Second, enable fractional scaling as an experimental feature using this command: gsettings set experimental-features '' You’ll have to make some additional efforts to make it work on the older Ubuntu 18.04 LTS version. You can choose the one which is suitable for your screen.Įnable fractional scaling Using fractional scaling on Ubuntu 18.04 When you enable the fractional scaling, you’ll see new scaling factors between 100% to 200%. Just go to the Display settings and look for the Fractional Scaling switch. Ubuntu 20.04 and the new versions have newer versions of GNOME desktop environment and it allows you to enable or disable fractional scaling from Display settings itself. Using fractional scaling on Ubuntu 20.04 and newer versions Thankfully, GNOME has a fractional scaling feature that allows you to set the scaling to 125%, 150%, and 175%.

You have the screen looking too small or too big.

Enable fractional scaling (suitable for 2K screens)Ģ00% scaling is good for 4K screens however if you have a 2K screen, the 200% scaling will make the icons look too big for the screen. Your display settings will be changed and remain the same even after reboots until you change it again. If things look good to you, select “Keep Changes.” It will change the display settings and ask you to confirm whether you want to keep the changed settings or revert to the original.

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