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Installation
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.. _looking_glass_client:
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Looking Glass Client
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--------------------
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This guide will step you through building the looking glass client from
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source, before you attempt to do this you should have a basic
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understanding of how to use the shell.
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.. _building_the_application:
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Building the Application
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.. _installing_build_dependencies:
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Installing Build Dependencies
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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These required libraries and tools should be installed first.
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.. _required_dependencies:
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Required Dependencies
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'''''''''''''''''''''
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- cmake
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- gcc \| clang
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- fonts-freefont-ttf
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- libegl-dev
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- libgl-dev
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- libfontconfig1-dev
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- libgmp-dev
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- libsdl2-dev
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- libsdl2-ttf-dev
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- libspice-protocol-dev
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- make
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- nettle-dev
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- pkg-config
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.. _may_be_disabled:
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May be disabled
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These dependencies are required by default, but may be omitted if their
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feature is disabled when running :ref:`cmake <client_building>`.
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- Disable with ``cmake -DENABLE_BACKTRACE=no``
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- binutils-dev
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- Disable with ``cmake -DENABLE_X11=no``
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- libx11-dev
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- libxfixes-dev
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- libxi-dev
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- libxss-dev
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- Disable with ``cmake -DENABLE_WAYLAND=no``
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- libwayland-bin
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- libwayland-dev
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- wayland-protocols
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You can fetch these dependencies on Debian systems with the following command:
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``apt-get install binutils-dev cmake fonts-freefont-ttf libfontconfig1-dev
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libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libspice-protocol-dev libx11-dev nettle-dev
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wayland-protocols``
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Downloading
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^^^^^^^^^^^
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Either visit the Looking Glass website's `Download
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Page <https://looking-glass.io/downloads>`_, or pull the lastest **bleeding-edge
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version** with ``git``.
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.. code:: bash
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git clone --recursive https://github.com/gnif/LookingGlass.git
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.. note::
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When using the latest bleeding-edge client version,
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you *MUST* download and install the corresponding host application.
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.. _client_building:
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Building
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^^^^^^^^
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If you've downloaded the source code as a zip file, simply unzip and cd into the
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new directory. If you've cloned the repo with ``git``, then ``cd`` into the
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'LookingGlass' directory.
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.. code:: bash
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mkdir client/build
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cd client/build
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cmake ../
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make
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.. note::
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The most common compile error is related to backtrace support. This can be
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disabled by adding the following option to the cmake command:
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**-DENABLE_BACKTRACE=0**, however, if you disable this and need support for a
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crash please be sure to use gdb to obtain a backtrace manually or there is
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nothing that can be done to help you.
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Should this all go well, you will build the **looking-glass-client**.
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Before you run the client, you will first need
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to configure either libvirt, or QEMU (whichever you prefer) then set
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up the **looking-glass-host** service in your VM.
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You can run the client from the build directory, add the build directory to your
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path to call it from anywhere, or run this command
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.. code:: bash
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ln -s $(pwd)/looking-glass-client /usr/local/bin/
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from the build directory.
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.. _libvirt_configuration:
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libvirt Configuration
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This article assumes you already have a fully functional libvirt domain with
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PCI passthrough working on a dedicated monitor.
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If you use virt-manager, this guide also applies to you, since virt-manager uses
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libvirt as its back-end.
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**If you are using QEMU directly, this does not apply to you.**
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Add the following to your libvirt machine configuration inside the
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'devices' section by running ``virsh edit <VM>`` where ``<VM>`` is the name of
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your virtual machine.
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.. code:: xml
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<shmem name='looking-glass'>
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<model type='ivshmem-plain'/>
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<size unit='M'>32</size>
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</shmem>
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The memory size (show as 32 in the example above) may need to be
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adjusted as per the :ref:`Determining Memory <determining_memory>` section.
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.. _spice_server:
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Spice Server
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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If you would like to use Spice to give you keyboard and mouse input
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along with clipboard sync support, make sure you have a
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``<graphics type='spice'>`` device, then:
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- Find your ``<video>`` device, and set ``<model type='none'/>``
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- If you can't find it, make sure you have a ``<graphics>``
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device, save and edit again
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- On older libvirt versions, just disable the device in Windows
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Device Manager
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- Remove the ``<input type='tablet'/>`` device, if you have one
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- Create an ``<input type='mouse'/>`` device, if you don't already have one
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- Create an ``<input type='keyboard' bus='virtio'/>`` device to improve
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keyboard usage
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- This requires the *vioinput* driver from
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`virtio-win <https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/stable-virtio/>`_
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to be installed in the guest
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If you want clipboard synchronization please see
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:ref:`how_to_enable_clipboard_synchronization_via_spice`
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AppArmor
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^^^^^^^^
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For libvirt versions before **5.10.0**, if you are using AppArmor, you
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need to add permissions for QEMU to access the shared memory file. This
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can be done by adding the following to
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*/etc/apparmor.d/local/abstractions/libvirt-qemu*.
