Hi Mark, Firstly, I'm really thank you for your valuable info and guide..
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
Kewl, i going to try this one.. So, if i want to running gnome, i need to replace the xinit /usr/bin/icewm -- :1 to xinit /usr/bin/gnome-sessions -- :1 right?
Thanks for these trick and tips..
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.
Yup, why I need this is because I need to run remote desktop on CentOS to admin a couple of windows server box without monitor attach ( Of course when I get my head over CentOS, all those server will be replace by CentOS too :)) and need to run it on full screen mode, the only problem I face was, I couldn't switch to another applications or another remote desktop client running on same virtual desktop on CentOS if I run remote desktop client in full screen mode.. that why I choose to run it 'dedicate' on 'another' virtual console.. nah, I have a feeling like running the desktop using KVM switch with this setup, thanks :)
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.. it's there any suggestions / advice to have this kind of setup?
Thanks In Advances, ijez