Display Image, cannot reach X server

Question

I am doing a project displaying some images with Ubuntu 18.04 on Windows. However, after some trials, I get the following message "display-im6.q16: unable to open X server `' @ error/display.c/DisplayImageCommand/432."

Does anyone have a clue on how to solve this ? Thanks !

"Ubuntu 18.04 on Windows" meaning WSL - or something else? — steeldriver, Feb 19 '20 at 14:09
Please take a look at What's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux as of 2018? — steeldriver, Feb 19 '20 at 14:16
Does this answer your question? What's the easiest way to run GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux as of 2018? — karel, Feb 19 '20 at 17:08
Are you running WSL version 1 or Version 2? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1177729/wsl-am-i-running-version-1-or-version-2 — K7AAY, Feb 19 '20 at 17:41
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1051525/windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-what-cant-i-do-with-the-ubuntu-application-f?rq=1 may also be helpful. — K7AAY, Feb 19 '20 at 17:42

cup · Answer 1 · 2020-03-15T20:26:15.530

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You just need an X server. Get XMing from

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/

Install it, and run it before you launch any programs that require an X server.

Modify your .profile and add

export DISPLAY=:0.0

edited Mar 15 '20 at 20:26

answered Mar 06 '20 at 12:42

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Display Image, cannot reach X server

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