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Created August 13, 2012 19:50
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Using Xvfb to create a headless display
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headless.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Demonstrates how to create a headless display using xvfb.
# Create the display:
Xvfb :100 -ac &
PID1=$!
export DISPLAY=:100.0
# Run the application that needs the display:
xterm &
PID2=$!
# Kill the application:
kill -9 $PID2
# Remove the display:
kill -9 $PID1
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mohamedelkony commented Jan 20, 2023

Thank you @lebedov

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