etch  ] [  etch-m68k  ] [  lenny  ] [  squeeze  ] [  sid  ] [  experimental  ]
[ Source: xorg-server  ]

Package: xvfb (2:1.7.2-1 and others)

Experimental package

Warning: This package is from the experimental distribution. That means it is likely unstable or buggy, and it may even cause data loss. Please be sure to consult the changelog and other possible documentation before using it.

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.

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.

More information about X.Org can be found at: <URL:http://www.X.org> <URL:http://xorg.freedesktop.org> <URL:http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg>

This package is built from the X.org xserver module.

Other Packages Related to xvfb

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: libaudit0
    Dynamic library for security auditing
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3) [amd64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~) [i386]
  • dep: libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.0.2) [amd64]
    simple interprocess messaging system
  • dep: libgcrypt11 (>= 1.4.2)
    LGPL Crypto library - runtime library
  • dep: libhal1 (>= 0.5.8.1) [amd64]
    Hardware Abstraction Layer - shared library
  • dep: libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.15.16)
    pixel-manipulation library for X and cairo
  • dep: libselinux1 (>= 2.0.82)
    SELinux runtime shared libraries
  • dep: libudev0 (>= 146) [i386]
    libudev shared library
  • dep: libxau6
    X11 authorisation library
  • dep: libxdmcp6
    X11 Display Manager Control Protocol library
  • dep: libxfont1 (>= 1:1.2.9)
    X11 font rasterisation library
  • dep: xserver-common (= 2:1.7.0-1) [amd64]
    common files used by various X servers
    dep: xserver-common (>= 2:1.7.2-1) [i386]
  • rec: xauth
    X authentication utility

Download xvfb

Download for all available architectures
Architecture Version Package Size Installed Size Files
amd64 2:1.7.0-1 1,670.2 kB2752 kB [list of files]
i386 2:1.7.2-1 1,620.2 kB2664 kB [list of files]