Questions tagged [xdmx]

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Cannot Get Xdmx to work with two Ubuntu Computers (xinit error)

I have two computers running Ubuntu 16.04 with Unity, and I'd really like to use the distributed multihead (Xdmx) software in order to use one of the computers as a second monitor, instead of just using two computers with Synergy. I replicated this…
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xdmx multimonitor setup

I'm trying to use my laptop's monitor to setup a multimonitor display with my desktop (both running ubuntu 14.04). Based on setup guides i've googled, I'm doing the following from my desktop: sudo apt-get install xdmx from my laptop: ssh -X -c…
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ubuntu 14.04, xdmx, and the dreaded wrong authentication

I've started a quest for a multiheaded system with the following links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOzRCBGDVaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlcqkNRN-b8 http://mitros.org/p/xdmx-setup.html The last link is the one I've been using to test…