- Install relevant APT packages:
$ sudo apt-get install xorg
$ sudo apt-get install xfvd
$ sudo apt-get install firefox
$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip - Download Selenium server and Python bindings:
$ sudo pip install selenium
$ wget https://selenium.googlecode.com/files/selenium-server-standalone-2.34.0.jar - Start virtual framebuffer X server for server number 1 (for DISPLAY) in the background:
$ sudo Xvfb :1 &
$ sudo Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1280x1024x8 - Start Selenium server in the background (without sudo):
$ java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.34.0.jar &
- Write sample Python code in sample.py:
fromseleniumimportwebdriver
fromselenium.webdriver.common.keysimportKeys
driver=webdriver.Firefox()
driver.get("http://www.python.org")
assert"Python"indriver.title
elem=driver.find_element_by_name("q")
elem.send_keys("selenium")
elem.send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
assert"Google"indriver.title
driver.close() - Run sample.py with environment variable DISPLAY=:1:
$ DISPLAY=:1 python sample.py
↧
Setting up Selenium Python environment with X virtual framebuffer on Ubuntu server
↧