[CentOS] Running another gnome or kde on virtual console [SOLVE]

[Mark Belanger]

ijez wrote:
 >>Not to point out the obvious - but you don't have to run a whole
 >>desktop on these alternate displays.  You run say a game, or a web
 >>browser in fullscreen mode, or an openoffice presentation in fullscreen
 >>mode, etc, etc, etc.
 >>
 >
 > Since I running multiple gnome / kde on virtual console just to have a
 > remote desktop client up, is there any suggestions on the 'lite' desktop
 > available 'ready-to-run' for gnome / kde replacement? I've 512MB of RAM
 > on desktop, but to have 4 gnome / kde running at the same time just for
 > remote desktop client, I think it's not so good for the computer and my
 > healthy :) What I like to have is, the main desktop will running gnome
 > / kde as it will be my working desktop, and the others virtual console
 > will running a 'very very lite desktop' as long as it can have remote
 > desktop running on it.

What do you mean by "have remote desktop running on it"?
Are you connecting a vncviewer to a remote computer?  If that
is the case you can run *no* desktop.  Just run a vncviewer
in fullscreen mode. i.e:
xinit /usr/bin/vncviewer -shared -fullscreen -passwd ~/.vnc/passwd 
somehost:1 -- :1

 >. it's there any suggestions / advice  to have
 > this kind of setup?

There are a whole gaggle of very good, very light desktops.  I
often use blackbox when I want a light desktop (1-2 Meg memory usage).
I'm fond of icewm and windowmaker as well.  I really like blackbox.
It's very fast and no-nonsense.  The menus are easily configurable
with a text editor.

The subject of alternate window manages could spawn a thread that
never ends.  I only mention the ones that I have used for extended
periods..  I know that others are very fond of xfce, fluxbox,
openbox.

You might try mwm or twm - they're included already and are
quite easy on resources.

Since I've given you so much help, you won't mind if I offer
some free advice.  You seen new to linux and eager to learn ...
In the short term - do what you are doing ... ask for help from
lists like this one.   In the long term, master bash shell syntax
and scripting as well as a more proper programming language like
Perl.  Browse the man pages and read a linux specific web site
several times a week(linux today, newsforge, linux weekly news, etc).
In other words - master the basics, increase your programming power,
and keep abreast of new developments.
Follow that path and I'll be asking you for help in a year or two. :)

Oh and at home - ditch windows for linux( or at least dual boot it).
Nothing makes you learn to linux quicker than actually using it
for day to day work.

-Mark