According to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427777 it should be possible to switch users from the KDE lock screen, however I don't seem to have this functionality.

Related question: is it possible to have two different DEs on different virtual consoles (if necessary with two distinct users)? For example, one with KDE and another with Gnome. I know this used to be possible in some previous iterations of KDE/Plasma, but there may be limitations due to SDDM.

On Mon, 2021-05-31 at 19:15 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 31/05/2021 18:54, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >> According to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427777 it should >> be >> possible to switch users from the KDE lock screen, however I don't >> seem >> to have this functionality. > Check back in the archives.  (I only keep 14 days of emails) > > This was covered and Switch User has been disabled due to its many > problems. > A way to enable was given but discouraged. > >> Related question: is it possible to have two different DEs on >> different >> virtual consoles (if necessary with two distinct users)? For >> example, >> one with KDE and another with Gnome. I know this used to be >> possible in >> some previous iterations of KDE/Plasma, but there may be >> limitations >> due to SDDM. > I've no idea.  But just minor thinking about it makes me wonder if > there wouldn't be conflicts > in ownership of system hardware?  Which DE/session owns the audio? > Network interfaces? I was under the impression that Gnome dealt with this, though I don't know the details. Why would running multiple DEs be any different from running multiple users? I can see how audio might be an issue, but network interfaces are designed to be shared.

According to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427777 it should be possible to switch users from the KDE lock screen, however I don't seem to have this functionality. Related question: is it possible to have two different DEs on different virtual consoles (if necessary with two distinct users)? For example, one with KDE and another with Gnome. I know this used to be possible in some previous iterations of KDE/Plasma, but there may be limitations due to SDDM. poc

On 31/05/2021 04:54, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > According to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427777 it should be > possible to switch users from the KDE lock screen, however I don't seem > to have this functionality. > > Related question: is it possible to have two different DEs on different > virtual consoles (if necessary with two distinct users)? For example, > one with KDE and another with Gnome. I know this used to be possible in > some previous iterations of KDE/Plasma, but there may be limitations > due to SDDM. > > poc I switch between users all the time, partly due to work requirements. I am still on Fedora 33 though. Won't be changing to 34 until this is working properly. Note, due to switching users issues with sddm, I use gdm and have not had any of the switching users issues I had before.

It should only be disabled with SDDM on F34. GDM works fine.

On 01/06/2021 19:43, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Mon, 2021-05-31 at 20:32 -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: >> It should only be disabled with SDDM on F34. GDM works fine. > I've enabled GDM and rebooted, but I'm not seeing how to select which > desktop to use. Apparently I'm supposed to see a gear icon on the login > screen, but it's not there and I can only log into Gnome. > It isn't way down in the right corner?  You may have to select the password box first.

On Tue, 2021-06-01 at 20:20 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 01/06/2021 20:15, Ed Greshko wrote: > > On 01/06/2021 19:43, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > On Mon, 2021-05-31 at 20:32 -0400, Neal Gompa wrote: > > > > It should only be disabled with SDDM on F34. GDM works fine. > > > I've enabled GDM and rebooted, but I'm not seeing how to select > > > which > > > desktop to use. Apparently I'm supposed to see a gear icon on > > > the > > > login > > > screen, but it's not there and I can only log into Gnome. > > > > > > > It isn't way down in the right corner?  You may have to select > > the > > password box first. > > > > I mean "select the user" first. I see it now. However I was hoping to use this to allow two different users each to have their own DE and switch between them. That doesn't appear to be possible as the gear icon only appears on the initial login screen, not on the Switch User screen.

> Belay that last remark. I forgot to select the alternate user in > order > to see the gear icon on the Switch screen. I've now succeeded in > running two different DEs on two virtual consoles. OK.... You will also find that there will be no gear if the 2nd user is already "active".