I cannot start graphical apps as root












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I used to be able to do so, but something as simple as this fails now:



gksudo gedit


and this also fails:



sudo gedit


I receive the error:



Cannot open display.


I haved checked this:




  • .Xauthority and .ICEauthority have my user as owner and also read/write permissions

  • As both files are binary, I cannot understand them and check if they are corrupted


Probably, I have some misconfiguration.
I have read this before and many other guides before asking.



I'm using Ubuntu Precise 12.04 64-bit.










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  • Hey, did you manage to solve this? If so, how?

    – Shrinath
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I used to be able to do so, but something as simple as this fails now:



gksudo gedit


and this also fails:



sudo gedit


I receive the error:



Cannot open display.


I haved checked this:




  • .Xauthority and .ICEauthority have my user as owner and also read/write permissions

  • As both files are binary, I cannot understand them and check if they are corrupted


Probably, I have some misconfiguration.
I have read this before and many other guides before asking.



I'm using Ubuntu Precise 12.04 64-bit.










share|improve this question
















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  • Hey, did you manage to solve this? If so, how?

    – Shrinath
    Oct 26 '12 at 5:45














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I used to be able to do so, but something as simple as this fails now:



gksudo gedit


and this also fails:



sudo gedit


I receive the error:



Cannot open display.


I haved checked this:




  • .Xauthority and .ICEauthority have my user as owner and also read/write permissions

  • As both files are binary, I cannot understand them and check if they are corrupted


Probably, I have some misconfiguration.
I have read this before and many other guides before asking.



I'm using Ubuntu Precise 12.04 64-bit.










share|improve this question
















I used to be able to do so, but something as simple as this fails now:



gksudo gedit


and this also fails:



sudo gedit


I receive the error:



Cannot open display.


I haved checked this:




  • .Xauthority and .ICEauthority have my user as owner and also read/write permissions

  • As both files are binary, I cannot understand them and check if they are corrupted


Probably, I have some misconfiguration.
I have read this before and many other guides before asking.



I'm using Ubuntu Precise 12.04 64-bit.







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  • Hey, did you manage to solve this? If so, how?

    – Shrinath
    Oct 26 '12 at 5:45



















  • Hey, did you manage to solve this? If so, how?

    – Shrinath
    Oct 26 '12 at 5:45

















Hey, did you manage to solve this? If so, how?

– Shrinath
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Hey, did you manage to solve this? If so, how?

– Shrinath
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You can try executing export DISPLAY=:0 before the command as a workaround.



Or, alternatively, use DISPLAY=:0 gksudo gedit.






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  • Thanks for the answer, but it doesn't solve my problem.

    – Sanete
    Jul 26 '12 at 10:16



















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  • Thanks Boris, I've discovered new tricks. But in my case it doesn't work. Muy user has permissions to sudo.

    – Sanete
    Jul 26 '12 at 10:22



















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Try this in a terminal:



su -


this will ask root password and give a root terminal session, this worked for me, I could run gedit without problems, for example.






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    You can try executing export DISPLAY=:0 before the command as a workaround.



    Or, alternatively, use DISPLAY=:0 gksudo gedit.






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    • Thanks for the answer, but it doesn't solve my problem.

      – Sanete
      Jul 26 '12 at 10:16
















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    You can try executing export DISPLAY=:0 before the command as a workaround.



    Or, alternatively, use DISPLAY=:0 gksudo gedit.






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    • Thanks for the answer, but it doesn't solve my problem.

      – Sanete
      Jul 26 '12 at 10:16














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    You can try executing export DISPLAY=:0 before the command as a workaround.



    Or, alternatively, use DISPLAY=:0 gksudo gedit.






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    You can try executing export DISPLAY=:0 before the command as a workaround.



    Or, alternatively, use DISPLAY=:0 gksudo gedit.







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    • Thanks for the answer, but it doesn't solve my problem.

      – Sanete
      Jul 26 '12 at 10:16



















    • Thanks for the answer, but it doesn't solve my problem.

      – Sanete
      Jul 26 '12 at 10:16

















    Thanks for the answer, but it doesn't solve my problem.

    – Sanete
    Jul 26 '12 at 10:16





    Thanks for the answer, but it doesn't solve my problem.

    – Sanete
    Jul 26 '12 at 10:16













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    the answers you are locking for are




    • here

    • and an alternative one here






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    • Thanks Boris, I've discovered new tricks. But in my case it doesn't work. Muy user has permissions to sudo.

      – Sanete
      Jul 26 '12 at 10:22
















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    the answers you are locking for are




    • here

    • and an alternative one here






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    • Thanks Boris, I've discovered new tricks. But in my case it doesn't work. Muy user has permissions to sudo.

      – Sanete
      Jul 26 '12 at 10:22














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    the answers you are locking for are




    • here

    • and an alternative one here






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    the answers you are locking for are




    • here

    • and an alternative one here







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    • Thanks Boris, I've discovered new tricks. But in my case it doesn't work. Muy user has permissions to sudo.

      – Sanete
      Jul 26 '12 at 10:22



















    • Thanks Boris, I've discovered new tricks. But in my case it doesn't work. Muy user has permissions to sudo.

      – Sanete
      Jul 26 '12 at 10:22

















    Thanks Boris, I've discovered new tricks. But in my case it doesn't work. Muy user has permissions to sudo.

    – Sanete
    Jul 26 '12 at 10:22





    Thanks Boris, I've discovered new tricks. But in my case it doesn't work. Muy user has permissions to sudo.

    – Sanete
    Jul 26 '12 at 10:22











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    Try this in a terminal:



    su -


    this will ask root password and give a root terminal session, this worked for me, I could run gedit without problems, for example.






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      Try this in a terminal:



      su -


      this will ask root password and give a root terminal session, this worked for me, I could run gedit without problems, for example.






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        Try this in a terminal:



        su -


        this will ask root password and give a root terminal session, this worked for me, I could run gedit without problems, for example.






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        Try this in a terminal:



        su -


        this will ask root password and give a root terminal session, this worked for me, I could run gedit without problems, for example.







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