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I've using 2 user and switch them between works using this command:

dm-tool switch-to-user workuser1

and using Ctrl+Alt+F7 /F8 to switch users after logged+ in.

But when I switch user, some applications doesn't run/downloads stopped (eg. KTorrent, Hakuneko-Desktop). I believe this did not happen in older version of Ubuntu (18.04), I'm using 20.04. Similar problem here

What's the workaround so the application/downloads would still work even when user is switched?

Already Tried 1

VNC using the following but it shows blank screen and the downloads still stop when switching user.

/usr/bin/x11vnc -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -display WAIT:0 -forever -shared -rfbport 5900 -localhost -passwd foobar12

Already Tried 2

Running using display :1 (user B's screen), but it doesn't work (nothings shown or error):

DISPLAY=:1.0 ktorrent &

Already Tried 3

QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen ktorrent

The bad part: you cannot see the main windows, but the good part: download won't be suspended when switching user

Kokizzu
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  • If the problem is just off-screen rendering as mentioned in the link you provided, you can use text-based alternatives to overcome that.I don't know any text-based alternative for **Hakuneko** but you can use [Aria2](https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/download-torrents-from-the-command-line-linux/) to download torrents without GUI. – Parsa Mousavi Jul 26 '20 at 09:07
  • @ParsaMousavi i use `gallery-dl` for downloading manga, but i still like ktorrent better than any other torrent clients, would it be work if i remote other user from other user? – Kokizzu Jul 26 '20 at 09:14

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