How to make two monitors with two accounts?

Zempik2016-10-22 16:06:23

linux

Zempik, 2016-10-22 16:06:23

Good afternoon. There are two monitors, two keyboards, two mice and one system unit. Is it possible to somehow set up two accounts or two operating systems on one computer for two monitors. So that you can work together on one system unit, but on different monitors, mice and keyboards. Windows or Linux.
Probably poorly described, but I will be grateful for any information :)

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DevMan, 2016-10-22
@Zempik

www.ibik.ru/ru
www.miniframe.com

iBird Rose, 2016-10-22
@iiiBird

no. you still have to take a second system

Melkij, 2016-10-22
@melkij

https://habrahabr.ru/post/312900/
Unfortunately, for now, a separate video card is required for each seat.

zooks, 2016-10-22
@zooks

It is strange that they write that this is impossible. Back in the late 90s, there were such computers in the courses.
The system was called "Snake Gorynych" old.computerra.ru/2001/411/197895/.

Alexander Aksentiev, 2016-10-22
@Sanasol

only if it's a completely stubborn option like a Linux server on which VNC is installed.
However, I don't know how it can work with two at the same time. Maybe he can't.
In general, if everything were so simple, everyone would buy one computer per family / office and sit with different monitors :D
Although with a thin client this is approximately the same ...

Stanislav Makarov, 2016-10-22
@Nipheris

Windows MultiPoint Server
In Windows 2016, it's kind of like a role, not a separate distribution .
I won’t tell you about niks, but for sure there are some solutions, because. Architecturally, there should be no problem at all.

elcanner, 2016-11-03
@elcanner

Option 1: just what you wanted
https://habrahabr.ru/post/312900/ quite complete and fresh (2016) how-to on setting up multiseat on debian
in general, articles on this subject - darkness ... google for the multiseat key
Option 2: virtualization (each has its own OS on 1 physical computer.)
You can also virtualize the OS ... for example, through ProxmoxVE or vSphere and forward keyboards, mice, a video monitor with a monitor, etc. to the OS. The only thing here is that everyone needs their own video card. with virtualization things are still very bad :(
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Trace 2 options - not exactly what you want, but I think they are also interesting and worth considering.
option 3 - a thin client that will connect via VNC/RDP/NX, etc. to the server and receive a picture ... for example, I really liked the x2go project. It can act as a remote desktop and as a remote application (run only one, for example, a heavy application), and everything else is local. has built-in encryption and usb forwarding functions from the client to the server. In general, VESCH! and completely free
Option 4 - Linux Terminal Server (LTSP)
here is a fairly understandable how-to video (for centos6). But I think, having understood the principle, it is not difficult to do it on debian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dU48t0lYqU