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Questions tagged [graphics]

graphics is used for questions that are related to graphics mode (tty) as well as graphic cards and their drivers. Please note that there are a few specific tags like [intel-graphics], [amd-graphics] available that should be used instead when applicable. X11 related issues have their own tag: [x11], as do GUI related questions: [gui].

graphics is generic term used for questions that are related to:

  • Graphic mode (e.g. in grub graphic mode vs. console mode) related issues
  • graphic cards for models that are not further specified (use more specific tags , ) when applicable).
  • Drivers for the above cards

Other tags that are related to graphics and might be more applicable (because more specific):

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Why is video tearing such a problem in Linux?

I've used many variants of Linux(mostly Debian derivatives) for over a decade now. One problem that I haven't seen solved satisfactorily is the issue of horizontal tearing, or Vsync not being properly implemented. I say this because I use used 5…
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Creating a GIF animation from PNG files

Is there a tool to create a gif animation from a set of png files? I tried the convert command from the ImageMagick suite, but this doesn't always succeed. Also, I have several issues with this: I can't tell what the progress is. No matter what I…
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How to check which GPU is active in Linux?

I have 2 GPU's in my netbook. How do I know which one I'm actually using at any given moment?
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How do I choose a graphics card for Linux?

I'm building or buying a new Linux system, and I'm trying to select the best graphics card for my needs. How do I go about making this decision? There's dozens of computer-gear review sites which drool over every detail of new graphics hardware and…
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How can I make a graphical plot of a sequence of numbers from the standard input?

If have a long text file and I want to display all the lines in which a given pattern occurs, I do: grep -n form innsmouth.txt | cut -d : -f1 Now, I have a sequence of numbers (one number per line) I would like to make a 2D graphical representation…
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How is the linux graphics stack organised?

Can anybody explain(hopefully with a picture), how is the linux graphics stack organised? I hear all the time about X/GTK/GNOME/KDE etc., but I really don't have any idea what they actually do and how they interact with each other and other portions…
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Is it possible to access to the framebuffer in order to put a pixel on the screen from the command line?

I am not sure if it is the only possible way, but I read that in order to put a single pixel onto the screen at a location of your choice one has to write something into a place called framebuffer. So I became curious, if it is possible to enter…
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No framebuffer device: how to enable it?

I'm trying to make a PCMCIA tuner card work in my headless home server, running Debian Squeeze. Now, as I have very big troubles finding the correct command line to capture, transcode end stream the video to the network using VLC, I decided to go…
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Xlib: extension "GLX" missing - with an NVIDIA card and on-board graphics

I have a machine with an NVIDIA GeForce which I don't use for display purposes (i.e. the monitor is not connected to it), and some lackluster on-board graphics chip. (Below you'll find the relevant lshw listing.) My X sessions work just fine; but…
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How to watch films/images without X?

I'm wondering if there is a way to watch films or images without running X server. I'm not using login manager - I log in to tty and start X server manually. Hypothetical situation: I log in, but decide to only watch film, or maybe view few photos.…
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How to find out which X11 driver system is using?

How to find out which X11 driver system is using? For my chip openchrome is the best driver but I suspect that system is not using it. I just need at least 2D acceleration. How can I check? Here is it what I found from cat /var/log/Xorg.7.log | grep…
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How to make changes in nvidia-settings tool persistent

I want to disable VSync (it's called "Sync to VBlank" in nvidia-settings) for my nvidia graphics card. But the configuration only takes effect if I start the nvidia-settings tool. After rebooting the system VSync is enabled again and I have to…
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How do I set default brightness after boot?

Linux Mint 12 (64bit), on an Acer Aspire 7730g. Upon every boot, the screen brightness is set very very low. Easily fixed via the function keys, but still a very annoying thing to do after every boot. Is there a way to set the brightness…
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Determine which graphics driver Xorg uses

On a fresh Arch Linux installation, I had difficulties with the graphics drivers. In the process, I have installed a lot of different drivers to somehow get the display working. Now I need to determine which driver X is using. How to do that? The…
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How to visualize directory tree structures?

I know I can use tree to show the nested content of a directory. Alas, its output is hardly beautiful as I want to include it in a documentation. So eye-candy is a requirement. So I was wondering if there is an easy way to generate a more beautiful…
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