we shouldn’t expect new users to be looking for a new hobby.

Infinitely this!

Yes, it’s super cool to have control over your own damned machine but for some, the computer is just the thing the lets them work, porn and game.

Unless it’s Arch. At which point we need Ramsay bowing down or somesuch.

Ahahaha!

Yeah, Mint as well. From my reading it’s because I have an additional layer, my tv goes to the stereo receiver and from there links into the computer. Unfortunately, the receiver tells the computer when it’s shut off but not when it’s turned on or somesuch. So, right now I’ve “solved” the issue by disabling the auto shut off. But it means the computer always thinks three monitors are on and engaged. Which causes issues as my primary is the desktop monitor etc. Nothing outrageous but one of those tweaks I’d like to make. And unlike Windows, it’s a tweak I know I can make.

That’d be cool!

That’s so wild, I had no idea of that history, thanks for sharing!

Stuff like this is why I still love social media.

I think you nailed it exactly. Also, someone else pointed out there was a time when Linux could legit break your monitor and even though that hasn’t been the case for years it’s still a bit of a sore spot.

I’m sorry I’m a dumb newb, who just went with Mint, I’m unsure what X is.

Absolutely true and well put.

I should have said “third display” instead of “all” because my unusual setup is important context. Honestly, I’m also probably not highlighting that enough when evangelizing about it.

To me, a big chunk of the excitement of linux is that regardless of whether linux or someone else is better out of the box, with linux, I can change whatever needs changing. There will always be some tinkering left and nothing stopping me from it!

In some ways better, some ways worse. I lile that not everything resizes incorrectly, several moments after changing the monitors. On the downside, linux assumes third monitor is always on etc which can get annoying.

End result is, currently (and this is probably solveable, I just need to devote the time to being indoors and on a computer) sitting down to watch things on tv is most easily managed by setting up with the regular monitor on etc. But working on the regular monitors or switching a monitor between one computer to another, is much better on linux.

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I don’t think a lived experience can be amusingly wrong but to each their own?

My issue comes because my set up is highly unusual, the third display is an infrequently used tv that’s connected through a receiver. With a little bit of fighting I have a workable albeit inconvenient system. A fix is possible but as stated in the meme, it’ll take some effort etc.

It’s because one of my three is a sporadically used tv that’s hooked up through my receiver system. Windows had trouble with it too and in more irritating ways. I just have to sit down and do some work to create a way to easily toggle between 1, 2 and 3 screen layouts/settings etc.

Oooh, hadn’t seen that, I’ll be giving it a watch today! Thanks!

Ha, sounds like an eye opening moment for the junior dev!

Yup!

telling users to mess with system settings in a way that will fuck up a lot of things up if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing.

In my head, this is the subtext of much linux info.

I appreciate both your responses, really awesome stuff!

Goddamn the linux community is good people.

Heya thanks so much for that explanation, took a couple read throughs and some thinking but I think I get it!

The time ans thought you put into that are much appreciated and so emblematic of the awesome nature of the linux world.

Thanks again!

I uhhh, just loaded Mint the other week. Any chance someone can English this for me?

Absolutely agree! It was amazing how much just worked.

I spent a lot of time tinkering and just having fun with all my settings etc. Though I did have to battle a little as my setup, which gave Windows headaches, is a little unusual. (Three screens, one is connected to a receiver and then to a tv, so the sound and third screen are connected. I’ve got it functional etc but am really looking forward to diving in and getting everything to work well!)