use arandr to save a small xrandr script, or write one yourself and
put it in XFCE's Session and Startup -> Application Autostart. For example:
xrandr --output HDMI-0 --mode 1920x1080 --primary \
--output DP-0 --mode 1920x1080 --right-of HDMI-0
Use your real output names and modes, of course.
Also check whether XFCE is saving odd old display profiles in:
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml
Renaming that file while logged out, then logging back in and setting the layout
again, is a safe test.
Wayland would not be my first fix for this on Mint with Nvidia. The boring Xorg/xrandr approach is usually easier to diagnose and easier to make repeatable.
Once an organization gains any influence, it will be corrupted from both within and without.
On 6/4/26 2:13 PM, TheLastSysop wrote:
Thanks I will look at it, although last time I looked at xrandr itOn Thu, 4 Jun 2026 08:53:11 +0200, Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:
Any XFCE users here?
Hi guys, after using XFCE for years, some things are starting to annoy
me a little too much.
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings. We all know our cut@paste coders never fix any bugs so I
thinking of trying another DE.
AI tells me Mate should be more reliable , for whatever that is
worth :-)
Then I read more about that wayland stuff, which is not coming to mint
anytime soon and I wonder advantages it brings in real life.
Do you XFCE users have the same HDMI problem or is it my not really
supported Nvidia card?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
I would treat it first as an Xorg/Nvidia/display-detection problem,
not as proof
that XFCE itself is broken.˙ MATE may remember a layout differently,
but if the
monitor is being detected in a different order, or the Nvidia driver
is losing
the EDID on wake/login, a different desktop can inherit the same mess.
A practical workaround is to make the layout explicit with xrandr.
Once the
screens are arranged the way you want, note the connector names with:
˙˙˙˙ xrandr --query
Then either use arandr to save a small xrandr script, or write one
yourself and
put it in XFCE's Session and Startup -> Application Autostart.˙ For
example:
˙˙˙˙ xrandr --output HDMI-0 --mode 1920x1080 --primary \
˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ --output DP-0 --mode 1920x1080 --right-of HDMI-0
Use your real output names and modes, of course.
Also check whether XFCE is saving odd old display profiles in:
˙˙˙˙ ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml
Renaming that file while logged out, then logging back in and setting
the layout
again, is a safe test.
Wayland would not be my first fix for this on Mint with Nvidia.˙ The
boring
Xorg/xrandr approach is usually easier to diagnose and easier to make
repeatable.
mentioned incompatibility problems.
To complicate it a bit more, as long as i do not have a 4K desktop
monitor, I need to change resolutions every now and then.
Le 04/06/2026 … 08:53, Edmund a ‚crit˙:
Any XFCE users here?
Hi guys, after using XFCE for years, some things are starting to annoy me a little too much.
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings. We all know our cut@paste coders never fix any bugs so I thinking of trying another DE.
AI tells me Mate should be more reliable , for whatever that is worth ?
Then I read more about that wayland stuff, which is not coming to mint anytime soon and I wonder advantages it brings in real life.
Do you XFCE users have the same HDMI problem or is it my not really supported Nvidia card?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
u must pay ten $ for a answer.
On Thu, 6/4/2026 5:15 AM, german usenet wrote:Thanks Paul.
Le 04/06/2026 … 08:53, Edmund a ‚crit˙:
Any XFCE users here?
Hi guys, after using XFCE for years, some things are starting to annoy me a little too much.
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings. We all know our cut@paste coders never fix any bugs so I thinking of trying another DE.
AI tells me Mate should be more reliable , for whatever that is worth ?
Then I read more about that wayland stuff, which is not coming to mint anytime soon and I wonder advantages it brings in real life.
Do you XFCE users have the same HDMI problem or is it my not really supported Nvidia card?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
u must pay ten $ for a answer.
$$$$$$$$$$
Wayland doesn't have any advantages, really.
I tried to benchmark it a while back, and it
seemed to be half the speed of X11, but the benchmark
I used was not really good.
