multi-seat stations in LTS

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wishlist is a status. I'm guessing that the relevant package is Xorg or KDM.

This package, "multiseat", begins to address the functionality:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/multiseat

xorg is not the correct component for this, and I don't know which is.

does this bug have to remain open?

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There is a package called multiseat, that's where to start, or else KDM

http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/multiseat

I don't see the status for 'wishlist'

wishlist is not a status but an importance an can only be set by a maintainer

Ok. However, as time passes,

http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2168

http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/62942/linux-firm-supply-brazil-schools-pc-sharing-software

http://blogs.eweek.com/storage_station/content/general/userful_thinnetworks_hook_up_to_install_356k_virtual_desktops.html

As we can see, when mult-seat is combined with LTSP there can be real cost savings and vastly reduced environmental footprint.

Multiseat seems to be missing completely from 8.10 and 9.04

http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=multiseat+&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all

Here seems to be a central page for setting up multiseat in Ubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultiseatX

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Are there any updates - when "out-of-the-box" multiseat support might be expected in ubuntu?
How long it might take to catch-up with Fedora?

Kubuntu works out of the box by simply configuring your xorg.cof and kdmrc as described in the above link for MultiseatX. PulseAudio also needs to be tweaked manually but it is also working just fine. GUI tools would be nice for new users, but once it is setup, it just works. I am attaching my files in case they help somebody.

And here is kdmrc

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

I implemented some initial multiseat support in LTSP and LDM:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/ltsp-trunk/revision/2767
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/ldm-trunk/revision/1589