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I try to run Google Chrome on xvfb display, but google show error about RANDR extension. Problem is that I added RANDR to xvfb and it loaded it. So my steps are:

  1. Run xvfb server using command:

    Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x1024x24 +extension RANDR

  2. This command give me output with successfully loaded RAND module

    Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
    Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
    Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
    Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
    Initializing built-in extension XTEST
    Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
    Initializing built-in extension SYNC
    Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
    Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
    Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
    Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
    Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
    Initializing built-in extension RENDER
    Initializing built-in extension RANDR
    Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
    Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
    Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
    Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
    Initializing built-in extension RECORD
    Initializing built-in extension DPMS
    Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
    Initializing built-in extension XVideo
    Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
    [dix] Could not init font path element /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType, removing from list!

  3. Run in other terminal:

    export DISPLAY=:1 && google-chrome

  4. Chrome outut to terminal:

    Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1".
    Created new window in existing browser session.

  5. Google Chrome started in my x11 session

ShockwaveNN
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  • It's been three years, have you been able to figure this out? – Coder Jun 24 '16 at 18:37
  • @Coder Actually I don't quite remember if this exact problem is solved, but for solving task for which I tryed to use `Xvfb` 3 years ago - I used `headless` ruby gem and it was working there and also working now, so it might help you in some way. – ShockwaveNN Jun 28 '16 at 15:23

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Try

env DISPLAY=:1 google-chrome
jimmiebtlr
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