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In a multiseat configuration, a computer can be used by multiple users at the same time, each one with his own monitor, keyboard and mouse.

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How to setup Single GPU - Multiseat with ubuntu 23.10?

Background: I have 1 room setup with desktop pc with single GPU, two monitors and tv connected with long hdmi cable in same room. What I want to do is use two monitors on desk for web browsing / ...
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Xorg screen detection for second seat

On my X11 kiosk system with two separate monitors assigned to a seat each, the second monitor cannot find a corresponding screen. Here my Xorg.conf. The Xorg.0.log detected the server layout assigned ...
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Writing udev rules - wildcards?

Is it possible to use wildcard characters when writing udev rules? I have multiseat and i want to assign every device (keyboard, mouse etc) that gets connected to a certain USB hub - or even better, a ...
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State of Multi-Seat in Ubuntu 22.04 (or later)

I'm planning to have one computer and many people to work with it at the same time in the same room. I know that it is possible in principle but would like to ask: Is multi-seat something that is ...
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Can you hibernate and resume one desktop session while keeping another running?

I'm going to trample on well-travelled jargon here, so please don't get too hung up on the exact words. I have a desktop that I use in a multiseat configuration. Two graphics cards, two monitors, two ...
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Starting X-server with different configs for different seats with gdm3

I have PC with two video cards. I want to use multiseat: 1 seat is local 2 seat is remote (with xserver-xspice package) There is no problems with lightdm display manager, i can specify x-server ...
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How can I make a Multiseat in Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS?

I need to do Multiseat on computers at work, but I don't understand anything about it or ubuntu/linux, I would like to have an easy tutorial to follow, I read a little bit about LightDM (but I still ...
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How to get MultiSeat (loginctl attach) to properly work with a MultiStreamDisplayPort card?

The native display on this All-in-One is the .../card0/card0-LVDS-1 and the DisplayPort attached external monitor is .../drm/card0/card0-DP-2 Was hoping to keep the LVDS as the embedded All-in-One and ...
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Is there a way to link computers and use their hardware to run windows and linux at the same for multi-seat?

This is actually from this question, but apparently you have to have a separate hardware array to run these two operating systems multi-seat. so i was wondering if you could have multiple computers ...
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Multi-seat linux and windows computer

i know there are programs to run lots of Linux users at the same time, and the same for windows, but i was wondering if there was a way to run windows and Linux at the same time for multiple different ...
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Multiseat sometimes not working

I have two working seat, seat0 and seat1. Both working properly. But sometimes the seat1 login screen don't come from reboot. Seat0 working properly while seat1 screen say's no hdmi connected. I am ...
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Run multiseat using AMD & Nvidia GPUs?

I recently bought an RX 480 4GB to go with my Ryzen 2600 build. I want to run dual GPUs, for me that I can run 2 monitors under normal work, and for my roommate that he can play PC games. I tried ...
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Multiseat -Display numbers from the xservers are vary after each start

I am running a multi seat system with several graphics cards. At the moment I am using lightdm as desktop manager. I realized, that after each system start the display numbers vary. Vary means: ...
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One computer, two seats (but not multiseat)

is it possible to have one computer with two working places, each with its own keyboard+mouse+monitor+sound? And use it as one user, so just switch between them, working on just one of the places at ...
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LightDM and Multiseat: how to make greeter remember the username of the last logged-out user?

I've configured a two-seat setup with Xubuntu 18.04. The only problem is that when user logs out on either seat, the greeter then picks (seemingly) randomly the username for the next login. Since the ...
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lightdm-kde-greeter on multiseat do to let two simultaneous users login

I have two graphics cards, two monitors and some pairs of input devices. Till weeks ago they were working fine. Also with two simultaneous user logins. Now they behave strange: When user1 logins on ...
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Multiseat on Ubuntu 18.04?

