ijez wrote:
Hi,
To start gnome on :1 -
- Hit ctrl-alt-F2 to get to virtual console 2
- Run xinit /usr/bin/gnome-session -- :1
- 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
This work just great! as far as this thread is concern, it was solve. I think I do the right thing by choosing CentOS as my new platform for Windows replacement :)
Is there any trick or tip if I want to start gnome or kde automagicaly when I switch to virtual console?
That I don't know. You could make it easier to do by creating aliases for starting the extra displays i.e.: alias kde1="xinit /usr/bin/startkde -- :1" alias gnome2="xinit /usr/bin/gnome-session -- :1"
Alternately you could add an entry like this to your .bashrc file mytty=`tty` # start icewm automagically if we are logged into console 2. # Give a 5 second grace period to abort with ctrl-c if [[ $mytty = "/dev/tty2" ]] ; then echo "Starting icewm. Hit ctrl-c to abort" sleep 5 xinit /usr/bin/icewm -- :1 fi
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.
-Mark