On Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 12:53:24PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> Is there some way to setup a machine such that one user can login into it > >> and see a Debian stable system, while another user can log into it (in > >> another vty) and get, say, a Debian sid system? > >> I don't really want different VMs. > > Why don't you want to go down the VMs road? > > Just trying to understand your reasoning! :) > > Not necessarily opposed, but I'd like to keep the feeling that it's "one > system" as much as possible, e.g. in terms of filesystems mounted, or > when connecting a USB device, etc... > > The main issue is that some users want a system that doesn't change very > often, while others want the latest updates of their tools. >
If you've got enough space: an underlying Debian OS and then several VMs under KVM and virt-manager At login, each user gets their "own" VM grown to full screen - maybe that may be done by login scripts. That's just my quick take on this. There may well be bettre systems rather than mixing stable and sid, for example. All the very best, as ever, Andy (amaca...@debian.org) > So ideally, users could choose which they get just like they can choose > from the GDM login which DE they get. > > > Stefan >
