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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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answered 3 Years ago mance · Accepted 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 :)