Document dev environment: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, no $DISPLAY, xvfb-run available#5
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[WIP] Gather information on X server and xvfb-run
Document development environment display capabilities
Feb 21, 2026
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Document development environment display capabilities
Document dev environment: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, no $DISPLAY, xvfb-run available
Feb 21, 2026
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Captures findings from two environment discovery queries to inform future test infrastructure decisions for this repo.
Environment Facts
$DISPLAY: Not set — no pre-existing X server runningxvfb-run: Installed at/usr/bin/xvfb-runImplication for Display-Dependent Tests
Any test or code path requiring a display must be wrapped with
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