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Multiseat X is a where one machine powers several monitors. There are several different ways to do this, as outlined below.

== Ubuntu 6.04 (Dapper Drake) ==

As of X version 7.0/6.9, there is multiseat code built into X. A howto was written by Chris Tyler and can be found [http://blog.chris.tylers.info/index.php?/archives/14-Multiseat-X-Under-X11R6.97.0.html here].

There is also the {{{multiseat}}} package, but it current only works on older versions of Ubuntu.

== Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) and Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) ==

There is a package written specifically for the HP 441 computers that is available in these versions of called {{{multiseat}}}.

== Other implementations ==

 * [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO/index.html Backstreet Ruby docs] - needs a kernel patch and outdated as of X.org 7.0/6.9
 * [http://userful.com/products/dm Desktop Multiplier] by Userful - closed source

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