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Overview
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Looking Glass displays a Windows virtual machine in a low-latency Linux
window. It transfers completed frames through shared memory instead of sending
compressed video over a network. The IDD provides video and direct
input through LGMP, while SPICE provides audio, clipboard, and fallback
services.
Looking Glass displays a Windows virtual machine in a low-latency Linux window.
It transfers completed frames through shared memory instead of sending
compressed video over a network. The IDD provides video, direct input, and
clipboard through LGMP, while SPICE provides audio and fallback services.
.. _documentation:
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Looking Glass IDD
The recommended Windows Indirect Display Driver. It creates a virtual
monitor, sends its frames to the client and provides direct keyboard and
mouse input.
mouse input, as well as clipboard synchronization.
Legacy Host Application
The older Windows capture application. It captures an existing display
rather than creating a virtual one. It is documented for existing B7
workflows, but is no longer recommended for current installations.
workflows, but is no longer recommended for current installations, and does
not provide services like clipboard synchronization, which uses SPICE.
KVMFR and IVSHMEM
The shared-memory path between the Windows guest and Linux host. KVMFR is
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SPICE
Remote communications protocol for virtual machines. Used by Looking Glass
for its emulated USB audio device. Also serves as an optional fallback
transport for video, input, audio and clipboard services.
transport for video, input, audio, and clipboard services.
.. _recommended_setup:
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* the current Looking Glass Client on the Linux host;
* KVMFR shared memory attached to the Windows guest;
* the current Looking Glass IDD in the Windows guest; and
* SPICE installed on the Linux host
* SPICE server configured in QEMU or a wrapper, e.g. libvirt.
Make sure to use the same version of Looking Glass for the client, IDD, and OBS
plugin. The shared-memory protocol changes between releases and incompatible
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Download the complete B7 release from https://looking-glass.io/downloads and see
the :ref:`legacy_host` section.