Think of it, in the sense of PulseAudio versus ALSA. Did
PulseAudio add anything of value for users ? Just more problems
and the usage of utilities to try to solve "intermediate layer"
problems. It's about as convenient as a kick in the nuts.
The answer remains the same. Speculative AI statements must be
tested. We test the usual way. A separate setup is recommended.
For example, some of the tests I run, I do them in a VM, then
roll back the container when all is said and done.
Linux uses a layered model. Nobody wants to write an excess of
custom code. An exception that comes to mind, is file managers.
We have at least five or six of them. They all seem to look the
same. The more obscure ones are half baked (like they can't catch
up or the dev doesn't have time to work on it, which is understandable).
The randr and xrandr utilities are examples of intermediate layer
utilities for monitor manipulation. A display control panel, could be some Python code calling these routines or the lib that supports these
routines. No sane developer who seeks to make a Display control panel,
wants to re-write the logic in those, as it is bound to contain
hidden quirks. And all you would be doing, is "copying someone elses
code" if you were re-writing it. I don't see a reason to assume
you can run away from these "bugs" in this way.
Multi-monitor, considered across ecosystems, has never worked well.
And if the bug reporting coming from the percentage of multi-monitor
people isn't that great, then stuff is not going to get fixed all
that quickly.
*******
You can see in the Graphics Cards & Monitors section, SMG walks people through various ideas. Alan sometimes posts his problems in the Mint Forums, as well as posting here. That is one place you could look for more help.
"Graphics Cards & Monitors"
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewforum.php?f=59
Paul
Thanks Paul.
I just ordered a 4k monitor hoping that all monitors at 4k will keep the settings.
If the next release comes I think I try Mate anyway.
On 04/06/2026 07:53, Edmund wrote:
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings.
Could you tell us the make and model of your docking station?
people use multiple displays, they must be using some kind of docking station.
You also need to tell us whether it is a USB 3.0/3.1 or USB-C version in order to connect your device.In my opinion, these docking stations
rarely work in a Linux environment, but I have found one that works reasonably well: the Dell Universal Dock D6000. They also provide a
driver for Windows to use all the features, but nothing for Ubuntu. I
use one of these on my Linux Mint laptop to connect an external monitor, keyboard and mouse, as the internal connections on the laptop are broken
due to summer heat and the heat generated by the machine itself. The
laptop is quite old, but I have decided to continue using it until I buy another refurbished laptop when the price is right, as I spent a few bob upgrading the SSD and memory on it.
Le 04/06/2026 … 08:53, Edmund a ‚crit˙:
Any XFCE users here?
Hi guys, after using XFCE for years, some things are starting to annoy
me a little too much.
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings. We all know our cut@paste coders never fix any bugs so I
thinking of trying another DE.
AI tells me Mate should be more reliable , for whatever that is worth ?
Then I read more about that wayland stuff, which is not coming to mint
anytime soon and I wonder advantages it brings in real life.
Do you XFCE users have the same HDMI problem or is it my not really
supported Nvidia card?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
u must pay ten $ for a answer.
On 6/4/26 11:01 PM, George wrote:
On 04/06/2026 07:53, Edmund wrote:
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings.
Could you tell us the make and model of your docking station?
Sure, none
On Fri, 6/5/2026 4:16 AM, Edmund wrote:
On 6/4/26 11:01 PM, George wrote:
On 04/06/2026 07:53, Edmund wrote:
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings.
Could you tell us the make and model of your docking station?
Sure, none
Two of the environments here were already installed.
I added two more, for a total of four. SSD#11 is
my Secure Boot collection, so that's what these were
doing originally. And as I move from distro to distro,
every distro throws different Secure Boot problems at you :-)
It's fun for a change, to ignore the messages during boot.
[Picture] TheBigPicture.gif
https://postimg.cc/XZCpYFzc
https://imgur.com/a/EpPELsh
The difference between LMDE7 at the top and Linux Mint Cinnamon
below it, is the top one uses Nouveau, the next one uses NVidia driver (because Cinnamon DE has Driver Manager and LMDE7 does not).
The LMDE7 does something weird to the screen, when
you attempt to alter the settings on the 4K monitor.
