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Quick installation of xvfb:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: xvfb
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install xvfb
Package Details | |
| Package: | xvfb |
| Version: | 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.17 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu X-SWAT |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | Virtual Framebuffer 'fake' X server
Xvfb provides an X server that can run on machines with no display hardware
and no physical input devices. It emulates a dumb framebuffer using virtual
memory. The primary use of this server was intended to be server testing,
but other novel uses for it have been found, including testing clients
against unusual depths and screen configurations, doing batch processing with
Xvfb as a background rendering engine, load testing, as an aid to porting the
X server to a new platform, and providing an unobtrusive way to run
applications that don't really need an X server but insist on having one
anyway.
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This package also contains a convenience script called xvfb-run which
simplifies the automated execution of X clients in a virtual server
environment. This convenience script requires the use of the xauth
program.
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More information about X.Org can be found at:
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| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | x11 |
How to install xvfb on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If xvfb is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L xvfb' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L xvfb Package `xvfb' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing xvfb:
After system update use the following command to install xvfb:
sudo apt-get install xvfb
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove xvfb from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xvfb from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the xvfb following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove xvfb
Following command is used to remove the xvfb package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xvfb
This will remove xvfb and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing xvfb with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge xvfb
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xvfb
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with xvfb package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
