Using multiple widow managers with nested Xserver

Posted by fermi on Aug 17, 2009 9:12 AM EDT
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I use gnome as my default desktop at home and at office. However, my machines have alternate desktop enlivenment such as kde or xfce installed. I use it to test out features of these environment. The normal way to switch to a different desktop is to log out from the current desktop , select a new session form the gdm login window and login again. However, it is possible to open a new desktop environment in a virtual console using xnest nested xserver.

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using multiple widow managers mmelchert 4 874 Aug 18, 2009 5:15 PM

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