Start another X session in a window

Start another X session in a window: "$ startx -- /usr/bin/Xephyr :2

You might have Xnest (older) rather than Xephyr.

You can experiment with other desktops eg:

startx /usr/bin/start-kde -- /usr/bin/Xephyr :2

You can start X on a remote machine (although I'd recommend vnc for anything slower than a LAN):

startx /usr/bin/ssh -X gnome-session -- /usr/bin/Xephyr :2

Or just start another X session locally talking to the remote backend:

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