[brlug-general] Multiple concurrent X sessions

[Joe Fruchey]

Okay, time for a Linux question...

I want to run (surprise, surprise) concurrent X sessions. The first
thing I tried was just switching to a new terminal and starting X
again with the :1 switch. That worked, and I could switch back to my
original session with CTRL-ALT-F7, but when I tried to swap the new
session back in, X would crash.

Then I saw a messageboard post about gdmflexiserver. That works quite
nice, but the new session is on terminal 9 (not a big deal, but why's
it not configurable?), and it leaves an open console window on the
original session. If I close the window, the second session remains,
I'm just curious as to whether there will be any long-term
consequences.

Anybody familiar with gdmflexiserver?

And if you're wondering why I want this, it's just because I'm trying
to obliterate Windows from my household, so I installed Fedora on the
primary family PC. Thing is, we were big users of Windows' Fast User
Switching. We really only ever used two users though, and it's mainly
because I like stuff different than most people, and I type Dvorak.
Based on that info, if you have a better solution, I'd love to hear
it.

Joe

P.S. Don't leave, John. It's really not a big deal, at least not to me.