Setting up a multiseat configuration

Setting up a multiseat configuration I am trying to set up a multiseat computer configuration. In this arrangement, I have a laptop with an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor connected. I would like to allow two user sessions to be run at the same time, one on the main laptop I/O and one using the attached peripherals. The laptop has a single Intel X3100 graphics card.
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"Xorg's own documentation on multiseat is here and lists a number of possibilities.
The Debian multiseat HOWTO may be applicable to Ubuntu.
Success isn't guaranteed."

Guest [Entry]

As a solution that works for any OS, this gaming.SE answer provides an excellent method: Use VMWare Player to virtualize the additional clients and use its feature to directly "attach" USB devices to a virtual machine. That way additional keyboards/mice can be separated (hint: It's easier to distinguish different keyboard/mouse brands to associate the correct device with the respective VM), and if your sound card has e.g. separable front and rear exits you can even split sound.