How to Install and Uninstall xvfb Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "xvfb" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install xvfb on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xvfb
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xvfb" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall xvfb on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xvfb
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xvfb package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xvfb
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Source: xorg-server
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2195
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.82), libsystemd0, libxau6, libxdmcp6, libxfont1 (>= 1:1.4.2), xauth, x11-xkb-utils
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri
Filename: pool/universe/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12_amd64.deb
Size: 776962
MD5sum: a88a74b8bc3b3968a7c6aa3357b6e492
SHA1: e10777e81efdca918d745f10e60f48f271f21b77
SHA256: 376c72d9817ddf75d324f2a34f732a125ce2ecb2e5ccf2ca9a22ee084eba57d9
SHA512: 44da7d337b3c59f368752ff2324bee4baaa200e4ff6b0d2378815519366b63c05d7566606775dbde0b3c09776cf97348cd40be33b654398f6e7ee3efa7644ce1
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Description-en: Virtual Framebuffer 'fake' X server
Xvfb provides an X server that can run on machines with no display hardware
and no physical input devices. It emulates a dumb framebuffer using virtual
memory. The primary use of this server was intended to be server testing,
but other novel uses for it have been found, including testing clients
against unusual depths and screen configurations, doing batch processing with
Xvfb as a background rendering engine, load testing, as an aid to porting the
X server to a new platform, and providing an unobtrusive way to run
applications that don't really need an X server but insist on having one
anyway.
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This package also contains a convenience script called xvfb-run which
simplifies the automated execution of X clients in a virtual server
environment. This convenience script requires the use of the xauth
program.
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More information about X.Org can be found at:

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This package is built from the X.org xserver module.
Description-md5: ff95e4399e5ec034de6998347673eb73

Package: xvfb
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 2193
Maintainer: Ubuntu X-SWAT
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: xorg-server
Version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2
Provides: xserver
Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.17), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.30.0), libselinux1 (>= 2.0.82), libsystemd0, libxau6, libxdmcp6, libxfont1 (>= 1:1.4.2), xauth, x11-xkb-utils
Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri
Filename: pool/universe/x/xorg-server/xvfb_1.18.3-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 775392
MD5sum: 062808b8f39e676e0506c3bac7ae6d2e
SHA1: 75bc154d3575abe9d2aadc2b1d8533f91054e2a0
SHA256: a830c7426ebf29a9b0daa30cfc530246606ea118e1de121dcfad67cfcc9b4668
Description-en: Virtual Framebuffer 'fake' X server
Xvfb provides an X server that can run on machines with no display hardware
and no physical input devices. It emulates a dumb framebuffer using virtual
memory. The primary use of this server was intended to be server testing,
but other novel uses for it have been found, including testing clients
against unusual depths and screen configurations, doing batch processing with
Xvfb as a background rendering engine, load testing, as an aid to porting the
X server to a new platform, and providing an unobtrusive way to run
applications that don't really need an X server but insist on having one
anyway.
.
This package also contains a convenience script called xvfb-run which
simplifies the automated execution of X clients in a virtual server
environment. This convenience script requires the use of the xauth
program.
.
More information about X.Org can be found at:

.
This package is built from the X.org xserver module.
Description-md5: ff95e4399e5ec034de6998347673eb73
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.x.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu