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Questions tagged [xpra]

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Alternatives to xmove, xpra

A bit of background information: I'm dealing with a piece of software that is part of a larger system. Most pieces of the system have a background process that runs continually, and a GUI that can be open when that piece of functionality is needed.…
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How to change DISPLAY of currently running application

I have multiple displays open on a central server. Is it possible to "move" a X-window application that is running on a particular DISPLAY to a different DISPLAY? How can this be done? I'm using xpra with multiple remote displays.
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Duplicate screen Xorg over network (Xpra ?)

I'm looking for a way to duplicate my desktop on a network. (Something that would work on a web browser client would be amazing.) I tried to use vnc / x11vnc but quality/framerate is too low. (cpu too high on smartphone client - I think.) I tried…
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Unable to host a server with Xpra, only connect to an existing one

I've downloaded and installed Xpra from their distribution hosted on winswitch. However, when I try to run it on my server I'm getting: This xpra install does not support starting local servers. and indeed, it won't accept the start mode, only the…
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Can I lock the screen of a remote computer and still keep it visible to the others on its side, but keep it unlocked to me on my side?

I would like to accessing a remote computer via xpra or vnc or some other desktop sharing way, and on the site of the remote machine , I would like to lock the screen (and optionally make it visible), on my side, I want to keep it unlock and…
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How to use xpra like xvfb-run?

xvfb-run allows me to open a display and run a graphical app and when the app finishes xvfb closes too. for example xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args="-screen 0, 1920x1080x24" nw script.js is there a way to do this with xpra and…
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Do I need to log into the remote desktop environment first before connecting to it by xpra or VNC?

I connect to a remote Lubuntu PC by: xpra shadow ssh:t@olive:0 When I log out of the remote Lubuntu, the connection of xpra is lost. When I try to connect to a remote Lubuntu which I haven't logged in, I have never succeeded in connecting. Do I…
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VNC versus xpra

I was reading https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/120612/x-windows-security-vnc-and-x-server-vs-xpra. In the following scenarios, what protocols are encapsulated i.e. above what protocols? When using ssh -X, is X protocol right above SSH…
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How to detach from xpra, started from client?

I ran xterm as in example: xpra start ssh/SERVERUSERNAME@SERVERHOSTNAME --start-child=xterm And it worked. Now how to detach from it, to keep it running? If I ctrl-c the running program, it also kills xterm and doesn't allow to attach to in…
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xpra: failed to receive anything, not an xpra server?

I am experimenting with xpra. On calculon computer (expecting it will be server) I ran $ xpra start :100 --start=xterm Entering daemon mode; any further errors will be reported to: /run/user/1000/xpra/:100.log log is apparently ok. The on…
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Mapping key using xmodmap changes multiple keys

I am running Ubuntu server 16.04. Not sure if this matters, but I am forwarding the screen to a browser using XPRA. All works reasonably well except for a few pesky key combinations. I am using a GB keyboard where between the SHIFT and Z keys there…
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Unable to use xpra: "Authorisation not recognised"

After some trickery that I learned from the answer to this question I, too, managed to install xpra on my Raspberry Pi. I'm able to run graphical applications just fine without xpra, but after I start xpra, nothing works: pi@raspberrypi:~ $ xpra…
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xpra attach failure

After entering the command to attach to an xpra session: xpra attach ssh:SERVERNAME:100 we get this response: connection lost: empty marker in read queue Connection lost What does it mean? We can see the xpra session running on the server.
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Can't use dead keys through xpra x11 on ubuntu linux

I'm using xpra to work on a remote ubuntu linux server from my ubuntu linux laptop, using the latest xpra x11 client and the latest xpra x11 server (installed from the xpra.org apt repository). The connection is done through openssh. I'm using a…
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What's the difference between Xpra and Xephyr?

I'm curious as to which of the two is the more tested and generally approved way of sandboxing X11. Both are available in my distributions official repository, but I don't know which one I should choose. Any suggestions?
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