The scaling control is also grayed out.
The Cinnamon (second item) is in fact, the best "compromise"
environment, in terms of usability. It's not designed to annoy
you, particularly. It takes effort to do that. Just as
XFCE sets out to annoy you (because I believe it may be
derived from Gnome). The Display panel works well enough,
you might be able to actually use the machine.
*******
The third item down, XFCE, the panel behavior is mostly excellent.
Slap the two monitor icons together, slide them around, and you're
done when arranging screen relationships. You don't get multiple
afterimages, and the inability to select an icon in the screen
arrangement window is not there. This is good. Someone actually
tested this, I can tell.
But trying to use XFCE, like mount a disk and not have the
disk icon sitting on the desktop, that is annoying as hell.
Being "forced" to use the File Manager all the time
is patronizing pedantry. I get that same feeling when
trotting around inside Fedora 44.
The MATE at the bottom, well, it took me around ten minutes
to get that Display panel to look like it does in the picture.
That does not hint at the misery I went through at all. You know
that machine at the fair, it has a crane with jaws on the
end, and you try to grab a prize and send it down the chute ?
That's what that bloody Display panel is like.
When the various panels offer "scaling", they don't all
define it the same way. On some, the setting of 200% causes
the 4K screen to change to 1920x1080. Whereas on others,
the setting makes for a 7000+ pixel result (magnify
rather than scale). Some scale buttons are grayed out.
And some work (but you'd rather they hadn't). In general,
the scaling function is a-swing-and-a-miss. Just ignore it.
Paul
On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:16:30 +0200, Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 6/4/26 11:01 PM, George wrote:
On 04/06/2026 07:53, Edmund wrote:
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings.
Could you tell us the make and model of your docking station?
Sure, none
When
people use multiple displays, they must be using some kind of docking
station.
You also need to tell us whether it is a USB 3.0/3.1 or USB-C version in
order to connect your device.In my opinion, these docking stations
rarely work in a Linux environment, but I have found one that works
reasonably well: the Dell Universal Dock D6000. They also provide a
driver for Windows to use all the features, but nothing for Ubuntu. I
use one of these on my Linux Mint laptop to connect an external monitor,
keyboard and mouse, as the internal connections on the laptop are broken
due to summer heat and the heat generated by the machine itself. The
laptop is quite old, but I have decided to continue using it until I buy
another refurbished laptop when the price is right, as I spent a few bob
upgrading the SSD and memory on it.
On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:16:30 +0200, Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 6/4/26 11:01 PM, George wrote:
On 04/06/2026 07:53, Edmund wrote:
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the
settings.
Could you tell us the make and model of your docking station?
Sure, none
When
people use multiple displays, they must be using some kind of docking
station.
You also need to tell us whether it is a USB 3.0/3.1 or USB-C version in >>> order to connect your device.In my opinion, these docking stations
rarely work in a Linux environment, but I have found one that works
reasonably well: the Dell Universal Dock D6000. They also provide a
driver for Windows to use all the features, but nothing for Ubuntu. I
use one of these on my Linux Mint laptop to connect an external monitor, >>> keyboard and mouse, as the internal connections on the laptop are broken >>> due to summer heat and the heat generated by the machine itself. The
laptop is quite old, but I have decided to continue using it until I buy >>> another refurbished laptop when the price is right, as I spent a few bob >>> upgrading the SSD and memory on it.
If there is no dock in the path, I would narrow it down to what Xorg is actually
seeing each time the layout gets lost.
A safe first check is:
xrandr --verbose
Run it once when the monitors are arranged correctly and once after XFCE forgets
the layout. Compare the output names, connected/disconnected state, preferred
modes, and whether the same screen comes back as a slightly different connector
or EDID.
For XFCE specifically, also check whether removing the saved display state and
recreating it helps:
mv ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml \
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml.old
Then log out/in and set the layout again with the display settings panel. If it
is an Nvidia setup, `nvidia-settings` may be worth trying too; save an X configuration only if you are comfortable undoing it from a console.
