Using GUI on ssh session

Asked Nov 21 '16 at 14:01

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I am running Ubuntu 14.04 but I can't use GUI applications over SSH. I followed several tutorials (first one, second one) online but I can't still fix it. Below is the process I followed.

I first installed Ubuntu 14.04 command line version only, I later realized I might need GUI over SSH then I installed ubuntu-desktop.
sudo apt get update
Set X11 Forwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to yes
Restart the server.
SSH using ssh -X me@server
Using normal user, I started gedit using gedit

But I am getting the error below.

error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.

(gedit:1771): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

I tried fixing it but to no success. Is there anything that I am missing?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:39

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asked Nov 21 '16 at 14:01

fanbondi

What OS is the local machine, and what X server are you running on it? – steeldriver Nov 21 '16 at 18:26
@steeldriver, my current OS is MAC OS Sierra, I don't know if I need X server on Mac. Are you saying I need one and if yes can you give me a reference on how to do this. – fanbondi Nov 21 '16 at 18:34
TBH I don't know anything about MAC - I think that you need to run xquartz, but I'm not sure about that. See for example ssh -X without/with using xquartz – steeldriver Nov 21 '16 at 18:43

Using GUI on ssh session

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