Xephyr

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Features

Unlike the similar Xnest, Xephyr supports modern X extensions (even if host server doesn't) such as composite, damage, randr, etc. It uses SHM images and shadow framebuffer updates to provide good performance. It also has a visual debugging mode for observing screen updates.

Limitations

Xephyr doesn't pick up the correct keyboard configuration from evdev-based keyboard drivers, so users must configure Xephyr's keyboard layout manually when using such keyboard drivers.[citation needed]

Xorg's version of Xephyr only supports software rendering for OpenGL, but Feng Haitao has developed a forked version of Xephyr which supports hardware-accelerated rendering if the underlying X server supports it.

See also

References

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External links

  1. ↑ http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-November/002655.html
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