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How to Install gfxCardStatus in Ubuntu 12.04

Asked by Julianloui

2014-08-12

I would like to know how to install gfxCardStatus in Ubuntu 12.04 in order to connect an external display to a MacBook Pro laptop. Any help will be appreciated. As far as I can tell, it appears to be an HTML file.

Julianloui

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Gfxcardstatus runs only on MacOS so will not run on Ubuntu. What does the application do that you need and we may be able to advise alternatives

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Julianloui (julianloui) said : 		#2

It's supposed to help installing an external display in Linux on a MacBook Pro laptop. I've seen the topic discussed extensively at http://discussions.apple.com and Ubuntu Forums.

Too bad that nobody has responded to a previous post of mine on how to connect an MBP in Linux to an external display, which this forum took down only a few days ago. Thanks.

Julianloui

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2231789

May help

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2223347

Why you would want to buy a mac then not use MacOS is beyond my comprehension. May as well buy a non-Mac system, you'd save a packet

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