Q: starting second graphical interface at boot?

[Felix Miata]

On 2013-11-05 20:37 (GMT-0700) D. R. Evans composed:

> Felix Miata composed:

> I'm sorry, but was the answer to my question somewhere in your post?

To the question of starting a 2nd login manager instance I had and have no 
answer that is anything like a HOWTO you seem to think may exist.

> I honestly don't see what most of what you said had to do with my particular
> question;

I was responding to the comments you made that each of my comments follows.

>  but perhaps I just don't know enough to see the connection. Perhaps
> you could be a bit clearer as to exactly what needs to be done to invoke the
> window manager on terminal #8 automatically at boot time in Kubuntu?

I told you already I've never seen the subject of starting a second login 
manager instance addressed anywhere.

>  Failing
> that, possibly you could point me to somewhere where I might be able to find
> someone who knows the answer.

I expect what you want is solving a compound problem with a solution only to 
be found investigating the documentation of the login manager you use, and of 
the X window system (Xorg) at freedesktop.org, either formal docs, or email 
list or archive of http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg . A solution may 
well require init system involvement as well (systemd and/or upstart, both of 
which are far less mature than sysvinit, where IMO a setup/configuration 
answer is more likely to lie).

Even if you find a way, I'm guessing unless you utilize multiple users 
regardless whether via additional login manager or otherwise, you are likely 
to run into the conflict you first mentioned in your 2013-11-05 13:13 
(GMT-0700) thread post.

I surmise your luck will be much better starting other DMs via vtty login 
than getting a second login manager to work. I wish you luck doing the 
latter. I certainly could be wrong about this, but I strongly suspect at best 
you won't do it without a big effort to determine what's required.
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