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How can I make gnome-shell treat both monitors in the same way?

rated 0 times [ 13] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 23937 / 2 Years ago, tue, july 19, 2022, 5:27:24

Gnome-shell seems to like to leave one monitor as "fixed" when you switch workspaces.

Additionally, there is no preview in the Activities view of my secondary monitor.

Also, on the second monitor, where there should be either empty desktop space, or a copy of the panel, I just have a white bar.

How can I get gnome-shell to treat my secondary monitor like the primary one?

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answered 2 Years ago bblerest · Accepted Answer

Setting workspaces-only-on-primary false (using gsetting, gconftool, GNOME Tweak or whatever – see all other answers) only solves the first problem:

Gnome-shell seems to like to leave one monitor as "fixed" when you switch workspaces.

For the second problem

Additionally, there is no preview in the Activities view of my secondary monitor.

there is a GNOME extension called Multi Monitors Add-On that Just Works™. (See also How do I install and manage GNOME Shell extensions?)