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title: "Ignore graphical applications with Xvfb"
date: 2020-09-07T20:49:54-04:00
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tags: ["X11"]
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---

X Virtual Framebuffer (Xvfb) is a great quick application to run applications that expect a `X11` server, but you don't care to see the visual output.

To install:

```bash
sudo apt install xvfb
```

To run:

```bash
xvfb-run application
```

For more customization, I hear that it's better to use [xpra with Xdummy](https://web.archive.org/web/20200926082251/https://xpra.org/trac/wiki/Xdummy). I haven't tried this myself yet, but if you experience issues with the application expecting `randr` or `glx` extensions, give it a shot.
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			X Virtual Framebuffer (Xvfb) is a great quick application to run applications that expect a `X11` server, but you don't care to see the visual output.

			`To install:`

			```bash
			`sudo apt install xvfb`
			```

			`To run:`

			```bash
			`xvfb-run application`
			```

Fixed several broken links 2022-12-05 12:07:22 -05:00			For more customization, I hear that it's better to use [xpra with Xdummy](https://web.archive.org/web/20200926082251/https://xpra.org/trac/wiki/Xdummy). I haven't tried this myself yet, but if you experience issues with the application expecting `randr` or `glx` extensions, give it a shot.