Start Multiple WM Session On Different tty Number

I never thought of starting a WM / desktop session at a different tty number. But it is possible to do so if you wish. I assume you are using startx or xinit. Here's how:

.xinitrc should look something like this:

```
case $( basename "$( tty )" ) in 
```
```
    tty1) 
```
```
        # Start WM 1 
```
```
        # put whatever you want 
```
```
        ;; 
```
```
    tty2) 
```
```
        # Start WM 2 
```
```
        exec openbox-session 
```
```
        ;; 
```
```
esac 
```

You can login to a tty, for example tty2 (CTRL + ALT + F2) then just type "startx".

I hope this helps.

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629 views 20 May 2021 at 08:00
Updated: 3 March 2022 at 16:19
Author: Administrator