A 4K monitor may simplify the resolution-switching part, but if the driver is losing EDID or renaming outputs, changing DEs alone may not cure it.
On 05/06/2026 15:10, Edmund wrote:
On 6/5/26 3:09 PM, TheLastSysop wrote:
On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:16:30 +0200, Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 6/4/26 11:01 PM, George wrote:
On 04/06/2026 07:53, Edmund wrote:
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the >>>>>> settings.
Could you tell us the make and model of your docking station?
Sure, none
˙ When
people use multiple displays, they must be using some kind of docking >>>>> station.
You also need to tell us whether it is a USB 3.0/3.1 or USB-C
version in
order to connect your device.In my opinion, these docking stations
rarely work in a Linux environment, but I have found one that works
reasonably well: the Dell Universal Dock D6000. They also provide a
driver for Windows to use all the features, but nothing for Ubuntu. I >>>>> use one of these on my Linux Mint laptop to connect an external
monitor,
keyboard and mouse, as the internal connections on the laptop are
broken
due to summer heat and the heat generated by the machine itself. The >>>>> laptop is quite old, but I have decided to continue using it until
I buy
another refurbished laptop when the price is right, as I spent a
few bob
upgrading the SSD and memory on it.
If there is no dock in the path, I would narrow it down to what Xorg
is actually
seeing each time the layout gets lost.
A safe first check is:
˙˙˙˙ xrandr --verbose
Run it once when the monitors are arranged correctly and once after
XFCE forgets
the layout.˙ Compare the output names, connected/disconnected state,
preferred
modes, and whether the same screen comes back as a slightly different
connector
or EDID.
For XFCE specifically, also check whether removing the saved display
state and
recreating it helps:
˙˙˙˙ mv ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml \
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml.old
Then log out/in and set the layout again with the display settings
panel. If it
is an Nvidia setup, `nvidia-settings` may be worth trying too; save an X >>> configuration only if you are comfortable undoing it from a console.
A 4K monitor may simplify the resolution-switching part, but if the
driver is
losing EDID or renaming outputs, changing DEs alone may not cure it.
I will see when I have my 4k Monitor
I have just found a universal driver for Ubuntu that may also be
compatible with Linux Mint.
You can download it via this link: <https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/exe_files/2026-06/DisplayLink%20USB%20Graphics%20Software%20for%20Ubuntu6.3-EXE.zip>.
Unzip the file and read the included text file. Once you are happy with
the release notes, you can install the driver using the following command:
sudo sh ./displaylink-driver-6.3.0-48.run
After installing the driver, type:
sudo reboot
Once the machine has rebooted, try connecting your monitors one by one
to check that they maintain the correct resolution. The first time you
do this, it will take some time for the driver to reconfigure itself for
each monitor. If the monitors have speakers, the sound system will also
work with HDMI or DP cables.
On Sat, 6 Jun 2026 01:42:59 +0100, George <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 05/06/2026 15:10, Edmund wrote:
On 6/5/26 3:09 PM, TheLastSysop wrote:
On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:16:30 +0200, Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 6/4/26 11:01 PM, George wrote:
On 04/06/2026 07:53, Edmund wrote:
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the >>>>>> settings.
Could you tell us the make and model of your docking station?
Sure, none
˙ When
people use multiple displays, they must be using some kind of docking >>>>> station.
You also need to tell us whether it is a USB 3.0/3.1 or USB-C
version in
order to connect your device.In my opinion, these docking stations
rarely work in a Linux environment, but I have found one that works
reasonably well: the Dell Universal Dock D6000. They also provide a
driver for Windows to use all the features, but nothing for Ubuntu. I >>>>> use one of these on my Linux Mint laptop to connect an external
monitor,
keyboard and mouse, as the internal connections on the laptop are
broken
due to summer heat and the heat generated by the machine itself. The >>>>> laptop is quite old, but I have decided to continue using it until
I buy
another refurbished laptop when the price is right, as I spent a
few bob
upgrading the SSD and memory on it.
If there is no dock in the path, I would narrow it down to what Xorg
is actually
seeing each time the layout gets lost.
