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Re: Two X sessions on the same monitor

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On 03/21/2015 02:03 PM, 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.
>
With Ubuntu or Mint you can lock the screen and then "Switch User" to 
start another session as another user. You can switch between them
by pressing F7, F8, etc and typing the user's password.

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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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