linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Starting software twice Linux

Good afternoon.
Mi Jul 31 15:34:43 2013
Thank You for Email and help.

> > > > I start terminal one Midori
> > > > I start terminal 2 Midori.
> > > > I kill terminal 1 and both Midoris are destroyed.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > is it possible to use
> > > > a programm like ff oder midori
> > > > independent from the other software?
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Sophie,
> > >
> > > it's not entirely clear to me what you are actually trying to
> achieve. I mean, why would you want start a certain program like a web
> browser twice? That might make sense for a file converter say, like
> Soundconverter, but for Midori and the like? Or are you rather after
> what different ways are there to kill a process?
> > >
> > > Pascal
> > >
> > I have used two different browsers open at the same time, plus some
> are file browsers as well as web browsers, based on KDE, I think. It may
> depend on how much RAM you have.
>
> Hi Joan,
>
> I understood Sophie thus that she wanted to run the same program twice
> as two instances at the same time,

*
YES

not two different browsers (FF and
> Chromium for example),
*
Yes.

Instances is the right word.

which I do myself from time to time. I just do
> not get the reason why one would do that with a web browser, for other
> applications I do see a logic behind it, but not for a browser.
Example:
Browser A is busy
and I want to open another chat.

Regards
Sophie