Ubuntu 14 remote desktop fix

 If you want to connect to the :0 session

(Your main session, the one with your

opened documents, etc), you will need to edit the chrome-remote-desktop script in

/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop.  It involves replacing the :20 in that file with :0 and 

# FIRST_X_DISPLAY_NUMBER = 20

FIRST_X_DISPLAY_NUMBER = 0

You'll also have to comment out the while statement in def get_unused_display_number(): 

that increments that counter.

Original:

def get_unused_display_number():
    """Return a candidate display number for which there is currently no
    X Server lock file"""
    display = FIRST_X_DISPLAY_NUMBER
    while os.path.exists(X_LOCK_FILE_TEMPLATE % display):
      display += 1
    return display

to:

def get_unused_display_number():
    """Return a candidate display number for which there is currently no
    X Server lock file"""
    display = FIRST_X_DISPLAY_NUMBER
    # while os.path.exists(X_LOCK_FILE_TEMPLATE % display):
    # display += 1
    return display

 https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/ZIKfKtJmpNI

How do I run two separate instances of Spyder

Spyder dev here) This is very easy. You need to go to:

Tools > Prefences > General

and deactivate the option called

[ ] Use a single instance

Then every time you start Spyder a new window will be opened. If you want the old behavior back, just activate that option again.




You can use the --new-instance option as well. Just run

spyder --new-instance