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 Multimonitor support is not working for my Ubuntu 22.04 VM

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Code_Warrior posted Sep 27, 2024 06:52 PM

I have three monitors,

  1. 2560x1440 Landscape (Primary)
  2. 1920x1080 Landscape
  3. 1920x1080 Portrait

I have a Windows 11 host, running VMWare Workstation 17.6.

Windows VMs that I have running have no problems with multi-monitor switching.

I have an Ubuntu 22.04 VM with open-vm-tools/jammy-updates,now 2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 [installed]

When trying to switch to 2 or 3 monitors, the size of the Ubuntu desktop increases with scrollbars in the VM host window, rather than spanning the host window to include the other monitor(s).

In the VM Settings, I have Use host setting for monitors radio button checked, I have increased the graphics memory to 2 GB.

Is there something else that must be done to allow the desktop to incorporate the other monitor(s)?