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Offline prashant112358

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Starting multiple X servers
« on: May 20, 2009, 06:05:14 PM »
Hi all,


How can I start multiple X servers by logging into same user and using same desktop environment like KDE or GNOME.
Is this possible by editing .xauthority, .xinitrc etc files???
Pls, help urgently.

THANKS IN ADVANCE

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Re: Starting multiple X servers
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2009, 09:40:23 AM »
yap its possible to use multiple x servers by using Xephyr .
here are the simple step
Xephyr :3.0 -ac -br +xinerama -screen 600×400 &
this will open a x window with in x window now you just need  to start any x application like kde or gnome-session and speciry the display to :3.0.
thats it.