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xserver-xorg-video-dummy package

  1. Bug #1589447
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 1589447

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G Carl (h-lauc9pad-k) wrote :

I've gotten Xpra to work with Xdummy on lubuntu 16.04 by by starting Xpra on a virtual console. This may not support your use case but it works for mine.

INSTALLATION
sudo apt-get install xpra
apt list xpra
  xpra/xenial,now 0.15.8+dfsg-1 amd64 [installed]
sudo usermod -aG tty <USERNAME>

USE FROM DESKTOP
Workaround for 16.04 issues. Start xpra on a /dev/tty
ll /dev/tty63
  crw-r----- 1 root tty 4, 63 Jul 15 17:34 /dev/tty63
#group needs rw access to openvt tty
sudo chmod 660 /dev/tty63
ll /dev/tty63
  crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 63 Jul 15 17:34 /dev/tty63
openvt -c 63 -f -- xpra start :80 --daemon=no

START WITH BOOT
[Unit]
Description=Xpra server

[Service]
Type=simple
Environment=TTYNum=63 DISPLAY=:90

#openvt will execute as root so requires no permission change on /dev/tty##
#then sudo to user running xpra
ExecStart=/bin/openvt -c $TTYNum -f -v -w -- /usr/bin/sudo --user <USERNAME> --login /usr/bin/xpra start $DISPLAY --daemon=no

ExecStop=/usr/bin/sudo --user <USERNAME> --login /usr/bin/xpra stop $DISPLAY

[Install]
WantedBy=graphical.target