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``/dev/shm/looking-glass rw,``
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.. _qemu_commands:
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Qemu Commands
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Add the following to the commands to your QEMU command line, adjusting
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the ``bus`` parameter to suit your particular configuration:
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.. code:: bash
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-device ivshmem-plain,memdev=ivshmem,bus=pcie.0 \
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-object memory-backend-file,id=ivshmem,share=on,mem-path=/dev/shm/looking-glass,size=32M
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The memory size (shown as 32M in the example above) may need to be
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adjusted as per :ref:`Determining Memory <determining_memory>` section.
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.. _determining_memory:
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Determining Memory
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You will need to adjust the memory size to be suitable for
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your desired maximum resolution, with the following formula:
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``width x height x 4 x 2 = total bytes``
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``total bytes / 1024 / 1024 = total megabytes + 10``
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For example, for a resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p):
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``1920 x 1080 x 4 x 2 = 16,588,800 bytes``
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``16,588,800 / 1024 / 1024 = 15.82 MB + 10 = 25.82``
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You must round this value up to the nearest power of two, which for the
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provided example is 32MB.
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.. _shared_memory_file_permissions:
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Shared Memory File Permissions
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The shared memory file used by IVSHMEM is found in ``/dev/shm/looking-glass``.
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By default, it is owned by QEMU, and does not give read/write permissions to
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your user, which are required for Looking Glass to run properly.
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You can use `systemd-tmpfiles` to create the file before running your VM,
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granting the necessary permissions which allow Looking Glass to use the file
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properly.
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Create a new file ``/etc/tmpfiles.d/10-looking-glass.conf``, and populate it
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with the following::
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#Type Path Mode UID GID Age Argument
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f /dev/shm/looking-glass 0660 user kvm -
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Change ``UID`` to the user name you will run Looking Glass with, usually your
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own.
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.. _looking_glass_service_windows:
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Looking Glass Service (Windows)
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You must first run the Windows VM with the changes noted above in either
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the :ref:`libvirt_configuration` or :ref:`qemu_commands` sections.
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.. _installing_the_ivshmem_driver:
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Installing the IVSHMEM Driver
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Windows will not prompt for a driver for the IVSHMEM device, instead, it
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will use a default null (do nothing) driver for the device. To install
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the IVSHMEM driver you will need to go into the device manager and
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update the driver for the device "PCI standard RAM Controller" under the
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"System Devices" node.
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A signed Windows 10 driver can be obtained from Red Hat for this device
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from the below address:
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https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/upstream-virtio/
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Please note that you must obtain version 0.1.161 or later.
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If you encounter warnings or errors about driver signatures, ensure secure boot
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is turned off in the bios/uefi settings of your virtual machine.
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.. _a_note_about_ivshmem_and_scream_audio:
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A note about IVSHMEM and Scream Audio
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. warning::
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Using IVSHMEM with Scream may interfere with Looking Glass, as they may try
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to use the same device.
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Please do not use the IVSHMEM plugin for Scream.
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Use the default network transfer method. The IVSHMEM method induces
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additional latency that is built into its implementation. When using
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VirtIO for a network device the VM is already using a highly optimized
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memory copy anyway so there is no need to make another one.
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If you insist on using IVSHMEM for Scream—despite its inferiority to the
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default network implementation—the Windows Host Application can be told
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what device to use. Create a ``looking-glass-host.ini`` file in the same
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directory as the looking-glass-host.exe file. In it, you can use the
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``os:shmDevice`` option like so:
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.. code:: INI
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shmDevice=1
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.. _using_the_windows_host_application:
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Using the Windows Host Application
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Start by downloading the correct version for your release from
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https://looking-glass.io/downloads. You can either choose between
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**Official Releases**, which are stable; or **Release Candidates**, new versions
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about to be stable, but haven't passed validation.
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.. note::
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If your **looking-glass-client** was created by building from the **master
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branch** you have to pick the **Bleeding Edge** version.
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Next, extract the zip archive using the commit hash for the password.
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Then, run the ``looking-glass-host-setup.exe`` installer and install the host.
