Run application in specific X server or VNC port

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Published on 2012-10-02T14:59:11Z Indexed on 2012/10/02 15:53 UTC
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I have an application that I'd like to run, yet I'd like it to be visible only through a certain VNC port.

I don't want the app to show up on the normal Ubuntu desktop. I want the app to run "in the background", and be viewable through VNC only. And when connected to this "alternate X server", the end-user wouldn't see any menu bars, no window decorations.. Just the app.

Come to think of it, what I'm asking for is a sort of kiosk-mode for only a certain app, accessible through VNC.

Is this possible or am I really reaching here?

Thanks!

Note that the app I wish to run in this fashion is written in Java. It is a JNLP file.

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