enkers@sh.itjust.workstoLinux@lemmy.ml•Do you know if it's possible to run a second session in a window?
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4 days agoI’d imagine you could run a VNC server, and then just login from the same PC. This kinda what you’re looking for?
There are some limitations, like I don’t think hardware acceleration would work, for example.
Edit: I did a little searching for “nested x-session” and found out that there is a specific x11 program to do exactly what you want called xephyr. There’s also a brief guide on the arch wiki.
Virtual Network Computing. It’s basically an alternative to remote desktop.