Re: GDM, getty and VTs

[Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>]

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 03:45:11PM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> it's been a long-standing tradition on Linux to have 6 started getty
> processes, in tty1 to tty6. However this doesn't correspond anymore to
> the way we use our machines. 
>       * I don't think we need more than 2 of these. They are still
>         useful for servers or when some disaster happens in the GUI, but
>         who opens 6 console sessions nowadays? 

I still have 12 console sessions open, and use screen to have
more of them.


Kurt