Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor

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From	Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
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Subject	Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor
Date	Sat, 21 Mar 2015 19:05:45 +0000
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On 21/03/15 18:03, Clark Smith wrote:
> 	I would be interested to launch two simultaneous, separate and
> independent X sessions on the same monitor, keyboard and mouse. Only one
> session would be active at a time, of course; but, ideally, I should be
> able to switch from one session to the other with a simple keyboard
> sequence, so that the other session becomes active.
>
> 	Is this at all possible? I understand that an X session takes up
> a virtual terminal; in Linux, one can type ctl+alt+Fn* to move from
> virtual terminal. Only one will be an X session, whereas the others will
> just be dumb Linux sessions. I was just wondering if things could be
> arranged so that another X session could be run, at the same time, in one
> of those virtual terminals.
>

I have done it - and as you say, CTRL-ALT-F5/6/7 to switch between them.

Unfortunately it was a while (years) ago and I forgot how - the exactly 
semantics are  a bit distro dependent.

However, it is possible, and it can be done cleanly and it makes a super 
way to share a computer if 2-3 people regularly use it.

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Two X sessions on the same monitor Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2015-03-21 18:03 +0000
  Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-21 19:05 +0000
  Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-03-21 14:10 -0500
  Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-03-21 14:25 -0500
    Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-05-25 02:34 +0000
  Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2015-03-21 15:25 -0400
    Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-03-21 20:28 +0000
  Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Bill Marcum <bill.marcum57@gmail.com> - 2015-03-21 17:04 -0400
    Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-22 02:18 +0000
      Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-22 09:07 +0000
        Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-03-22 07:50 -0700
  Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Clark Smith <noaddress@nowhere.net> - 2015-03-21 22:16 +0000
  Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2015-03-25 15:59 +0000
    Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2015-03-26 14:52 +0000
    Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-05-25 02:09 +0000
      Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-05-25 02:25 +0000
    Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2015-05-25 02:59 +0000
      Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2015-05-29 17:42 +0000

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