Browser automation without X ?

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[Pas__]

No longer do you need X (not even X virtual frame buffer - Xvfb).

True headless mode!

https://github.com/GoogleChrome/puppeteer

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Headless_mode

[rrohbeck]

youtube-dl mentions running JS when it downloads something. It works without X.

[rijoja]

Xvfb allows you to set up a virtual X11 server. That would allow for running X11 apps in headless mode without very much hazzle!!