I've been reading (old) guides all day and I still know nothing about multiseat on Ubuntu 18.04. To make matters worse, I only have one graphics card with multiple outputs. The only thing that gives ...
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Setting up multiseat the easy way on Ubuntu 16.04

I have two monitors and want two users to be able to use my computer at the same time with different keyboards and mice. I have an Nvidia GTX 970 Graphics card and Intel processor and integrated ...
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Splitscreen multiseat? (one screen, multiple users)

There are many online guides regarding multiseat with multiple screens and multicursor with a shared workspace in Ubuntu/Mint/etc., but I would also like to be able to split a single screen into two ...
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(K)Ubuntu 17.10 - loginctl Multi-Seat on 2 NVidia cards with either nouveau or nvidia-384

I have setup a machine with two NVidia video cards: $ lspci 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK107 [GeForce GT 740] (rev a1) 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation ...
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Can I do a multiseat having only an integrated and a dedicated graphic card?

My laptop has 2 video cards: With lspci -nn | grep '\[03 I get: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 09) 0a:00.0 ...
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How to multiseat (1 computer multiple desktops each one with its monitor and keyborad) on Ubuntu16.04?

I would like to use my computer to create to ubuntu desktops that 2 people (or more) can use at the same time. I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.
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Gnome3 Freezing / Hanging / Unresponsive - can't restart

I am running UbuntuGNOME 16.04. The Gnome3 interface is useful because of its touch support (helpful for various peripherals, as this is a desktop), but it hangs every so often - usually with specific ...
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How can I set up multiseat with only one physical graphics card?

I have an Ubuntu computer running 16.04, and I only have one graphics card. My brother and I constantly fight over who gets to use it, so I'm trying to do everyone a favor and install multiseat. I ...
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Multiseat login issue

I have created a multi seat Ubuntu 16.04 and separated the devices to two seats. I was able to login to the first seat i.e., seat0 without any issues do the work in it. While coming to second seat i....
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Multiseat on one video card

I'm trying to set up a multiseat configuration on a single video card (Nvidia GTX 680) under Kubuntu 14.04. I can run two x-screens for one user, what nvidia-settings natively supports. So I think ...
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Multiseat on ubuntu 14.04 on video card Intel HD (VGA+DVI-D)

I Have idea make the Multiseat system for home. My Configuration: Basicaly integraded graphics card Intel with two ports VGA & DVI-D. Processor Intel Pentium G3420 with integraded graphics. OS ...
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unable to use nvidia proprietary driver with nvidia card in multi seat setup

I have an Ubuntu 15.10 installation with onboard Intel Graphics and an nVidia graphics card that I am trying to setup in a multiseat environment using udev/loginctl. Although I get the output in the ...
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How to setup xorg to use multiseat in Ubuntu 14.04

I trying to setup multiseat on clearly installed ubuntu 14.04.02 with core i3 integrated video and nVidia GT260 video cards. I followed this miltiseat instruction on wiki.ubuntu and manual Multiseat ...
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How to setup LightDM mutiseat with logind

I have tried to setup a multiseat environment for my mediacenter (VT7: Kodi Autologin, VT8: XBMC Autologin) since Utopic. It didn't work there, so I assumed a bug. Now I retried with Vivid, still wasn'...
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Multiseat with Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 graphics card in Ubuntu 14.04

Trying to create a multiseat as per the Ubuntu wiki with 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM] card which has hdmi,...
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Setup multiseat with X.org and ONE NVidia card with two output ports? (Ubuntu 14.04)

I have been trying to setup my NVidia card to support a multiseat installation for 2 days now and I feel like I am not making any progress. First I tried to follow the Ubuntu instructions found here: ...
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How to assign one X Screen to one LightDM seat?

