How To Install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 is A X Windows System virtual framebuffer X server.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64

Xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer) is an X server that is able to run on machines with no display hardware and no physical input devices. Xvfb simulates a dumb framebuffer using virtual memory. Xvfb does not open any devices, but behaves otherwise as an X display. Xvfb is normally used for testing servers.

We can use yum to install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64.

Install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64

How To Uninstall xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64

xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/bin/Xvfb
/usr/bin/xvfb-run
/usr/share/man/man1/Xvfb.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.