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I have xbmc/kodi running on a machine connected to my TV. Sometimes, I need to exit xbmc to do some regular computing. This works fine.

What I'd like to be able to do is have xbmc running on :0 and automatically login and then have a login prompt on :1 (or even automatically log in too) at reboot.

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    Note to close-voters: this question is not necessarily off-topic. It appears the OP is trying to run two separate login sessions simultaneously. There is nothing in this question to suggest that the OP is not using Ubuntu. Jan 20, 2015 at 3:49

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On our HTPC we are running xbmc from a dedicated user account for maximum flexibility.

This allows us to:

  • log in passwordless with a remote control to the xbmc user account.
  • log in to a different account after boot from lightdm.
  • log in to any other account from TTY1 to TTY6 or by switching users.
  • keep xbmc setting in a sepatate home for better maintenance.
  • possibility to run xbmc on a lean desktop (e.g. GNOME flasback) for little interference.

Unfortunately we had not found a way to configure xbmc/kodi to run fullscreen on one attached monitor, and to simultaneously run a desktop on another attached monitor.

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  • I wonder if multiseat would work around that limitation... Jan 20, 2015 at 3:48
  • @NathanOsman: yeah in case the GPU supports it, or if we had more than one card it may work with multi-seat indeed... configuring it is a challenge. If like me we only occasionally need a desktop it may not be worth it ;)
    – Takkat
    Jan 20, 2015 at 7:14

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