Linux Mint: How to Get Widescreen Resolution in Linux? | Linux Today

Linux Mint: How to Get Widescreen Resolution in Linux?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 26, 2006

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“If you own a laptop with widescreen resolution such as
1280×768, 1280×800 or 1400×1050, you might have encountered that
problem. X Window shows up in 1024×768, and it doesn’t fill the
entire width of the screen. If your laptop’s graphic card is an
Intel 800 or 900 series (Intel 845G, 855G, 865G, 915G, 915GM, and
945G), there is a very easy solution to fix this…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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