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Open your terminal by pressing \u003Ccode>ctrl + alt + t\u003C\u002Fcode> and enter this command:",[],{"type":52,"text":53,"spans":54,"direction":22},"preformatted","gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features \"['scale-monitor-framebuffer']\"",[],{"type":41,"text":56,"spans":57,"direction":22},"Press enter, and the new display settings will become available immediately.",[],{"type":45,"text":59,"spans":60,"direction":22},"Method 2: The Graphical Interface (GUI)",[],{"type":41,"text":62,"spans":63,"direction":22},"If you prefer a graphical interface, you can configure this using the dconf editor tool.",[64],{"start":65,"end":66,"type":67},70,75,"strong",{"type":41,"text":69,"spans":70,"direction":22},"In your terminal, type:",[],{"type":52,"text":72,"spans":73,"direction":22},"sudo apt install dconf-editor",[],{"type":41,"text":75,"spans":76,"direction":22},"Enter your administrator password when prompted. 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