Changes between Version 35 and Version 36 of FAQ

Timestamp:

02/26/14 09:32:00 (7 years ago)

Author:

Antoine Martin

Comment:

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FAQ

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 See [/wiki/ProxyServer]
 * How do I forward a full desktop (ala VNC) instead of individual applications?
-Use [http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Xephyr/ Xephyr], simply start the xpra server with Xephyr as a child and start a window manager (ie: fluxbox, or a full desktop environment like gnome or KDE) on the {{{Xephyr}}} display:
-{{{
-xpra start --start-child="Xephyr :200 -ac -screen 800x600" :100
-DISPLAY=:200 fluxbox&
-}}}
-Note: you must chose a separate display number for Xephyr.
-If Xephyr is not available on your system, you can also use [http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/Xnest.1.html Xnest].
+See [/wiki/Usage#Forwardingawholedesktop Usage: Forwarding a whole desktop]
 * How do I use mmap with different users?
 Please see the {{{--mmap-group}}} option: the two users need to be in the same group, the mmap file created by the client will use the group-id of the server socket file. You must generally also use the {{{--socket-dir}}} option to place the socket in a location which is available to both users (ie: {{{/tmp}}})
@@ -79 +73 @@
 * "{{{Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display}}}" and "{{{Randr not supported: X server does not support required extension Randr}}}"
 The virtual framebuffer (typically Xvfb) does not support Randr, this may cause some display problems, try using [/wiki/Xdummy Xdummy] instead
+* "{{{found an existing window manager on screen ...}}}"
+Xpra is a window manager, you cannot run two window managers at the same time. If you want to forward a whole desktop, including its window manager, see [/wiki/Usage#Forwardingawholedesktop Usage: forwarding a whole desktop]
 * "{{{cannot register our notification forwarder ...}}}"
 The xpra server was started from a GUI session which already had a dbus instance and a notification daemon, notifications forwarding will not work.