I was wondering if there's any progress in the WiDi compatibility for Ubuntu/Linux. In particular, I have a Microsoft Display Adapter that I can connect via HDMI to my monitor, and I would like to show my laptop screen on this external monitor via wireless.
Is there any way to do that?
Thanks
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Miracast (or Wi-Fi Display) is the relevant technology here. Your Microsoft adapter acts as a Miracast sink, while Ubuntu should act as a Miracast source, so you can mirror your laptop display on your monitor screen wirelessly.
Progress is being made with gnome-network-displays software, you can install it via Flatpak. You can test it on Ubuntu 20.04, but it surely would be better if you upgrade to the non-LTS Ubuntu 21.04 cause some problems have been solved since.
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