Re: [vserver] Guests using X with X Server on Host

From: Mio Nilsson <mio_at_beepsend.se>
Date: Thu 31 Jan 2008 - 09:21:48 GMT
Message-ID: <47A1932C.8030405@beepsend.se>

Oliver Welter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to use vserver to run a set of application-servers as guests.
> Unfortunately the app is controlled via a GUI, so I need a X Server
> inside the guests from time to time to look at the apps...
>
> The box is remote and currently hosts only one app, the customer uses
> vnc to connect to the box, which he wants to keep for commodity reasons.
>
> Is there a nicer way than running one X server inside every guest?
>
> TIA
>
> Oliver
>
Well, there's always Xvfb - which is a virtual framebuffer that works
like an X-server. You can find information about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvfb

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Mio Nilsson
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