On Sat, 31 May 2003, Piero Caracciolo wrote: >Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 09:39:02 -0700 >From: Piero Caracciolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed >Subject: Framebuffer server > >I'm downloading the files for 4.3.0. I see one file concerning a >"virtual framebuffer Xserver". I don't know what a framebuffer is, let >alone a virtual framebuffer and a virtual framebuffer server. I'd love >to learn: would anybody explain?
Xvfb (virtual framebuffer server) is an X server that does not use a video display. It uses system memory to simulate a video card. It is useful for testing purposes, or for running applications which require an X server but which you do not really need a display and might not have video hardware. For example, you can run realplayer in Xvfb to be able to play real audio files from the commandline. There is no video display though, it is just faked in system memory. That's it in a nutshell. -- Mike A. Harris _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
