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XServer XSDL Analysis

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XServer XSDL is a free, open-source application designed for Android devices that allows users to create and operate their own X Window servers. This utility is particularly useful for those who wish to run desktop applications on their Android devices. Users can configure various server options through a custom user interface, enabling them to launch the server seamlessly. Once operational, the server facilitates the streaming or display of content from a desktop or laptop, thereby enhancing the versatility of Android devices for productivity and multimedia tasks.

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The application supports connections from other devices, providing flexibility in how content is displayed. To stream content from an Android device, users must also install the PulseAudio server, which works in tandem with XServer XSDL. This setup allows for a comprehensive experience, enabling users to display various applications or media from connected devices, thus broadening the functionality of their Android smartphones or tablets.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
1.20.56
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Android
Operating System
Android 13.0
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
163
Downloads Last Week
4

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Developer’s Description

This app does not work on Android 6 and newer devices. Only Android 5 and older devices are supported.

*** This app does not work on Android 6 and newer devices! Only Android 5 and older devices are supported. ***

X Window System / X11 server for Android, complete and fully functional.

You may use it to stream applications from your Linux PC, or to launch Linux installed on your Android (installing Linux is done via separate app).

3D acceleration and OpenGL are not supported. If you're launching X clients from PC, you can install VirtualGL to use OpenGL in this app.

Touch screen with two fingers to send right mouse button click, with three fingers to send middle button click. You can also press button on your stylus, or use Bluetooth mouse.

Swipe with two fingers to scroll documents.

Finger hover is supported on select devices. If you have Galaxy S4/Note 3 device, enable AirView in system settings to use it.

To invoke keyboard, press Back key. Non-English text input is not supported in terminal, but it works in GUI applications.

If you don't see Back key, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

If you have hardware Menu key, it will send Ctrl-Z (Undo in most apps).

You can disable gyroscope in Mouse emulation Advanced Gyroscope.

You can enable portrait screen orientation and 24bpp color depth in Change device config Video.

To set custom display number, go to Change device config Data installation location Specify directory do not change directory, press OK change parameters to XSDL :1234, press OK, where 1234 is your display number. You may also pass other parameters to Xserver using this dialog.

To connect to the display manager on your PC, add parameter -query your.PC.IP.address to the Xserver command line, then configure your display manager.

If you have XDM, you will need to remove a line starting with :0 from /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers , add * to /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess , and set DisplayManager*authorize: false in /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config , to disable local X server and allow connections from external IP addresses.

If you want SHM extension to work in Linux chroot - download file libandroid-shmem.so from here:

https://github.com/pelya/cuntubuntu/tree/master/dist

copy it to chroot, set executable flag, and execute this in chroot before other commands:

export LD_PRELOAD=/path/to/libandroid-shmem.so

.APK file for side-loading and old versions:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/libsdl-android/files/apk/XServer-XSDL/

Sources:

https://github.com/pelya/commandergenius/tree/sdl_android/project/jni/application/xserver


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