[Python-apps-team] Bug#734475: please provide an init script for xpra

[Christian Lecherbauer]

Package: xpra
Version: 0.9.8+dfsg-1~bpo70+1
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

I use xpra to forward windows from a virtual machine. The only purpose
of this VM is to run some untrusted Desktop apps (e.g. eclipse). In
this case it would be nice, if xpra would be started like a daemon on
system boot.

Is it necessary that xpra runs as a regular user or could it run as a
new "xpra" user?

Regards,

Christian Lecherbauer


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.3
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.11-0.bpo.2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_CH.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_CH.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages xpra depends on:
ii  libavcodec-extra-53       6:0.8.9-1
ii  libc6                     2.13-38
ii  libswscale2               6:0.8.9-1
ii  libvpx1                   1.1.0-1
ii  libwebp2                  0.1.3-3+nmu1
ii  libx11-6                  2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1
ii  libx264-123               2:0.123.2189+git35cf912-1
ii  python                    2.7.3-4+deb7u1
ii  python-gtk2               2.24.0-3+b1
ii  python-wimpiggy           0.9.8+dfsg-1~bpo70+1
ii  x11-xserver-utils         7.7~3
ii  xserver-xorg-input-void   1:1.4.0-1+b1
ii  xserver-xorg-video-dummy  1:0.3.5-2+b1

Versions of packages xpra recommends:
ii  openssh-client  1:6.4p1-1~bpo70+1
ii  python-imaging  1.1.7-4
ii  ssh-askpass     1:1.2.4.1-9

Versions of packages xpra suggests:
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad   0.10.23-7.1
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good  0.10.31-3+nmu1
ii  gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly  0.10.19-2+b2
ii  openssh-server              1:6.4p1-1~bpo70+1
ii  pulseaudio                  4.0-6~bpo7+1
ii  pulseaudio-utils            4.0-6~bpo7+1
ii  python-dbus                 1.1.1-1
ii  python-gst0.10              0.10.22-3
ii  python-gtkglext1            1.1.0-9.1

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