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Run programs that require a window manager, on the CLI

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Is there any way I can run a game server (MW3) under wine without requiring a window manager present?

Currently to run windows only game servers on my Ubuntu box, I have to start them using RDP access as this creates a X session which the program (which has its own GUI). This is a pain as it cannot be automated (or can it?) on start up.

What I would rather is some sort of X session emulator that pulls the console output of the program into the CLI so that I can automate server start ups.

Is there any program or method that can do this?

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answered 3 Years ago arbaour · Accepted Answer

You can install the xvfb package, and use xvfb-run /usr/bin/program to run that program under a virtual X framebuffer session. You won't have any UI to poke at if you need to, though.