How to set the Ubuntu Linux screen resolution?

linux screen image

meaganicol

How do you actually set the screen resolution?

My screen is too big at the moment and i don't know how to set it.

Thanks

Answer
system; preferences; screen resolution

Why did xp pro say disk read error and linux mint only shows a black screen and the mouse pointer when I boot?

Bob

Tried to dual boot with hard drive formatted, partitioned, and ready to go. Screwed up somewhere.

Answer
Reinstall everything again.

Are there linux environment variables which represent each display screen?

betg_001

I need a way to pipe (¦) a process to a specified display screen.

Answer
There should be an environment variable DISPLAY. If I type "env | grep DISPLAY" it returns "DISPLAY=:0.0"

The general form for the first display on a host is

host.ip.address:0.0

If you have a second screen attached, I think it would be

host.ip.address:0.1

I may be wrong. I know if I open another Gnome session using Switch User, the DISPLAY variable shows as

host.ip.address:20.0

Powered by Yahoo! Answers