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My system:

$lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
Release:        14.04
Codename:       trusty

Xvfb:

$ dpkg -s xvfb
Package: xvfb
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 2140
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT <[email protected]>
Architecture: amd64
Multi-Arch: foreign
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
Provides: xserver

Current problem:

Xvfb do not support RANDR extension, even if I add the flag:

+extension RANDR

If I run xdpyinfo, RANDR is not on the list. It's a missing feature or a bug. I found a reference here with a patch: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823410

And looks like that in other distros like debian, there is already a testing build of Xvfb with support: Running Firefox in Xvfb: extension "RANDR" missing on display

I am trying to run a program throught Xvfb, and it returns the following error:

Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":99".

The program works if I run it via ssh/command line. The problem appears to be the the lack of support for "RANDR" in xvfb.

My question is: what is the easiest way to get xvfb with "RANDR" support in my system?

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A solution seems to be to replace xvfb with a real X11 server using the dummy driver from the package xserver-xorg-video-dummy. This askubuntu answer provides an example Xorg.conf file, but most people seem to refer to this xpra wiki on using this driver, with its example conf file.

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