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By default, the installer will install a service that
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automatically starts the host application at boot. The installer can
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also be installed in silent mode with the ``/S`` switch. You can find other
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command line options with the ``/h`` switch.
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The windows host application captures the windows desktop and stuffs the
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frames into the shared memory via the shared memory virtual device,
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without this Looking Glass will not function. It is critical that the
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version of the host application matches the version of the client
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application, as differing versions can be, and usually are,
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incompatible.
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.. note::
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As of 2020-10-23, Microsoft Defender is known to mark the
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Looking-Glass host executable as a virus and in some cases will
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automatically delete the file.
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.. _running_the_client:
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Running the Client
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------------------
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The client command is the binary file: **looking-glass-client**. This
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command should run after the Windows Host Application has started.
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.. _client_key_bindings:
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Default Key Bindings
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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By default Looking Glass uses the :kbd:`Scroll Lock` key as the escape key
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for commands as well as the input :kbd:`capture` mode toggle, this can be
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changed using the ``-m`` switch if you desire a different key. Below are
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a list of current key bindings:
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============================ =======================================================
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Command Description
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============================ =======================================================
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:kbd:`ScrLk` Toggle capture mode
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`Q` Quit
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`R` Rotate the output clockwise by 90° increments
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`I` Spice keyboard & mouse enable toggle
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`S` Toggle scale algorithm
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`D` FPS display toggle
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F` Full screen toggle
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`V` Video stream toggle
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`N` Toggle night vision mode
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F1` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F1` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F2` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F2` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F3` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F3` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F4` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F4` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F5` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F5` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F6` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F6` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F7` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F7` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F8` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F8` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F9` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F9` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F10` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F10` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F11` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F11` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`F12` Send :kbd:`Ctrl` + :kbd:`Alt` + :kbd:`F12` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`Insert` Increase mouse sensitivity in capture mode
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`Del` Decrease mouse sensitivity in capture mode
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`LWin` Send :kbd:`LWin` to the guest
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:kbd:`ScrLk` + :kbd:`RWin` Send :kbd:`RWin` to the guest
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You can also find this list at any time by holding down :kbd:`Scroll Lock`.
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.. _client_cli_options:
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Command Line Options
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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A full list of command line options is available with the ``--help`` or ``-h``
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options.
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Example: ``looking-glass-client --help``
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Common options include ``-s`` for disabling spice, ``-S`` for disabling the
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screen saver, and ``-F`` to automatically enter full screen.
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Options may be provided with a short form, if available, or directly by
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long form. Boolean options may be specified without a paramater to toggle their
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state.
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Examples:
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- ``looking-glass-client -F`` (short)
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- ``looking-glass-client win:fullScreen`` (long)
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- ``looking-glass-client -f /dev/shm/my-lg-shmem`` (short with parameter)
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- ``looking-glass-client app:shmFile=/dev/shm/my-lg-shmem`` (long with parameter)
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.. _client_config_options_file:
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Configuration Files
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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By default the application will look for and load the config files in
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the following locations
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- /etc/looking-glass-client.ini
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- ~/.looking-glass-client.ini
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The format of this file is the commonly known INI format, for example::
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[win]
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fullScreen=yes
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[egl]
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nvGain=1
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Command line arguments will override any options loaded from the config
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files.
