x and virtual consoles
Hello,
For years I would happily ctrl-alt-f<1-6> for an additional x.org
session by running 'startx' and another window manager. Until now-ish.
The way to reproduce the problem is as follows:
1. log in via lightdm/gdm
2. switch to a text console
3. run startx and use the window manager for a moment or two
4. switch back to first session
At this point you should be presented with the default login screen
after the x session crashed.
What I have observed is that x sessions started from a text console can
cooperate with each other, it seems limited to lightdm/gdm logins only.
Something happened between jobs which meant I didn't need to run several
user accounts at once. It may have been introduced during Jessie or
Stretch.
Am I alone, or do other people have this issue also? Am I doing multi
GUI wrong, is there a modern way to do this that has slipped past me
without noticing?
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Best regards,
Ed http://www.s5h.net/
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