Linux Desktop Hacks

Get Multiple Desktops the Macho Way #19

Chapter 3, Login Managers

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HACK

All you have to do is remove the # comment mark before the line 1=Standard

so that this section looks like the following:

[servers]

# These are the standard servers. You can add as many you want here

# and they will always be started. Each line must start with a unique

# number and that will be the display number of that server. Usually just

# the 0 server is used.

0=Standard

1=Standard

Save your changes and exit the editor. The easiest way to make sure the

changes take effect is to reboot your computer. When your computer pre-

sents the graphical login screen, you can check to make sure there are two

graphical logins by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F8. If you see the same login screen,

everything is working. Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 to get back to the default login

screen, log in, and have fun.

If you want to have three graphical login screens (and your version of Linux

supports at least nine virtual consoles, which is quite likely), simply add

another line so that the section looks like this:

[servers]

# These are the standard servers. You can add as many you want here

# and they will always be started. Each line must start with a unique

# number and that will be the display number of that server. Usually just

# the 0 server is used.

0=Standard

1=Standard

2=Standard

Reboot, and look for the new graphical login screen by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F9.

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