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Mir was a display server initially planned for Unity Next, Ubuntu interface for phones, tablets and "phablets" replacing the Xorg server. Following the retirement of Unity, Mir was replaced by Wayland.

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Unable to open any graphical app with "sudo"

Tried to find some answer here: Can't launch graphical apps from terminal after updating to 15.10, but it didn't solve my problem. $ sudo gedit Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to ...
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Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to server socket: No such file or directory

After logging in as another user how do I run GUI programs? thufir@doge:~$ thufir@doge:~$ sudo -u hawat -i hawat@doge:~$ hawat@doge:~$ whoami hawat hawat@doge:~$ hawat@doge:~$ pwd /home/hawat ...
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Will Mir display server be able to launch X11 applications?

I've checked the wiki but Xorg is not even mentioned there.
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How to enable "mirror" feature in the display settings using command line?

I'm mirriong a laptop with LCD TV through HDMI cable. Everytime I reboot I have to go to: System Settings --> Screen Display to enable mirroring again. Hence, I'm planning to write a bash script ...
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How does one enter Unicode characters into systems with Mir?

In X.org/X11, I could use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+Shift+U" in any text field and then type a Unicode character code to insert special characters. However, this does not work in Mir. What is the ...
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how do I run a mir application from a command line?

I want to run webapp-container from the local terminal on an Ubuntu Touch phone, or run it from an ssh session into the phone. I am looking for something like the DISPLAY environment variable to set ...
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How do I find out if my system is using Mir?

I've just installed Mir and I'm wondering if I'm actually running it or if it fell back to X. How can I tell if Mir is running?
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Will Ubuntu 16.04 run Unity 8 on the desktop?

Will Ubuntu 16.04 run Unity 8 by default? Softpedia mentions that it'll probably be for 16.10...
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Which ubuntu derivatives plan to support xorg in the future?

As far as I know ubuntu plans to replace xorg with mir in the future. WM's who need xorg will run on an intermediate layer called xmir instead. In which version will ubuntu remove xorg from the ...
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Errors when trying to make a Wayland-native kiosk snap

Running Ubuntu 16.04. From https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/wayland-kiosk#0 Make a Wayland-native Kiosk snap At https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/wayland-kiosk#4, the following errors occur:...
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How can I access files downloaded from firefox on ubuntu touch in convergence mode

Issue occurred on my BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition with the latest update applied as of Monday 22nd of April 16. When I download a file in firefox in convergence mode firefox can see that it's in the ...
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Reverting back to Unity (Unity 7)

I think I messed up my Ubuntu 12.04. I really just want the 'dodge over window' feature that's why I followed the steps here: http://www.webupd8.org/2013/01/unity-revamped-ppa-is-back-for-ubuntu.html ...
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