However, you can run the second X session on screen 1, the third on screen 2, and so on. The downsides: The multi-pointer feature of Xorg is still fairly new, and is not supported by any window manager that I know. Besides, it's much less painful to set up. By default the first X session runs on screen 0. Mutli-pointer approach lets you use both screens with hardware acceleration with just one dual-head graphics card (like most laptops have). Xorg 2019 X.Org Board of Directors Elections Nomination period is NOW 2019 X.Org Foundation Membership deadline for voting in the election 2018 Election. Provide your login details and type the following command to start X session: startx - :1. bin/sh su - sit -c 'startx - :1 vt4 -layout Layout1 -seat seat1 -sharevts.
bin/sh su - sit -c 'startx - :0 vt4 -layout Layout0 -seat seat0 -sharevts' &. In order to start two different X servers, create 2 separate scripts to start your X server on :0 and :1. Switch to console mode by pressing CTRL+ALT+F1. Starting in RHEL6, they use Upstart for starting processes at boot. Then you reconfigure your display manager to start multiple instances, each using a different ServerLayout. You can use the same to run multiple X session. I think it's because the new X session has no input devices to work with, but I don't know what to do.
If I open tty2 (Ctrl + Alt + F2) and type xinit - :1.0 I get a new X running Xfce but system halt and seems not responding, I can't even switch back to tty1. In nf terminology seats are "ServerLayout" sections. I need to run multiple X on different accounts. There's a lot of people that use and sell multiseat Linux systems due its low cost.
This looks quite similar to the old mainframe computer model, but with the terminals connected directly to single PC box. This session will be preselected when the login screen shows up. Multiseat is a model of computing that supports multiple local users using their sessions in a totally independent way. Version 3.5 should work.This has nothing to do with the desktop environment you are going to use an this answer remains valid.īasically you need to gather the names Xorg uses/gives your devices and monitors, then you combine devices and monitors to "seats". SDDM version Xorg/Wayland version Kernel, distribution, architecture systemd version.
If you encounter troubles with artsd (sound) not working for multiple users logged in, upgrade to a recent version of KDE. To request a reserved server, use K-Menu -> Switch User -> Start New Session. on a multi-seat, the user must run startx & vlock to ensure the X. StaticServers are available on startup, while ReserveServers are only available on request. The special argument '-' marks the end of client arguments and the beginning of server options. Arguments immediately following the startx command are used to start a client in the same manner as xinit (1).
714 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch -exit-with-session x-session-manager. The startx script is a front end to xinit that provides a somewhat nicer user interface for running a single session of the X Window System.
# class may be specified separated by an underscore. As an example, Windows Multipoint Server uses a central computer and.