Questions tagged [xserver]
The basic graphical display server X.Org, which is the official reference implementation of the X Window System. Alternatives include Wayland.
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How to use different pointers and keyboard for different monitors
I have a system running on top of Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop which I use along with an external monitor. I am trying to work on both simultaneously and I want to be using separate input methods for ...
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Gtk-WARNING **: 22:21:47.873: cannot open display:1 / xhost : unable to open display:1
Sooo, that's the thing, for some reason now I cannot open graphical applications from the terminal, something that is curious to me is that I can launch gedit(for example) from my keyboard shortcut (i ...
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NetAnim: cannot connect to X server
I have Ubuntu machine with NS3 and NetAnim installed.
When trying to run NetAnim with the command ./NetAnim, it does not run and I always get this message "NetAnim: cannot connect to X server&...
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I'm having some problems with my notebook's touchpad
I'm having some problems with my notebook's touchpad. This event appeared after I typed the command sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics. The problem is that when I scroll up it goes down,...
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Cannot connect to X Server when running app with sudo
When I am running some software using sudo command it showing error like
cannot connect to X server
For example if I run the following command:
$ sudo gedit /etc/profile
I am getting following ...
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The XServer config file is not found
I have recently purchased a new discrete GPU and have to configure the XServer. In a forum I found the advise first to back-up the config-file like that: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf....
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xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: :0
I have a cronjob that didn't work this morning. The line in crontab -e looks like this:
20 9 * * 1-5 export DISPLAY=:0 && /bin/bash /opt/ibc/twsstart.sh
I couldn't find any errors in /var/log/...
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How do I kill the x-server?
Every time I try to kill the x-server,
sudo service lightdm stop
so that I can install the latest Nvidia drivers, I get an error message.
stop: Unknown instance:
What am I doing wrong?
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Unable to Control NVIDIA Fan Speed
NVIDIA X Server Settings
In NVIDIA X Server Settings it is showing: Failed to set new Fan Speed
From terminal I have tried the following command:
nvidia-settings -a GPUFanControlState=1 -a ...
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X authority not found
Help please new to Ubuntu I'm stuck on tty and don't know what to do here are photos of error
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Ran test for ligthdm bug Says Xserver no path found
I Ran bug test on lightdm Say Xserver no path i'm stuck on tty1 please help i'm new to Ubuntu and dont know much
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Deleted libgtk-4-1 caused missing GUI and ozone platform initialization failure
I recently attempted to upgrade the libgtk-4-1 library to the latest version on my system. In order to do so, I used the command 'sudo apt remove libgtk-4-1' to remove the previous version. However, ...
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xf86EnableIO failed to enable I/O when starting X server
Running sudo startx on Ubuntu 22.04/Gnome 42.5 with X11 windowing system results in the following terminal output:
X.Org X Server 1.21.1.4
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Current Operating System: ...
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MESA-LOADER: failed to open swrast remote X11 windows
I am connecting to my Ubuntu machine through SSH terminal from my windows machine and trying to open a graphical window using Xserve in windows. It loads the graphical interface but stops as this ...
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kubuntu 22.04 'oh, no! something has gone wrong'
I implore your help. I'm an average linux user and I'm stucked in tty.
My network does not work and when i try to launch startx it shows me the screen 'oh, no! something has gone wrong'.
All hapened ...
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How to start Xserver at a particular TCP port?
I was trying to start a firecracker instance on a different IP and wanted to the export the display to another IP.The recieving IP is not listening at the particular address.So the launch of any GUI ...
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run xset command at startup
I am running xubuntu 16.04.
I am running two commands at startup to configure my mouse.
Both work fine in the terminal.
When I set them to run at startup using the "Sessions and Startup" app, one ...
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WSL2 doesn't recognize XServer and runs desktop environments on its own
I've been messing around with WSL2 for a while, and I wanted to make the most profit out of it by running an X server instead of running Ubuntu on demanding Virtual Machines, so I've been following a ...
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Xserver doesn't receive events from touchpad
Ubuntu 20.04, kernel 5.15.0-43-generic.
Touchpad detected by xinput:
$ sudo xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer ...
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Left touchpad button doesn't work after upgrade to 12.04
Since I installed an upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04, my left button (Touchpad) doesn't work well.
This means I have to log out via STRG+ALT+DEL then log in again.
Before I log out, I can move the cursor, ...
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Is Xsession run by default on Jammy (22.04)?
The context is that I'm attempting to get unclutter-xfixes to start automatically. As part of its setup, unclutter installs a file /etc/X11/Xsession.d/90unclutter with the following contents:
# /etc/...
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"vcxsrv.exe: command not found" Error on WSL Ubuntu
I am a seismology student and I'm new to programming. Recently I tried to install ISP for seismology via the instruction mentioned in this article.
I installed WSL Ubuntu, then I installed vcxsrv.exe. ...
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Keyboard not working in Ubuntu
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad, and initially had the 18.04 Ubuntu installed. Two days back my keyboard stopped functioning, all except the top first row. In many forums people who had similar problem tried ...
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How to run a Java awt Hedless program in a server environment?
I'm running a java program that is already able to work from command line, but only if a x server is up and running.
Actually on my ubuntu 16.04 x64 VPS I got this java exception
Caused by: java....
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Setting touchpad like graphic table
I'm trying to set my touchpad in absolute mode, i need that to work like a graphic table, i know that exist FingerPainter but i don't searching that.
xinput set-mode 13 ABSOLUTE
The command throws ...
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How to get the X-Servers complete address
Edited concerning the answer of @terdon.
