As a follow up, I have finally resolved the issue of my laptop monitor defaulting to 1.25 scaling instead of 1.0. It appears that this is controlled by the "/org/gnome/desktop/interface/scaling-factor" dconf value.
By default, it is "0" which means an appropriate scaling factor is determined by mutter or gdm... which unfortunately on smaller physical screens, it is now choosing 1.25 instead of 1.0. To prevent this, you simply need to modify this value from "0" to your desired scaling, in this case, "1".
For mutter, this was simply a matter of using gsettings or dconf to change the value:
$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor 1
For gdm, this was a bit trickier... on Ubuntu there are a variety of dconf files related to gdm in /etc/gdm3 and /usr/share/gdm, but modifying those didn't seem to do anything. Crazily enough I found the following StackOverflow post:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/906797/scaling-gnome-login-screen-on-hidpi-display
The solution for me was to add a gschema override file as shown below and then running the following to update the compiled schemas:
sudo glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
Ideally, there would be a graphical or more straightforward way to set the desired scaling factor... but at least it's possible to change!
Xfce on Ubuntu 26.04 always starts in Wayland instead of X11 and Worksnaps screenshots become black #xorg #xfce #wayland #gdm #2604
After upgrading to Ubuntu 26.04, my Xfce session always starts in Wayland even when selecting the normal Xfce session. Commands output: echo $XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP xfce echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE wayland
It appears that there is an incompatibility between Ubuntu 24.04 and FUSE (file system in user-space) #2404 #gdm #fuse
I have been using FUSE with Ubuntu for a long time, but with Ubuntu 24.04 I ran into what appears to be a well-known issue. Installing FUSE breaks the Gnome Display Manager (GDM). I would be happy to
It appears that there is an incompatibility between Ubuntu 24.04 and fuse (file system in user-space). Is there a workaround? #2404 #gdm #fuse
I have been using FUSE with Ubuntu for a long time, but with Ubuntu 24.04 I ran into what appears to be a well-known issue. Installing FUSE breaks the Gnome Display Manager (GDM). I would be happy to
Alternative to GCPW for Ubuntu: How to link Google Workspace accounts to persistent local users? #gdm #authentication #google #pam
I am looking for a Linux equivalent to GCPW (Google Credential Provider for Windows) for an Ubuntu deployment. Our Current Workflow (on Windows): We use GCPW so employees can log into their laptops...
Review Archive – Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon by James Lovegrove
This review originally appeared at Grimdark Magazine on April 24, 2026. [...]
https://write.as/robinmarx/review-conan-cult-of-the-obsidian-moon-by-james-lovegrove
<https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294977#c1>
… x11/gnome on FreeBSD in VirtualBox: GNOME Display Manager works only with GNOME Classic – not with GNOME – and a locked screen cannot be unlocked …
<https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294977#c2>
＂This bug will be never fixed!
It requires lots of work (I mean complex) in x11/gnome-session, x11-wm/mutter, x11/gdm and x11/gnome-shell. These 3 ports are interdependant. They communicate each other through D-Bus.
In addition, gnome-session is becoming increasingly dependent of systemd (for start/stop services, applications and even autostart).＂
Generally: <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1ryuar8/will_gnome_ever_work_on_freebsd_again/> includes a pinned comment from mid-March.
https://krutonium.ca/posts/gdm-front-and-center/
New #Blog about #GDM and #Gnome, to do with getting your monitor layout to match what you've configured while logged in, on #NixOS with #EraseYourDarlings
If you’re like me, and on Gnome GNOME (and also on NixOS , with Erase your Darlings but that’s not strictly required, you can condense this info out), you may have found it annoying that your login screen in GDM, is not on the correct display. I mean, it might be, but that’s probably more happenstance than anything else.
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