From 429e76c58dac0e15b3b25b6e2076168cb0d29624 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 22:03:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 01/10] ci: add py313 to release pipeline

---
 .github/workflows/ci_release.yml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
index 13fad27c9fb..83811d34e9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '251' }}
-      python_versions: '["3.11", "3.12"]'
+      python_versions: '["3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
       DOCSTRING: false
       wheel: false
       wheelhouse: true
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '251' }}
-      python_versions: '["3.11", "3.12"]'
+      python_versions: '["3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
       DOCSTRING: false
       wheel: false
       wheelhouse: false
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/examples.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '251' }}
-      python_versions: '["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]'
+      python_versions: '["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
       standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '251' }}
-      python_versions: '["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]'
+      python_versions: '["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]'
       standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '' }}
     secrets: inherit
 

From 33909af2fd4aa376330214e3fd2cdc843f9dc571 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 09:46:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 02/10] ci: test against non-osmesa vtk wheels

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yml | 12 ++----------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index fd5f8914df7..8b3bb21f0a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -223,17 +223,9 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           if [ $MODE == 'PIP' ]; then
-            if [ ${{ matrix.os }} == 'ubuntu-latest' ]; then
-              echo 'TOX_EXTRA_ARG=--installpkg dist/${{ steps.wheel.outputs.wheel_name }} -x testenv.deps+="-e dpf-standalone/v${{inputs.ANSYS_VERSION}}" -x testenv.commands_pre+="uv pip install --extra-index-url https://wheels.vtk.org vtk-osmesa==9.3.20240907.dev0"' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            else
-              echo 'TOX_EXTRA_ARG=--installpkg dist/${{ steps.wheel.outputs.wheel_name }} -x testenv.deps+="-e dpf-standalone/v${{inputs.ANSYS_VERSION}}"' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            fi
+            echo 'TOX_EXTRA_ARG=--installpkg dist/${{ steps.wheel.outputs.wheel_name }} -x testenv.deps+="-e dpf-standalone/v${{inputs.ANSYS_VERSION}}"' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
-            if [ ${{ matrix.os }} == 'ubuntu-latest' ]; then
-              echo 'TOX_EXTRA_ARG=--installpkg dist/${{ steps.wheel.outputs.wheel_name }} -x testenv.commands_pre+="uv pip install --extra-index-url https://wheels.vtk.org vtk-osmesa==9.3.20240907.dev0"' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            else
-              echo 'TOX_EXTRA_ARG=--installpkg dist/${{ steps.wheel.outputs.wheel_name }}' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            fi
+            echo 'TOX_EXTRA_ARG=--installpkg dist/${{ steps.wheel.outputs.wheel_name }}' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
       - name: "Organize test files"

From e085323c8c2f11df0f758bdbc66833eb3b12cf72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 09:56:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 03/10] fix: install libosmesa for linux runners

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yml | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 8b3bb21f0a0..611fd859c6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           DEBUG: true
 
+      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+
       - name: "Test Docstrings"
         if: (inputs.DOCSTRING == 'true') && !((inputs.test_any == 'true') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'))
         uses: ansys/pydpf-actions/test_docstrings@v2.3

From 5351c2f7c2d8c5c488b7ba2f510bf4644a267db9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 10:18:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 04/10] fix: install libosmesa for linux runners

---
 .github/workflows/examples.yml        | 7 +++++++
 .github/workflows/examples_docker.yml | 7 +++++++
 .github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml      | 7 +++++++
 .github/workflows/test_docker.yml     | 7 +++++++
 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 2b77137a8ed..8eccd48a680 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           DEBUG: true
 
+      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
         run: pip list
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
index e6e379b59c2..cd0ff948c47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           DEBUG: true
 
+      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
         run: pip list
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
index c0db176f0d1..1a6bfbb81e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ jobs:
           DEBUG: true
           working-directory: pydpf-post
 
+      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
         run: pip list
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
index 3ee2ee91d46..73feeaf9fde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           DEBUG: true
 
