Run the following command to install xvfb:
$ sudo apt install xvfb
Help:
$ man Xvfb NAME Xvfb - virtual framebuffer X server for X Version 11 SYNOPSIS Xvfb [ option ] ... OPTIONS -screen screennum WxHxD This option creates screen "screennum" and sets its width, height, and depth to W, H, and D respectively. By default, only screen 0 exists and has the dimensions 1280x1024x8. -fbdir framebuffer-directory This option specifies the directory in which the memory mapped files containing the framebuffer memory should be created. This option only exists on machines that have the mmap and msync system calls.

This example will start Xvfb at display 99.
Xvfb will listen for connections as server number 99.
The screen 0 will be depth 8 1280x1024.
Xvfb will use memory mapped files in ~/xvfb.dir/.
$ mkdir ~/xvfb.dir/ $ Xvfb :99 -screen 0 1280x1024x8 -fbdir ~/xvfb.dir/ & #Run xclock at display 99 $ xclock -display :99 & #Display the image. $ xwud -in xvfb.dir/Xvfb_screen0

This example will start Xvfb at display 98.
Xvfb will listen for connections as server number 98.
Use xwd and xwud to capture/display the virtual screen in/from file.
$ Xvfb :98 & $ xclock -display :98 & $ xwd -out xfvbtest.xwd -root -display :98 $ xwud -in xfvbtest.xwd

If you want to stop Xvfb from listening for connection:
#kill the process that has an open connection with Xvfb $ ps -ef | grep xclock mtitek 4068 2394 0 20:58 pts/8 00:00:00 xclock -display :98 $ kill -9 4068 #clean-up the temp files $ ls -alrt /tmp/ -r--r--r-- 1 mtitek mtitek 11 Nov 28 20:58 .X98-lock $ rm -rf /tmp/.X98-lock #kill the Xvfb process $ ps -ef | grep Xvfb mtitek 4057 2394 0 20:58 pts/8 00:00:00 Xvfb :98 $ kill -9 4057