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wireless display under linux? (piefed.social)

submitted 1 week ago by bad1080@piefed.social to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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hi, i am currently looking for an alternative for a tablet pc and i was wondering if there's a way to set up a wireless display under linux? and if you could recommend a display and adapter or a manufacturer that'd be much appreciated too?!
looking for a dumb display or monitor without any functionality besides being a wireless display. maybe 8" diagonal (16:9 or 16:10) and it doesn't even need a battery (in fact i'd prefer if it was wall power only).

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[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Well, my TV has that built in. I just start the Screen Share app. Sorry, I don't have any experience with Chromecast and those dongles...

I feel you wouldn't have asked for wireless displays if this was an option... But what I did for my laptop and desk is: get a plain old (used) USB-C dock, for about the price of one of these dongles, wired that up to my speakers, monitor, LAN... Now I have to connect one cable to the laptop and it's connected to everything, plus it gets charged. Doesn't require any configuration whatsoever and as a bonus I tested some other people's laptops, my phone, and they all work.

Probably not all that great if you use a tablet like it's meant to be used... I mean I put my laptop down on the desk and use the keyboard, so I'm not worried about a cable attached to it. If you want to hold a tablet in your hands, this might be annoying. I get that.