LKBEN11383: Kubuntu problem with dual screen. Screens are always duplicated (mirrored)

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LKB | Created: 07/09/2020 | Version: 0 | Language: EN | Rating: 0 | Outdated: False | Marked for deletion: False

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Symptom

You change your configuration but the screen is always mirrored

Cause

Most of the time this happens when you boot with one screen in the off status

Solution

You need to delete the following file in your home directory:

.local/share/kscreen

This file should be deleted and afterwards you can reconfigure. After the reconfiguration, the settings will be correct and stay after reboot.

Please note that this solution is probably "Kubuntu version" specific.

About the Author

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux in different European countries and different European languages. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform where he is one of the most important contributors and the main developer.

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