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run xvfb background in linux
1 copy the file into /etc/init.d/xvfb
2 chmod +x /etc/init.d/xvfb
3 ./etc/init.d/xvfb start
4 # some headless test here
5 ./etc/init.d/xvfb stop
XVFB=/usr/bin/Xvfb
XVFBARGS=":1 -screen 0 1920x1280x24 -ac +extension GLX +render -noreset"
PIDFILE=/var/run/xvfb.pid
case "$1" in
start)
export DISPLAY=:1
echo -n "Starting virtual X frame buffer: Xvfb"
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --make-pidfile --background --exec $XVFB -- $XVFBARGS
echo "."
;;
stop)
echo -n "Stopping virtual X frame buffer: Xvfb"
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE
rm $PIDFILE
echo "."
;;
restart)
$0 stop
$0 start
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/xvfb {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
esac
exit 0
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tarvitz commented Jan 9, 2017

Thanks, it's really helpful snippet

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