[aklug] Re: Dual monitors, dual X servers

i set up almost exactly the setup you're talking about for a friend's family so they could run several concurrent x-sessions at the same time. it provided a way for each of the kids to essentially have their own computer which was just a separate keyboard/mouse/monitor hooked up to one very decently spec'd linux box.

the principal could easily be modified to fit your needs though it would require some scripting to get a single command to spawn everything just the way you wanted. i think i originally used the link below to get started with my setup. should get you going in the right direction...

http://linux.about.com/od/nwb_guide/a/gdenwb01t52_3.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: James Zuelow <James_Zuelow@ci.juneau.ak.us>
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 4:09 pm
Subject: [aklug] Dual monitors, dual X servers
To: aklug mailing list <aklug@aklug.org>

> Here's a different X question.
>
> As I google anything involving dual monitors, I get a lot of hits
> on how
> to spread my desktop across monitors.
>
> I do not want to do this.
>
> I want to have one display on one monitor, and another display on
> another monitor. They should be independent of each other, but
> allow me
> to swap back and forth as I need to.
>
> Sort of like having a session on VT7, and another on VT8. When I want
> to interact with the second session, a quick ctrl-alt-F8 pushes my
> keyboard over the second session. But both of them are visible on
> theirrespective monitors at all times.
>
> Anyone know where a good example would be?
>
> James
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