Fixing Virtual Desktops on Multiple Monitors in Ubuntu 18.04

Fixing Virtual Desktops on Multiple Monitors in Ubuntu 18.04

When using multiple monitors, Gnome in Ubuntu 18.04 picks only the monitor where the panel is as a virtual desktop, with the other attached monitors as a place to pin windows. Fortunately there’s an easy fix with an internal settings editor for Gnome named dconf-editor.

First let’s makes sure we have it. Either install it from Ubuntu Software, either if you’re a nerd like me from the terminal:

sudo apt install dconf-editor

Then search for primary, and change the workspaces-only-on-primary entries to false:

That’s it. Also make sure you also applied the previously recommended changes for Ubuntu.

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