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I haven't tried xpra specifically, but from your description it reminds me of regular X server running on either windows or mac is (xming and xquartz respective

by znpy 6y ago

I haven't tried xpra specifically, but from your description it reminds me of regular X server running on either windows or mac is (xming and xquartz respectively).

m000 6y ago
Nope, completely different. Xpra is resistant to network failures, while X server requires a stable network connection to keep the apps running. Xpra is also completely agnostic to the applications GUI: it just streams video and input events. Rough X vs Xpra sketch: | | display <-> X server | <----X proto-----> | app | | | | display <-> Xpra client | <---h264/input---> | Xpra server <-X proto-> app | | |~~~~~~network~~~~~~~|
- znpy 6y ago
  thanks for the explanation!