A safe first check is:
˙˙˙˙ xrandr --verbose
Run it once when the monitors are arranged correctly and once after
XFCE forgets
the layout.˙ Compare the output names, connected/disconnected state,
preferred
modes, and whether the same screen comes back as a slightly different
connector
or EDID.
For XFCE specifically, also check whether removing the saved display
state and
recreating it helps:
˙˙˙˙ mv ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml \
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml.old
Then log out/in and set the layout again with the display settings
panel. If it
is an Nvidia setup, `nvidia-settings` may be worth trying too; save an X >>> configuration only if you are comfortable undoing it from a console.
A 4K monitor may simplify the resolution-switching part, but if the
driver is
losing EDID or renaming outputs, changing DEs alone may not cure it.
I will see when I have my 4k Monitor
I have just found a universal driver for Ubuntu that may also be
compatible with Linux Mint.
You can download it via this link: ><https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/exe_files/2026- >06/DisplayLink%20USB%20Graphics%20Software%20for%20Ubuntu6.3-EXE.zip>.
Unzip the file and read the included text file. Once you are happy with
the release notes, you can install the driver using the following command:
sudo sh ./displaylink-driver-6.3.0-48.run
After installing the driver, type:
sudo reboot
Once the machine has rebooted, try connecting your monitors one by one
to check that they maintain the correct resolution. The first time you
do this, it will take some time for the driver to reconfigure itself for
each monitor. If the monitors have speakers, the sound system will also
work with HDMI or DP cables.
On 05/06/2026 15:10, Edmund wrote:
On 6/5/26 3:09 PM, TheLastSysop wrote:
On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:16:30 +0200, Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 6/4/26 11:01 PM, George wrote:
On 04/06/2026 07:53, Edmund wrote:
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the >>>>>> settings.
Could you tell us the make and model of your docking station?
Sure, none
˙ When
people use multiple displays, they must be using some kind of docking >>>>> station.
You also need to tell us whether it is a USB 3.0/3.1 or USB-C
version in
order to connect your device.In my opinion, these docking stations
rarely work in a Linux environment, but I have found one that works
reasonably well: the Dell Universal Dock D6000. They also provide a
driver for Windows to use all the features, but nothing for Ubuntu. I >>>>> use one of these on my Linux Mint laptop to connect an external
monitor,
keyboard and mouse, as the internal connections on the laptop are
broken
due to summer heat and the heat generated by the machine itself. The >>>>> laptop is quite old, but I have decided to continue using it until
I buy
another refurbished laptop when the price is right, as I spent a
few bob
upgrading the SSD and memory on it.
If there is no dock in the path, I would narrow it down to what Xorg
is actually
seeing each time the layout gets lost.
A safe first check is:
˙˙˙˙ xrandr --verbose
Run it once when the monitors are arranged correctly and once after
XFCE forgets
the layout.˙ Compare the output names, connected/disconnected state,
preferred
modes, and whether the same screen comes back as a slightly different
connector
or EDID.
For XFCE specifically, also check whether removing the saved display
state and
recreating it helps:
˙˙˙˙ mv ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml \
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml.old
Then log out/in and set the layout again with the display settings
panel. If it
is an Nvidia setup, `nvidia-settings` may be worth trying too; save an X >>> configuration only if you are comfortable undoing it from a console.
A 4K monitor may simplify the resolution-switching part, but if the
driver is
losing EDID or renaming outputs, changing DEs alone may not cure it.
I will see when I have my 4k Monitor
I have just found a universal driver for Ubuntu that may also be
compatible with Linux Mint.
You can download it via this link: <https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/exe_files/2026-06/DisplayLink%20USB%20Graphics%20Software%20for%20Ubuntu6.3-EXE.zip>.
Unzip the file and read the included text file. Once you are happy with
the release notes, you can install the driver using the following command:
sudo sh ./displaylink-driver-6.3.0-48.run
After installing the driver, type:
sudo reboot
Once the machine has rebooted, try connecting your monitors one by one
to check that they maintain the correct resolution. The first time you
do this, it will take some time for the driver to reconfigure itself for
each monitor. If the monitors have speakers, the sound system will also
work with HDMI or DP cables.
