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penreturns
Asked: 2012-06-27 04:16:28 +0800 CST

Is it possible to logout to any other DE without close any running application?

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Refer to my title, is it possible to do that? Let say im on Unity with running VPS on Virtual Box, but i want to switch to Gnome without shutdown my VPS and run back on Gnome. Is it possible?

Please advice.

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  1. Best Answer

    You can open n sessions with the same user :

    you could install Xephyr o Xnest(older) and then open a new Xsession in a window (like a Picture In Picture):

    startx /usr/bin/startkde -- /usr/bin/Xephyr :2

    or

    startx /usr/bin/gnome-session -- /usr/bin/Xephyr :2

    or CTRL-ALT-F1, login and open a new X-window session:

    starx /usr/bin/gnome-session -- :2 or any other session manager or command, ie xterm

    And move between sessions with CTRL-ALT-F7,F8 Just beware of RAM :)

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  2. It is not possible to switch the environment out from underneath running applications, as your current user. You can however log in to an additional session as a different user, with the "switch user" feature from the locked screen unlock display, or the session indicator (gear icon in the upper right under Unity).

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