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Signed-off-by: Nate Koenig <nate@openrobotics.org>
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Nate Koenig committed Mar 14, 2022
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Expand Up @@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ It is often desirable to run simulation on a remote computer, such as
a computer managed by cloud provider, in order to paralellize work or access
specific compute resources. Simulated sensors that require GPU access have
historically been difficult to use on a remote computer due to OpenGL's
X server requirement. This issue can be resolved through installation and
proper configuration of X, but the steps can be complex and error prone.
X server requirement on linux systems. This issue can be resolved through
installation and proper configuration of X, but the steps can be complex and
error prone.

An easier solution is through the use of [EGL](https://www.khronos.org/egl), which allows for the the creation of rendering surfaces without an X server. Ignition Gazebo has added support for EGL via the `--headless-rendering` command line option. Use of EGL is only available with OGRE2.

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