ijez wrote:
Hi,
I'm still new in linux world and CentOS is my 2nd linux desktop I ever used ( have used it for month now, before using Ubuntu for 2 days ), so please gave me a little favor on it :)
What I need to do is to have my virtual console that can also run gnome or kde, so I can have different windows on different virtual console. After googling, I found the qingy that just fit for my need.
I try to install qingy ( http://qingy.sourceforge.net ) on my desktop by following the manual at qingy site with no luck :( after googling for the more installations howto, I found that most of it is for gentoo linux.. does anybody here with success story of it want to share info on installing it?
I have install directfb as required by qingy but when I run fbset, I got error about /dev/fb0 can't opening.. if I follow the manual on qingy site, it's should list the display mode.. anybody can brief me what the error is all about and how I could create the /dev/fb0 file?
This can be done without any additional software. The Xnest solution already posted will work as advertised.
Xnest is attached to the X server running on :0. An alternative is to run another X server on :1 (or :2, :3, etc)
To start gnome on :1 - 1. Hit ctrl-alt-F2 to get to virtual console 2 2. Run xinit /usr/bin/gnome-session -- :1 3. Use ctrl-alt-F7 to get to :0 and ctrl-alt-F8 to get to :1 , etc
To start kde on :1 : 1 . Hit ctrl-alt-F2 to get to virtual console 2 2. Run xinit /usr/bin/startkde -- :1 3. Use ctrl-alt-F7 to get to :0 and ctrl-alt-F8 to get to :1 , etc
I can't say whether this solution is preferable to the Xnest solution or not. I guess one advantage would be that each desktop is more isolated since they are not ultimately sharing the same X server. I'd be interested if anyone has thoughts about why one is better than the other.
-Mark