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• If you don't have this file, proceed with step 2.
2. Download the XVFB file from the following link to a directory on the Linux machine:
ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.2.0/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc22/
3. Extract the file with the following commands:
chmod +x extract
mkdir /etc/X11
./extract -C /usr/X11R6 Xvfb
4. Generate a script file named /etc/init.d/xvfb containing the following, and make it executable:
#!/bin/sh
mode=$1
case "$mode" in
'start')
# start the X Virtual Framebuffer (Xvfb)
if [ -f /usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb ]; then
echo "***Starting up the Virtual Frame Buffer on Screen 1***"
/usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1152x900x8 &
fi
;;
*)
echo " Usage: "
echo " $0 start (start XVFB)"
echo " $0 stop (stop XVFB - not supported)"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
chmod +x xvfb
5. Change the run-level to 3 by doing the following:
Edit etc/inittab
# Default run-level. The run-levels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
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