How to Set a Default Scaling Factor on Linux Mint

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I have set the Display > Layout > User interface scale to 200% on Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop environment installed as a VirtualBox virtual machine (VM). But every time I restart the VM, the user interface scale automatically changes back to 100%. I don’t want that to happen. I want it to be 200% by default. I’ve found a fix and I will share you with you the steps in this article.

To set a default interface scaling factor on Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop, open a Terminal and run the following command:

$ gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop.interface scaling-factor 2

To check if the user interface scaling is set to 200% by default, reboot the Linux Mint VM and click on Reset to Defaults from the Display app. The scaling should be 200% even after the reset.

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