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This is sillly (made at tam high)

Running the Snake game (pygame)

This repo includes two Snake versions: Silly.py (turtle/Tkinter) and snake_pygame.py (pygame).

To run snake_pygame.py locally (recommended on a desktop):

1. Install dependencies:

python3 -m pip install --user pygame

2. Run:

python3 snake_pygame.py

Running inside a headless container

If you're inside a headless container (no $DISPLAY), you can run a quick headless test using xvfb-run or the SDL dummy video driver. Note: headless runs won't be interactive unless you also run a VNC/noVNC session.

Using xvfb-run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y xvfb
xvfb-run -s "-screen 0 600x600x24" python3 snake_pygame.py

Or use SDL dummy (requires pygame present). This runs briefly and exits (useful for CI/headless smoke tests):

export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy
export HEADLESS=1
python3 snake_pygame.py

Running interactively in a browser via VNC / noVNC

1. Install the VNC dependencies and fetch noVNC (run as root):

sudo ./setup_vnc.sh

2. Start the GUI stack (Xvfb + fluxbox + x11vnc + noVNC):

sudo ./tart-gui.sh

3. Open your browser and go to:

http://<host>:6080/vnc.html

Replace with the container/host IP or localhost if you're running locally. The page will open a VNC window where you can run python3 snake_pygame.py inside the desktop.

Password-protected VNC

• You can create a project-scoped VNC password file at .vnc/passwd using x11vnc -storepasswd. If present, tart-gui.sh will use it automatically. Example:

# create the password file (enter the password when prompted or pass it on the command line)
x11vnc -storepasswd Silly .vnc/passwd

When connecting via a VNC client or the noVNC browser UI you'll be prompted for the password (in this repo the example password is Silly).

Notes and caveats:

• setup_vnc.sh installs system packages (xvfb, x11vnc, fluxbox) and clones noVNC into /opt/noVNC.
• This repository contains a sample project password file by default for convenience; it is hashed but still lives in the workspace. If you don't want it tracked in git, add .vnc/ to .gitignore (see .gitignore in this repo).
• If you expose ports publicly, lock them down or use SSH port forwarding.
• If you prefer not to run as root, edit setup_vnc.sh accordingly and choose a different install path for noVNC.