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.. _client_full_command_options:
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Full Command Line Options
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The following is a complete list of options accepted by this application
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+------------------------+-------+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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+========================+=======+========================+========================================================================================+
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| app:configFile | -C | NULL | A file to read additional configuration from |
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+------------------------+-------+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| app:renderer | -g | auto | Specify the renderer to use |
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+------------------------+-------+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| app:license | -l | no | Show the license for this application and then terminate |
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+------------------------+-------+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| app:cursorPollInterval | | 1000 | How often to check for a cursor update in microseconds |
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| app:framePollInterval | | 1000 | How often to check for a frame update in microseconds |
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| app:allowDMA | | yes | Allow direct DMA transfers if supported (see `README.md` in the `module` dir) |
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| app:shmFile | -f | /dev/shm/looking-glass | The path to the shared memory file, or the name of the kvmfr device to use, ie: kvmfr0 |
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+-------------------------+-------+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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| win:title | | Looking Glass (client) | The window title |
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| win:position | | center | Initial window position at startup |
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| win:size | | 1024x768 | Initial window size at startup |
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| win:autoResize | -a | no | Auto resize the window to the guest |
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| win:allowResize | -n | yes | Allow the window to be manually resized |
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| win:keepAspect | -r | yes | Maintain the correct aspect ratio |
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| win:forceAspect | | yes | Force the window to maintain the aspect ratio |
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| win:dontUpscale | | no | Never try to upscale the window |
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| win:shrinkOnUpscale | | no | Limit the window dimensions when dontUpscale is enabled |
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| win:borderless | -d | no | Borderless mode |
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| win:fullScreen | -F | no | Launch in fullscreen borderless mode |
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| win:maximize | -T | no | Launch window maximized |
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| win:minimizeOnFocusLoss | | yes | Minimize window on focus loss |
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| win:fpsMin | -K | -1 | Frame rate minimum (0 = disable - not recommended, -1 = auto detect) |
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| win:showFPS | -k | no | Enable the FPS & UPS display |
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| win:ignoreQuit | -Q | no | Ignore requests to quit (ie: Alt+F4) |
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| win:noScreensaver | -S | no | Prevent the screensaver from starting |
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| win:autoScreensaver | | no | Prevent the screensaver from starting when guest requests it |
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| win:alerts | -q | yes | Show on screen alert messages |
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| win:quickSplash | | no | Skip fading out the splash screen when a connection is established |
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| win:rotate | | 0 | Rotate the displayed image (0, 90, 180, 270) |
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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| input:grabKeyboard | -G | yes | Grab the keyboard in capture mode |
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| input:grabKeyboardOnFocus | | yes | Grab the keyboard when focused |
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| input:releaseKeysOnFocusLoss | | yes | On focus loss, send key up events to guest for all held keys |
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| input:escapeKey | -m | 70 = KEY_SCROLLLOCK | Specify the escape key, see <linux/input-event-codes.h> for valid values |
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| input:ignoreWindowsKeys | | no | Do not pass events for the windows keys to the guest |
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| input:hideCursor | -M | yes | Hide the local mouse cursor |
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| input:mouseSens | | 0 | Initial mouse sensitivity when in capture mode (-9 to 9) |
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| input:mouseSmoothing | | yes | Apply simple mouse smoothing when rawMouse is not in use (helps reduce aliasing) |
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| input:rawMouse | | no | Use RAW mouse input when in capture mode (good for gaming) |
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| input:mouseRedraw | | yes | Mouse movements trigger redraws (ignores FPS minimum) |
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| input:autoCapture | | no | Try to keep the mouse captured when needed |
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| input:captureOnly | | no | Only enable input via SPICE if in capture mode |
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| input:helpMenuDelay | | 200 | Show help menu after holding down the escape key for this many milliseconds |
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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| spice:enable | -s | yes | Enable the built in SPICE client for input and/or clipboard support |
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| spice:host | -c | 127.0.0.1 | The SPICE server host or UNIX socket |
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| spice:port | -p | 5900 | The SPICE server port (0 = unix socket) |
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| spice:input | | yes | Use SPICE to send keyboard and mouse input events to the guest |
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| spice:clipboard | | yes | Use SPICE to syncronize the clipboard contents with the guest |
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| spice:clipboardToVM | | yes | Allow the clipboard to be syncronized TO the VM |
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| spice:clipboardToLocal | | yes | Allow the clipboard to be syncronized FROM the VM |
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| spice:scaleCursor | -j | yes | Scale cursor input position to screen size when up/down scaled |
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| spice:captureOnStart | | no | Capture mouse and keyboard on start |
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| spice:alwaysShowCursor | | no | Always show host cursor |
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| spice:showCursorDot | | yes | Use a "dot" cursor when the window does not have focus |
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| Long | Short | Value | Description |
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+==================+=======+=======+===========================================================================+
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| egl:vsync | | no | Enable vsync |
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| egl:doubleBuffer | | no | Enable double buffering |
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+------------------+-------+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| egl:multisample | | yes | Enable Multisampling |
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+------------------+-------+-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| egl:nvGainMax | | 1 | The maximum night vision gain |
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| egl:cbMode | | 0 | Color Blind Mode (0 = Off, 1 = Protanope, 2 = Deuteranope, 3 = Tritanope) |
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| egl:scale | | 0 | Set the scale algorithm (0 = auto, 1 = nearest, 2 = linear) |
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| opengl:mipmap | | yes | Enable mipmapping |
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| opengl:vsync | | no | Enable vsync |
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| opengl:preventBuffer | | yes | Prevent the driver from buffering frames |
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| opengl:amdPinnedMem | | yes | Use GL_AMD_pinned_memory if it is available |
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| wayland:warpSupport | | yes | Enable cursor warping |
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