+      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
         run: pip list

From 77b950333c62e0822cb8f1c9de1d6ebc333ca791 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 10:32:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 05/10] fix: install libosmesa for linux runners

---
 .github/workflows/examples.yml        | 1 +
 .github/workflows/examples_docker.yml | 1 +
 .github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml      | 1 +
 .github/workflows/test_docker.yml     | 1 +
 .github/workflows/tests.yml           | 2 ++
 5 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 8eccd48a680..96c1b31cf90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
index cd0ff948c47..107a8aa4c97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
index 1a6bfbb81e1..458f8f8afe8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
index 73feeaf9fde..18e85b4845d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 611fd859c6f..3510956b9f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ansys/pydpf-actions/prepare_tests@dependencies/bump_pyvista_setup-headless-display-action_to_v4
         with:
           DEBUG: true
+          
 
       - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "Test Docstrings"
         if: (inputs.DOCSTRING == 'true') && !((inputs.test_any == 'true') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'))

From bee7275db40ca5d83fa9e9e1814a38205a7486c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 10:58:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 06/10] fix: install libosmesa for linux runners

---
 .github/workflows/examples.yml        | 8 +++++---
 .github/workflows/examples_docker.yml | 7 ++++---
 .github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml      | 7 ++++---
 .github/workflows/test_docker.yml     | 8 +++++---
 .github/workflows/tests.yml           | 8 ++++----
 5 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 96c1b31cf90..26399647365 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -128,9 +128,11 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # sudo apt-get update
+          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
index 107a8aa4c97..9d1b3cc5993 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # sudo apt-get update
+          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
index 458f8f8afe8..0f656ee8b1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # sudo apt-get update
+          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
index 18e85b4845d..598d43c296e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # sudo apt-get update
+          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 3510956b9f2..849769ceb55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           DEBUG: true
           
-
       - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # sudo apt-get update
+          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "Test Docstrings"
         if: (inputs.DOCSTRING == 'true') && !((inputs.test_any == 'true') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'))

From 48f9e373b0d8caa7890e8d9638c56d7e420db7bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 13:57:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 07/10] fix: install libosmesa for linux runners

---
 .github/workflows/examples.yml        |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/examples_docker.yml |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml      |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/test_docker.yml     |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/tests.yml           | 18 +++++++++---------
 5 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 26399647365..a5e7c693383 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
           # sudo apt-get update
           # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
           # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
index 9d1b3cc5993..4dff680d00b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
           # sudo apt-get update
           # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
           # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
index 0f656ee8b1e..86b1364d922 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
           # sudo apt-get update
           # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
           # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
index 598d43c296e..a7c251b82a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           # sudo apt-get update
           # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
           # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
 
       - name: "List installed packages"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 849769ceb55..a348301d770 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ jobs:
           # sudo apt-get update
           # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
           # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
 
       - name: "Test Docstrings"
         if: (inputs.DOCSTRING == 'true') && !((inputs.test_any == 'true') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'))
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Organize test files"
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          tox -e pretest
+          xvfb-run tox -e pretest
 
       - name: "Test API test_entry"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 2
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            tox -e test-api_entry,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            xvfb-run tox -e test-api_entry,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Run compatible tests in parallel"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 2
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            tox run-parallel -m ciparalleltests ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            xvfb-run tox run-parallel -m ciparalleltests ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_server"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 2
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            tox -e test-server,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            xvfb-run tox -e test-server,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_remote_workflow"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -276,12 +276,12 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 3
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            tox -e test-remote_workflow,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            xvfb-run tox -e test-remote_workflow,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_remote_operator"
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          tox -e test-remote_operator,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+          xvfb-run tox -e test-remote_operator,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_workflow"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 4
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            tox -e test-workflow,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            xvfb-run tox -e test-workflow,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_service"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 2
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            tox -e test-service,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            xvfb-run tox -e test-service,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Combine coverage results"
         shell: bash

From ee9e445b747208550dbd2730c98b993427adf610 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 14:25:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 08/10] fix: install libosmesa for linux runners

