Then it was time for the Electric Kool-Aid X Server Test, the moment of truth.

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Now -- I can get exactly this arrangement with Windows if I use a third-party X server like Hummingbird's Exceed.

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And finally, if you own a 3Dfx card (any Voodoo), grab the 3-Dfx X server and Mesa CVS (See Resources for links to those graphic requirements).

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But you can also install your applications once, at the server -- and access them from any networked workstation using an X server.

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Canonical originally planned to replace the aging X with another display server called Wayland, but the developers apparently couldn't bend the compositing-friendly protocol to their cross-device whims.

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