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is it possible to run more than one instance of X, like on VC8, VC9, etc? what im trying to do is run kde in one, gnome in another, LXDE in the next etc. dont ask why, i just want to lol. so is that possible or not?
Last edited by grimrider (2009-03-08 02:08:34)
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Xorg :1 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:1 xterm) &
Xorg :2 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:2 xterm) &
Xorg :3 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:3 xterm) &
And then in the xterm launch whatever starts the WM.
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Xorg :1 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:1 xterm) &
Xorg :2 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:2 xterm) &
Xorg :3 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:3 xterm) &And then in the xterm launch whatever starts the WM.
so would i launch this from VC1 when the system boots? thnx for the quick reply btw
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You can do that from within the first X, which is :0, by the way.
If you want to launch a bunch at start up, then you should start with
Xorg :0 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:0 xterm) &
And do replace xterm with whatever launches the WM too if you will do it often (when I start a new X/WM I prefer having a terminal first)
Note that you will skip stuff like xinitrc, but the DE takes care of that right.
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ok, so i wanted 4 different DE, at boot up i would do
Xorg :0 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:0 startkde) &
Xorg :1 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:1 <w/e for gnome>) &
Xorg :2 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:2 startlxde) &
Xorg :3 & (sleep 4; DISPLAY=:3 startxfce4) &
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Looks good to me.
Can you try one out?
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yep, workin on it right now. brb w/ results
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yep, workin on it right now. brb w/ results
works like a charm. started them up in a wierd order, like kde in vc7, lxde in vc8, then gnome in vc9 and xfce in vc10, but i can live w/ that. thanks for the help everyone.
Last edited by grimrider (2009-03-08 02:08:00)
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Maybe you can put another sleep 1 in between to fix the order issue.
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haha u got 666 posts lol. neways, like between the 2, or after the startkde?
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