---
 .github/workflows/examples.yml        | 10 ----------
 .github/workflows/examples_docker.yml |  9 ---------
 .github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml      |  9 ---------
 .github/workflows/test_docker.yml     | 10 ----------
 .github/workflows/tests.yml           | 25 ++++++++-----------------
 5 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index a5e7c693383..2b77137a8ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -124,16 +124,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           DEBUG: true
 
-      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          # sudo apt-get update
-          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-
-
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
         run: pip list
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
index 4dff680d00b..e6e379b59c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples_docker.yml
@@ -120,15 +120,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           DEBUG: true
 
-      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          # sudo apt-get update
-          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
         run: pip list
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
index 86b1364d922..c0db176f0d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pydpf-post.yml
@@ -142,15 +142,6 @@ jobs:
           DEBUG: true
           working-directory: pydpf-post
 
-      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          # sudo apt-get update
-          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
         run: pip list
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
index a7c251b82a4..3ee2ee91d46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_docker.yml
@@ -102,16 +102,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           DEBUG: true
 
-      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          # sudo apt-get update
-          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-
-
       - name: "List installed packages"
         shell: bash
         run: pip list
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a348301d770..333f590115f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -210,15 +210,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           DEBUG: true
           
-      - name: "Setup LibOSMesa on Linux runners"
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          # sudo apt-get update
-          # sudo apt-get install libosmesa6
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkOSOpenGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-          # echo "VTK_DEFAULT_OPENGL_WINDOW=vtkEGLRenderWindow" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-
       - name: "Test Docstrings"
         if: (inputs.DOCSTRING == 'true') && !((inputs.test_any == 'true') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'))
         uses: ansys/pydpf-actions/test_docstrings@v2.3
@@ -240,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Organize test files"
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          xvfb-run tox -e pretest
+          tox -e pretest
 
       - name: "Test API test_entry"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -249,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 2
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            xvfb-run tox -e test-api_entry,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            tox -e test-api_entry,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Run compatible tests in parallel"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -258,7 +249,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 2
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            xvfb-run tox run-parallel -m ciparalleltests ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            tox run-parallel -m ciparalleltests ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_server"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -267,7 +258,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 2
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            xvfb-run tox -e test-server,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            tox -e test-server,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_remote_workflow"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -276,12 +267,12 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 3
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            xvfb-run tox -e test-remote_workflow,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            tox -e test-remote_workflow,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_remote_operator"
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          xvfb-run tox -e test-remote_operator,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+          tox -e test-remote_operator,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_workflow"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -290,7 +281,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 4
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            xvfb-run tox -e test-workflow,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            tox -e test-workflow,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Test API test_service"
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
@@ -299,7 +290,7 @@ jobs:
           max_attempts: 2
           shell: bash
           command: |
-            xvfb-run tox -e test-service,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
+            tox -e test-service,kill-servers ${{ steps.tox-cli-arguments.outputs.TOX_EXTRA_ARG }}
 
       - name: "Combine coverage results"
         shell: bash

From 60b2f3b469f13f36830dd909b58318198305dc45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 14:29:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 09/10] ci: trigger workflow


From fd8ed7190da2ade3c9979ef557e0fe995ded3894 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moe-ad <muhammed.adedigba@ansys.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 08:56:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 10/10] ci: drop osmesa vtk wheels in tox

---
 tox.ini | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e5eef844f8d..8f134dc2f00 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -225,10 +225,6 @@ commands =
     # Remove previously rendered documentation
     clean: python -c "import shutil, sys; shutil.rmtree(sys.argv[1], ignore_errors=True)" "{toxinidir}/{env:BUILD_DIR}"
 
-    # Ensure vtk compatibility
-    html: python -m pip uninstall --yes vtk
-    html: python -m pip install --extra-index-url https://wheels.vtk.org vtk-osmesa==9.3.20240907.dev0
-
     # Clean files from previous build
     html: python -c "\
     html: from os.path import exists; import shutil; \