--- title: KMSCON 10.1 Released With Support For Per-Monitor... description: KMSCON 10.1 adds per-monitor configuration support instead of only a single global setting. Each monitor can now have its own resolution, refresh rate, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-1-released-with-support-for-per-monitor-configurations-sluyjl3rm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: KMSCON 10.1 Released With Support For Per-Monitor Configurations | daily.dev og:description: KMSCON 10.1 adds per-monitor configuration support instead of only a single global setting. Each monitor can now have its own resolution, refresh rate, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-1-released-with-support-for-per-monitor-configurations-sluyjl3rm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sLUyjl3rM.png og:image:alt: KMSCON 10.1 Released With Support For Per-Monitor Configurations og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # KMSCON 10.1 Released With Support For Per-Monitor Configurations **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary KMSCON 10.1 adds per-monitor configuration support instead of only a single global setting. Each monitor can now have its own resolution, refresh rate, and rotation set independently in the configuration file, with the 'mode' option specifiable multiple times. The feature landed via a pull request addressing user requests for per-output display configuration and setting a preferred output. The release also includes bug fixes and minor enhancements. KMSCON is used by default in Fedora 45, and also used by GNOME OS and KDE Linux. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I configure different resolutions for each monitor in KMSCON? KMSCON 10.1 supports per-monitor configuration by letting you specify the 'mode' setting multiple times in the configuration file, instead of only one global mode for all displays. This lets you set resolution, refresh rate, and rotation individually for each monitor, overriding a panel's native mode where needed. The feature was added via a pull request addressing user requests for per-output configuration and setting a preferred output. _Tracking display server and compositor updates like this gets easier with daily.dev._ ### Which Linux distributions use KMSCON instead of the kernel VT? KMSCON is used by default in Fedora 45, and it is also used by GNOME OS and KDE Linux as an alternative to the in-kernel VT. It functions as a user-space terminal emulator targeting the Linux DRM/KMS interfaces. KMSCON continues to mature as a viable replacement for the traditional kernel virtual terminal. _Developers evaluating Linux distro internals can follow ecosystem shifts like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [KMSCON 10.0.2 Brings asciicast Playback Support, Bug Fixes](https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-0-2-brings-asciicast-playback-support-bug-fixes-j7pszwhpn) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [KMSCON Continues Improving For VT Terminal Emulator In User-Space](https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-continues-improving-for-vt-terminal-emulator-in-user-space-1hql6oy2c) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Modernizing the console with kmscon](https://daily.dev/posts/modernizing-the-console-with-kmscon-ohyqoijsp) · Fedora Magazine · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Fedora 44 Cleared To Replace Kernel Console With User-Space KMSCON](https://daily.dev/posts/fedora-44-cleared-to-replace-kernel-console-with-user-space-kmscon-0it0vqwdy) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [KDE Linux Now Using KMSCON For A Better VT Console Experience](https://daily.dev/posts/kde-linux-now-using-kmscon-for-a-better-vt-console-experience-10didaver) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#cli](https://daily.dev/tags/cli), [#fedora](https://daily.dev/tags/fedora) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-1-released-with-support-for-per-monitor-configurations-sluyjl3rm) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"KMSCON 10.1 Released With Support For Per-Monitor Configurations","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-1-released-with-support-for-per-monitor-configurations-sluyjl3rm","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/kmscon-10-1-released-with-support-for-per-monitor-configurations-sluyjl3rm"},"datePublished":"2026-10-26T19:24:06.208Z","dateModified":"2026-10-26T19:51:16.279Z","description":"KMSCON 10.1 adds per-monitor configuration support instead of only a single global setting. 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