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I have a 1920x1080 screen connected directly to my Ubuntu 18.04 LTS server.

I am connecting to it via vino (server side) and vncviewer (client side, Win 10). In my client, I have a 1366x768 screen.

Is there any way to adapt the screen resolution for the remote session (i.e., without changing the resolution in the server), so I don't have to scroll in the vncviewer session to access the whole screen?

PS: In the vncviewer connection options there is a tab Screen. There are two check boxes Resize remote session on connect (with a resolution of 1366 x 768 specified) and Resize remote session to the local window They appear to provide for the intended effect, but they do not.

PS2: There is some info on how to do this with vncserver, e.g. below. But I have found none for vino.

https://superuser.com/questions/184338/how-to-change-screen-resolution-of-vnc-server-without-restarting-it

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What happens if you try

     vncserver -geometry 1366x768

instead of sticking with the vino configuration? It's not the same as altering the system screen resolution, only the resolution put out by vnc.

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    As I understand, vncserver is a command for other VNC servers, not vino. I actually don't have vncserver. – sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio Feb 21 '21 at 11:44
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    Since vino does not publish an option for adjusting screen resolution, but vncserver does, I think replacing vncserver on the 18.04 LTS system is the most practical solution. – mondotofu Feb 21 '21 at 15:00
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    Ok. Would you say that allows for having 1920x1080 in the console and 1366x768 in the remote system? That is the question in the OP. – sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio Feb 21 '21 at 15:25
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    You would retain the 1920 x 1080 resolution on the Ubuntu server, but I expect the command would publish a 1366 x 768 scaled view for the vncviewer client in Windows to use more conveniently. – mondotofu Feb 21 '21 at 15:40