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Debian Installation on Macbook Pro

Manual setup for 2 displays

Run xrandr to identify your displays. Calculate virtual buffer. Setup displays with:

xrandr --output HDMI-2 --scale 2x2 --mode 1920x1080 --fb 3840x3760 --pos 0x0
xrandr --output eDP-1 --scale 1x1 --pos 640x2160

Setup backports

See https://backports.debian.org/.

Improve fonts rendering

sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config

Choose autohinter, automatic subpixel rendering and no bitmapped fonts. Then:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig

To apply the changes.

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