Re: 2 xservers/display managers
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On 20/05/14 04:13, Ralph Katz wrote:
> On 05/19/2014 08:20 AM, Richard Hector wrote:
>> Hey all,
>
>> I'm wondering if it would help me to have 2 potentially
>> simultaneous logins on my computer, one for private use and one
>> for work (I'm working from home). That would give me 2 home
>> directories, 2 icedove profiles etc etc.
>
>> To that end, does anyone know if it's possible to have 2
>> instances of gdm (or whatever display manager) start at boot, so
>> I can log in to them independently? Actually, I can't think of
>> any reason it wouldn't be possible, so does anyone have any tips
>> on how?
>
> Hi -- I can confirm this works on stable with xfce and lightdm to
> do exactly that:
>
> ~$ sudo adduser richard-work
>
> Then ctrl-alt-F1 [F2, etc]; login as richard-work; Then ~$
> DISPLAY=:1 startx -- :1 # launches your 2nd display manager
> session
>
> Switch between X sessions with ctrl-alt-F7 / F8 keys (for me).
startx does indeed do it, thanks - though I don't need to specify the
DISPLAY variable; it just works if I run startx as my other user.
So that proves that it is possible to get 2 X servers running.
Next step, ideally, is to also have 2 display managers running -
ideally gdm3, since that's what I've been using, but anything will do.
Preference for something that will let me choose my DE without mucking
around with a .xsession file.
Any suggestions?
Cheers,
Richard
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