Is there any way I can use two monitors in the console in Linux?

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Published on 2010-06-14T17:49:40Z Indexed on 2010/06/15 0:53 UTC
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I have recently become the proud owner of two monitors in my workspace. (Ok not owner, but you know what I mean) and I'd like to use both of them at once.

Problem is, I much much prefer to use a Linux Server console over a desktop environment.

The graphics card on the machine is a GTX295 (don't ask why, it's a long story.) so I essentially have two graphics cards. Each has a DVI output. Is there any way I can get the console to stretch across two screens? Or will I have to install a desktop Ubuntu for this to work?

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