On my ubuntu computer:
If I connect a server via ssh -X my_server, then I can start a program.
Then I use sudo -i to become root, but I can't start the same ...
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My keyboard stops taking inputs suddenly. How can I debug the issue?
I can't find a pattern in it, when it happens. Everything's working fine and suddenly keyboard stops responding. Mouse works well. Possible fixs I have tried:
Restart solves the issue( I used it for ...
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How to exit and enter X session?
I'm trying to install XFree86 and it asks to turn off the display, but I don't know how to do that.
What command do I do this with?
I'm using the latest version of Ubuntu (22.04).
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How to install package xorg-server
I'm following this recipe to build xf86-input-libinput from source with a patch applied.
The command ./configure --prefix=/usr gives me an error that I haven't been able to resolve:
checking for xorg-...
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Xserver ubuntu password error?
I'm running my python script on aws using ubuntu(file upload by filezilla and using putty for connection), as my script is console application I have to run Xserver but right when I write the command ...
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Can someone help me either to extend /dev/sda2 partition or to reroute stuff to other partitions?
enter image description hereI often get a message saying 'unable to write to /tmp' as /dev/sda2 run out of space. I don't have any free space left to create a logical volume. I was wondering if I ...
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Docker Container failing to connect to X-Server
I have a docker container, and am wanting to use some GUI outside of the container. Problem is, when I try to open a GUI inside the container (for example firefox) it gives me the following Error (...
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Error: no DISPLAY environment variable specified when using X server
I am trying to access GUIs from my Ubuntu 22 server.
On my Windows 11 cmd with Xming installed (which I don't think I need). I run ssh -X me@myserver. Then in bash I type firefox and get the following ...
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Crashed my Laptop by trying to install graphic cards driver
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad W540 with an Nvidia Quadro K2100M and an internal graphics chip. When playing games the graphics card didn't seem to be recognized and only the chip was beeing used so I tried ...
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X11-Forwarding ubuntu server
I'm trying to enable X11 forwarding from my headless ubuntu server (12.10) to regular ubuntu to forward virt-manager so I can install windows kvm machines. The problem is when I try to open an X ...
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UI drawed twice in some apps
Some apps (as VLC and most other video players, VirtualBox "New machine" window as shown on the screenshot below) are drawn incorrectly - some elements are drawn multiple times, which makes ...
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Understanding glxinfo error
My env is Ubuntu 18.04, headless server.
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic
If I connect via ...
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Provide an Xserver To Chroot
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I'm using a Lubuntu 13.10 X86-64 livecd to chroot into another Lubuntu 13.10 X86-64 located on my hard drive in a folder called chroot. I've had no trouble using the terminal to chroot ...
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VcXsrv full screen
I have installed Ubuntu on my windows via wsl. I have followed this guide: https://medium.com/geekculture/how-to-install-the-ubuntu-desktop-with-the-graphical-user-interface-in-wsl2-71f4b78431a4
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Laptop keyboard stops working after apt update
I am fairly new to the world of Linux. This morning I installed Ubuntu 21.10 on my Fujitsu Lifebook U749. It's working good but I have the problem that the laptop keyboard stops working after running ...
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How to see content of another screen?
I use laptop with xubuntu 20.04, and have another screen, connected through VGA. But that screen placed not on my deck, this display placed on another room, so I can't see content of screen. Is there ...
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wanted to install 2 socket server with LTS, what will be the process to get latest version with LTS? [duplicate]
my customer is buying dell XW8545 with 2 AMD processors, and asked us to install ubuntu latest version with LTS. please guide...
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The system freezes a lot and dmesg gives an error in Nvidia drivers
I faced constant system freezing in Ubuntu under both Unity and Gnome shell. So I came to Arch. In Arch also I'm facing the same issue. I tried many things in these forums but nothing helped. Please ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - how is the X server started?
I have thought that /usr/bin/startx script is used to start the X server but it looks like it is not true. Which process or script starts the X server? The X server has to be started before lightdm ...
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Missing parts on X11 forwarding
I use X11 forwarding to a server by ssh -X my_server. All works fine but there is a part on the screen not displayed. The mouse works there.
So it looks like this:
If I connect to another server it ...
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NVidia X Server widnow doesn't show me perfomance or any other mode
after couple of months I wanted to play a game of CSGO on my laptop dual booting windows and linux. I haven't been using Win10 ever since I've switched to linux in January and I used to play CSGO on ...
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import the X-display of one local ubuntu user onto another user's desktop
Inspired from this topic I dare ask this probably impossible question:
I have 4 different users on my Ubuntu-MATE 21.04 machine.
Sometimes it would be nice to see user2 on the display of user1, either ...
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X-server crashes when using the pen on graphics tablet
I'm on Ubuntu 20.04. I got a new XP-Pen Deco01 V2 drawing tablet. It connects fine, but as soon as I try to move the cursor using the drawing pen, the x server crashes.
Any clues as to how to fix this?...
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java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class java.awt.Container
I am pretty new to Ubuntu and also new to this forum. Looking for some help.
I've been trying to install Impro-Visor by downloading the Impro-Visor_unix_10_2.sh file and running that in a terminal.
I ...
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Unable to boot Ubuntu 20.04 on iMac 12,2 (i7, Mid-2011) without kernel option `nomodeset`
I am struggling with an iMac 27" from 2011 with a Radeon 6970M GPU.
Without the nomodeset kernel parameter the display turns black when KMS kicks in.
With i915.modeset=1 radeon.modeset=0 the boot ...