Install X Server on ubuntu-server 16.04 for comparepdf

Asked Mar 09 '17 at 09:27

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I'm using comparepdf (installed from ubuntu apt) to run automated tests which works fine on my desktop, but not on the server, the error returned is:

comparepdf: cannot connect to X server

This surprised me as I assumed comparepdf is a CLI tool, it doesn't have a GUI. But perhaps in the background it renders PDFs for comparison, for which it needs a GUI.

So what is the most minimal package I can install that might satisfy comparepdf?

asked Mar 09 '17 at 09:27

user2819573

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SOLVED: Using xvfb (virtual x-server) as per [here](http://askubuntu.com/questions/64820/wkhtmltopdf-wkhtmltoimage-cannot-connect-to-x-server) worked – user2819573 Mar 09 '17 at 09:41
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Please answer your own question and mark it as your accepted answer. – EEAA Mar 09 '17 at 13:48
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SOLVED: Using xvfb (virtual x-server) as per below worked http://askubuntu.com/questions/64820/wkhtmltopdf-wkhtmltoimage-cannot-connect-to-x-server – user2819573 Mar 13 '17 at 11:45
trivial answer converted to comment?? – user2819573 Mar 13 '17 at 11:45
:) Yeah you can answer your question. – another May 07 '18 at 17:54

Install X Server on ubuntu-server 16.04 for comparepdf

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