Working With X Servers
Oracle Solaris currently includes several X servers designed for
different usage types. The following
table list
s some of the
X servers included in the Oracle Solaris OS.
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Xorg
| Used with physical hardware (input and output) or in virtualization
environments that simulate physical hardware. For example,
an Xorg server
is used when running an Oracle VM Virtual
Box guest or when
using the keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) functionality of the Oracle
ILOM service processors. For detailed information, see the Xorg(1) m
an page.
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Xvfb
| Used to allocate system virtual memory as a virtual frame buffer.
It does not receive input from any input devices and no output is
shown. Therefore, the system on which the Xvfb server
is running need not have a screen or any input device. For detailed information, see the Xvfb(1) man page.
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Xephyr
| Runs as a window displayed on another X server (host X server).
It uses the host X server's input and display devices. For detailed information, see the Xephyr(1) man page.
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Xvnc
| Runs a VNC session that can be connected by using a VNC client.
In a shared connection, multiple VNC clients can connect to the same
VNC session. The vncviewer is the default VNC client
that is available in the Oracle Solaris 11 OS. For detailed information, see the vncserver(1) and vncviewer(1) man page
s.
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Xdmx
| Used as a proxy X server that uses one or more X servers for
displaying X clients. It provides X functionality for displays that
might be located on different machines. For detailed information, see the Xdmx(1) man page.
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Xnewt
| Interacts
with Sun Ray clients such as Oracle Sun Ray 3 series DTU
hardware units or the
Oracle Virtual Desktop client for Windows, MacOS, or iPad.
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For more information about the X servers included in the Oracle
Solaris OS, see the Xserver(1) man page.