VMware Fusion on multiple monitors with Linux Guest

I am running VMware Fusion 7.1.1 on a MBP with a retina display and two external monitors. The guest OS is Ubuntu 14.04 with the i3 window manager. When switching to "Use all Displays in Full Screen" the view is mirrored on all three screens but xrandr is only reporting one display attached.
$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 1 x 1, current 1920 x 1200, maximum 8192 x 8192
Virtual1 connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 0mm x 0mm
   800x600       60.00 + 60.32
   2560x1600     59.99
   1920x1440     60.00
   1856x1392     60.00
   1792x1344     60.00
   1920x1200     59.88*
   1600x1200     60.00
   1680x1050     59.95
   1400x1050     59.98
   1280x1024     60.02
   1440x900      59.89
   1280x960      60.00
   1360x768      60.02
   1280x800      59.81
   1152x864      75.00
   1280x768      59.87
   1024x768      60.00
   640x480       59.94
Virtual2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual6 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual7 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Virtual8 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
Does anyone know of a way to get the other screens to show as connected so that I can use them without mirroring?

If you have multiple monitors and run Linux, you may want to display different images as your wallpaper on each monitor. There's a utility for that – Nitrogen. The blackMORE Ops blog has a nice how-to on getting Nitrogen and configuring it, with step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots.
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Umm...ok. I use XFCE4 as my DM. It allows me to have a different wallpaper on each desktop.
Though I'm not interested in other DMs, what DMs would require that I use this third party tool?

If you have multiple monitors and run Linux, you may want to display different images as your wallpaper on each monitor. There's a utility for that – Nitrogen. The blackMORE Ops blog has a nice how-to on getting Nitrogen and configuring it, with step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots.
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There's lots of Mac Mini models since 2006 or so. What do you have?
Most support two monitors but how you do it is different depending on model.
Put this phrase into Google
dual monitors, mac mini
and you'll come up with the solution needed based on which MM you have.

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Checked VMware Fusion Community Forum?
Most install Windows (natively) and then 'attach' the (Boot Camp) partition to Fusion.
that way you can dual boot and run Windows natively when needed, and run Windows as a Guest OS VM under Mac OS.
But.... and I don't know about Calyx, doing things like save pdf and email should work fine same as usual.
Maybe there is something you didn't or need to do to Fusion (Tools or install Acrobat) or in configuring.
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If you do need to use one install in both manners, then you need to do through and partition your drive and reinstall Windows that way, and only then attach Fusion to it.
If you need to run Windows for work, I'd exchange it - especially if you have only had it a couple days, and get another. There are a lot of new laptops coming out in the next months that look nice, fast and won't have some of the issues you run into with Windows on a Mac.

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X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
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/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 52: xclock: comando não encontrado
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