I'm looking to start Wine on my Fedora 11 box but I had a question (or two) that someone might know the answer to (which I couldn't find in the FAQ) Does Wine require X11 (/usr/bin/X) server to be running? Is it possible to start Wine so that it does not need to have an X display set up? If so, how do I do it? I ask this because I have a Windows program (I didn't write it and I don't have the source) for monitoring data which I'd like to start at bootup. It doesn't require any user input and just sits in the background. Thanx in advance, -- Barry
srednausab wrote:> Does Wine require X11 (/usr/bin/X) server to be running?For 99.9% programs - yes. srednausab wrote:> Is it possible to start Wine so that it does not need to have an X display set up?Only in 0.1% cases - of pure small console app. However you'll have to remove some parts of Wine, which will break pretty much everything. Much better solution is to start virtual X server and run your app from there. srednausab wrote:> I have a Windows program for monitoring data which I'd like to start at bootup.You can't run Wine as daemon. It requires valid user account with pretty wide system access (much bigger then what normal daemons need/restricted to).
Thanks for the info, vitamin, but I do have one further question regarding the "virtual X server" that you mentioned. How different is this from an "actual" X server (I guess it is) and is there any documentation that I can obtain? Thanks, Barry
srednausab wrote:> How different is this from an "actual" X server (I guess it is) and is there any documentation that I can obtain?Google for Xvfb or Xnest. In short they are just a "virtual display" device for a real X server.