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