multiple gui terminals in linux

priyankgupta1984 · 11-08-2011, 08:39 AM

Hi to all and thanks in advance.

i have 2 questions.

1. Normally in linux we have 6 cli base terminals and 1 gui base terminal but is it possible to get more then one gui base terminals.

2. Can please any one explain me how graphics get load in linux.

TB0ne · 11-08-2011, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by priyankgupta1984

Hi to all and thanks in advance.
i have 2 questions.

1. Normally in linux we have 6 cli base terminals and 1 gui base terminal but is it possible to get more then one gui base terminals.

Yes, that's what VNC is for. You can also have remote workstations running an X emulator (they're available for Windows, Mac, and are already there if you run Linux), and they can run GUI based applications from a remote server just fine, without needing the ENTIRE desktop.

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2. Can please any one explain me how graphics get load in linux.

Perhaps we could, if you provided any useful details, like version/distro of Linux.

flamelord · 11-08-2011, 10:14 AM

It's also possible to have multiple X servers, and it is something like "startx <command> -- :1.0", but I haven't had a whole lot of luck getting it to work. KDE 4 switch user also allows you to log in to multiple session on different GUI terminals.

michaelk · 11-08-2011, 12:01 PM

I would guess the OP is asking about virtual desktops or workspaces. Typically Fedora is configured for four and should be available on your menu bar.

RockDoctor · 11-10-2011, 05:13 PM

I boot Fedora 16 to the cli and use

Code:

startx
startx -- :1
startx -- :2

(one from each tty) to get multiple X sessions (note: startx by itself uses display 0). Not sure why flamelord was experiencing problem with this method. Actually, I've never tried to run three simultaneous X sessions, but I have run two at a time in all three possible combinations. It's worked for me on every distro I've tried it on, including Fedora, [KLXU]buntu, Mint, Arch, Archbang, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, and several others. Don't believe I've tried to do it with Puppy or Tinycore.