How to start simultaneous multiple desktop sessions on RedHat Enterprise Linux ?

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Issue

  • Is there any way to start multiple X sessions to run KDE along with GNOME ?
  • What command and arguments can be used to start KDE on new DISPLAY without killing existing X session (running GNOME) ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5,6,7
  • GNOME
  • KDE

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