I'm trying to configure a multiseat setup on a desktop PC with two keyboards two mice two monitors attached to the same graphics card (Nvidia NVS 310) Using these instructions I managed to make ...
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Mutiseat with 14.04 using Intel onboard and Nvidia GPU

I try to set up a multiseat system on Kubuntu 14.04. The system has an Intel on-board GPU and a PCIe Nvida GPU. I have added the Mutiseat PPA.The following config files did more or less work in ...
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How do I use a second keyboard and mouse - When running a separate X server on the same graphics card

I have 2x mice, 2x keybard, 2x monitor 1x graphics. Can I make it a second computer? (for no reason at all) --OR-- Would it be easier with a second VGA: As I do have a decent extra ATI card (7750 ...
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Multiseat in Ubuntu 13.10

I have a Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop machine with one Intel Integrated graphic card and one PCI graphic card.I want to implement Multiseat (2 seats) configuration with own set of keyboards, mice, and ...
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How can I let somone over ssh have access to pulseaudio?

I recently had a really good post here where I was able to figure out how to setup virtualgl and use it with X11 forwarding in ssh. I am using it to make a kind of multiseat setup. I only have one ...
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13.04 No sound while running applications as separate user

Firstly I have to say I'm really enjoying Ubuntu 13.04, many changes seem subtle but overall it seems to be a much improved experience over 12.10. Most notably the snappy gui responsivity is awesome. ...
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No GLX on Intel card with multiseat with additional nVidia card

I have multiseat configured and my Xorg has 2 server layouts. One is for nVidia card and other is for Intel card. They both work, but display server assigned to Intel card doesn't have hardware ...
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How do I configure sound with PulseAudio and Multiseat?

In the spirit of full disclosure, i just posted this question to the ubuntu forums, but i figure more heads working on it couldn't hurt. I have a multi-seat setup working quite well. Hot plugging ...
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Console output mixed with X Screen after 12.04 Upgrade

I've just upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04 and I'm seeing console output on my X screen. It's not legible but sometimes I can even see the cursor blinking. I'm also running a multi-seat system and I see ...
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Why is one keyboard controlling both seats in my multiseat config?

Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit, stock install with minimal additional software I'm trying to get a multiseat X setup going... two separate keyboard/mouse/monitor sets on one PC. I used this document for ...
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How can two people play Minecraft on one laptop with external monitor attached?

I want two people to play minecraft at the same time on my laptop as follows: (internalMonitor) external-dualhead-Monitor LAPTOP (...
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Configuration for Multiseat in Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit [closed]

What would be the XOrg and LightDM configuration for Ubuntu 12.04 64bit on a AMD Dual Head Graphics? I want to start independent LightDM instances on both monitors.
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setting up multiseat on 12.04

I'm using a single nvidia Quadro FX 3700 card on my system. This thread: How to set up a multiseat system? suggests that changes should be made to the lightdm.conf and xorg.conf files. When I made ...
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How can I make a Multiseat with Xephyr?

I'm trying to use multiseat with Ubuntu, but I can't make this work. I've read a lot of "how to", and the most of them are about doing a multiseat with some distro with GDM2, or KDM. But, I'm using ...
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How to identify proccesses by X11 display?

I have a multiseat Ubuntu setup and I need to identify which processes of a graphical application are running in each X.Org display. For example, I have two X.Org displays, :0 and :1, and two ...
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How do I set up Pulseaudio to work in Multi-Seat?

How do i set up pulseaudio for a two User Multi-Seat setup on Ubuntu 10.04LTS? I have a HDA Intel device. I was wondering if it were possible to use the separate sound outputs to different seats. I ...
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How to set up a multiseat system?

I intent to buy a new Desktop PC, but I'm wondering if I can share one machine between 2 users. I read about the subject, however I didn't find any guide for that, only some isolated answers/...
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How can I disable the sharing of one mouse between several X ServerLayouts?

I run a two-seat setup of Ubuntu 11.10. It is achieved via two ServerLayout sections inside of xorg.conf. The movements of the mouse belonging to seat 1 should not be visible on seat 2, but they are. ...
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