#i wanna get stretched resolution on linux mint through terminal

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rich estuary
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pls help

thin hearth
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first, check your existing video setup: inxi -Gxxx note drivers, and resolution

rich estuary
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ok me send u ss

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here u go

thin hearth
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very hard to see.

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press alt+prinstsceen keys to take ss of just terminal

rich estuary
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ok

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thx dude i just learned a new shortcut key

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very helpful ngl

thin hearth
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your monitor is 1.78:1 ratio

rich estuary
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ok

thin hearth
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1920x1080 is 1.78:1 ratio also

rich estuary
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ohhhhh ok

thin hearth
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it matches.

rich estuary
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so what i want is 1280x800 ig

thin hearth
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you can do 1600x900 or 1366x768 resolution too , and be in correct ratio

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what does the DISPLAY settings give u?

rich estuary
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um

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better aim

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i am actually a comp player of an fps game on roblox called rivals

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so switchd to linux

thin hearth
rich estuary
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yes it gives me better aim and performance

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since the target is wider

thin hearth
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no , open DISPLAY

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from start menu search

rich estuary
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ok ok

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done

thin hearth
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does it offer any others. like the 2 i said, or your desired one?

rich estuary
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yes

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do i apply

thin hearth
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u found ur setting?

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if so, then yes.

rich estuary
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ok

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so the thing is

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i dont want the black bars, i want it stretched

thin hearth
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what is the exact setting u put it to just now?

rich estuary
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the setting is

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1280 x 1024

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it matched my need and desires

thin hearth
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no 1280x800?

rich estuary
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no

thin hearth
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hang on...

rich estuary
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oh

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so how do i fix that

rich estuary
thin hearth
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follow it well, and accurately and through to the end

rich estuary
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alr

thin hearth
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oh shizz...

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does it even load for u?

rich estuary
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nuh uh

thin hearth
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dammit, it was a good vid

rich estuary
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it doesnt lol, it says 'the video go bye bye'

thin hearth
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there is some way to do it.. it involves xrandr

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and creating a new mode line

rich estuary
thin hearth
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and lastly, adding that setting to some file at the end.. i forget which was exactly

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so that it saves on reboot

rich estuary
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well if i run xrandr and all things i get it but

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not the stretched part

thin hearth
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just google this info:

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`create new resolution mode line in linux'

rich estuary
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kk

fair pumice
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Alternatively, you could see if roblox plays nicely under gamescope, then you could just stretch out Roblox instead of the entire desktop

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I think you could test that (after installing gamescope through apt, it isn't preinstalled on Mint) by running in the terminal:
gamescope -w 1280 -h 800 -f -- flatpak run followed by the flatpak ID of sober

rich estuary
fair pumice
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I'll see if it's under a similar name

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There is also a flatpak version but I'm not familiar with how to use it

rich estuary
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oh ok

fair pumice
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Unfortunately it seems like it would need to be manually compiled on Mint

rich estuary
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oh ok