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Alex
Asked: 2018-07-26 12:00:33 +0800 CST

Dual monitor workspaces in Ubuntu 18.04

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Dual monitor setup on Ubuntu 18.04; when I hit activities only the left monitor switches workspaces while the right monitor just keeps whatever is on its screen. Is there a way to make the workspace span both monitors so that when I switch from one workspace to another both monitors switch?

gnome workspaces activities-overview

6 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Had the same problem. Turned out it was super easy to fix.

    Install the GNOME Tweaks app. Go to Workspaces and set Display handling to Workspaces span displays. Done!

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  2. You can change this behaviour by executing:

    gsettings set org.gnome.mutter workspaces-only-on-primary false
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  3. You can install gnome-tweak-tool via sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool.

    Then go to Workspaces > Display Handling > And choose Workspaces span displays

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  4. Install dconf-editor:

    sudo apt install dconf-editor

    Disable the following settings:

    dconf write /org/gnome/mutter/workspaces-only-on-primary false
dconf write /org/gnome/shell/overrides/workspaces-only-on-primary false
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  5. I recommend to you to use the Multi Monitos Add-on extension, available in GNOME Extensions. It is pretty easy to use, and it also gives you the ability to add a panel in the second monitor.

    To get up and running all the GNOME extensions config directly in your browser, you only need the following:

    1. Install the gnome-shell-extensions package:

      sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions

    2. Install the host connector:

      sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell

    3. Install the GNOME Shell integration extension (Chrome) or add-on (Firefox).

    4. Find and install the Multi Monitos Add-on extension.

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  6. In Ubuntu 22.04:

    Settings > Multitasking > Multi-Monitor > Workspaces on all displays
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