On 6/6/26 2:42 AM, George wrote:
On 05/06/2026 15:10, Edmund wrote:I most certainly not going to mess with software from unknown sources with weird names.
On 6/5/26 3:09 PM, TheLastSysop wrote:
On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:16:30 +0200, Edmund <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>> On 6/4/26 11:01 PM, George wrote:
On 04/06/2026 07:53, Edmund wrote:
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the >>>>>>> settings.
Could you tell us the make and model of your docking station?
Sure, none
˙˙ When
people use multiple displays, they must be using some kind of docking >>>>>> station.
You also need to tell us whether it is a USB 3.0/3.1 or USB-C
version in
order to connect your device.In my opinion, these docking stations >>>>>> rarely work in a Linux environment, but I have found one that works >>>>>> reasonably well: the Dell Universal Dock D6000. They also provide a >>>>>> driver for Windows to use all the features, but nothing for Ubuntu. I >>>>>> use one of these on my Linux Mint laptop to connect an external
monitor,
keyboard and mouse, as the internal connections on the laptop are
broken
due to summer heat and the heat generated by the machine itself. The >>>>>> laptop is quite old, but I have decided to continue using it until >>>>>> I buy
another refurbished laptop when the price is right, as I spent a
few bob
upgrading the SSD and memory on it.
If there is no dock in the path, I would narrow it down to what Xorg
is actually
seeing each time the layout gets lost.
A safe first check is:
˙˙˙˙˙ xrandr --verbose
Run it once when the monitors are arranged correctly and once after
XFCE forgets
the layout.˙ Compare the output names, connected/disconnected state,
preferred
modes, and whether the same screen comes back as a slightly different
connector
or EDID.
For XFCE specifically, also check whether removing the saved display
state and
recreating it helps:
˙˙˙˙˙ mv ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml \
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/displays.xml.old
Then log out/in and set the layout again with the display settings
panel. If it
is an Nvidia setup, `nvidia-settings` may be worth trying too; save an X >>>> configuration only if you are comfortable undoing it from a console.
A 4K monitor may simplify the resolution-switching part, but if the
driver is
losing EDID or renaming outputs, changing DEs alone may not cure it.
I will see when I have my 4k Monitor
I have just found a universal driver for Ubuntu that may also be
compatible with Linux Mint.
You can download it via this link:
<https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/exe_files/2026-06/DisplayLink%20USB%20Graphics%20Software%20for%20Ubuntu6.3-EXE.zip>.
Unzip the file and read the included text file. Once you are happy with
the release notes, you can install the driver using the following command: >>
sudo sh ./displaylink-driver-6.3.0-48.run
After installing the driver, type:
sudo reboot
Once the machine has rebooted, try connecting your monitors one by one
to check that they maintain the correct resolution. The first time you
do this, it will take some time for the driver to reconfigure itself for
each monitor. If the monitors have speakers, the sound system will also
work with HDMI or DP cables.
USB? for monitors? I don't have that.
Any XFCE users here?
Hi guys, after using XFCE for years, some things are starting to annoy
me a little too much.
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the settings. We all know our cut@paste coders never fix any bugs so I
thinking of trying another DE.
AI tells me Mate should be more reliable , for whatever that is worth :-) Then I read more about that wayland stuff, which is not coming to mint anytime soon and I wonder advantages it brings in real life.
Do you XFCE users have the same HDMI problem or is it my not really supported Nvidia card?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
Any XFCE users here?
Hi guys, after using XFCE for years, some things are starting to annoy
me a little too much.
Mostly the HDMI problems with multiple display's that cannot keep the settings. We all know our cut@paste coders never fix any bugs so I
thinking of trying another DE.
AI tells me Mate should be more reliable , for whatever that is worth :-) Then I read more about that wayland stuff, which is not coming to mint anytime soon and I wonder advantages it brings in real life.
Do you XFCE users have the same HDMI problem or is it my not really supported Nvidia card?
Do Mate users have this problem too?
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