For : MEPIS Linux
| A great challenge many
users face when migrating from Windows
to Linux is learning new common user interface commands.
Changing
things like backgrounds and screen resolution in Windows is easy for
most people. Attempting to duplicate those same procedures in
Linux can be a bit frustrating. While changing
color depth for Xfree86 has been
dealt with, changing resolutions
is a bit of a different approach. This guide will focus on using KDE's default interface to change the X-server resolution after the X-server has been loaded. 1: The first step is to open the KDE control center. It is found in the K-menu under Settings. If the default Mepis Desktop is being used, the KDE control center can also be found in the same section on the task bar as the System Utilities and User Utilities MEPIS provides.  2: Once the KDE control center is up, there should be a section titled Peripherals on the screen  3: Inside Peripherals is a section titled Display  4: In display is the screen size setting. Simply click on the bar to have access to the resolutions that the X-server will read. If you want to have these settings be turned on when KDE starts, there is a button here to arrange that.  5: Once the desired resolution is selected, hit Apply  6: Make sure you accept the changes made. If the screen goes out of synch or you loose picture, don't worry. KDE will snap back to the original resolution on it's own.   |