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I tried to open GParted after installing it, as it was not preinstalled in Ubuntu Gnome 16.10, but it just asked for root password but didn't open.

Then I tried to open from terminal and it showed this

jp@JP-PC:~$ sudo gparted
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/-.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/home.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-121.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount → /dev/null.
No protocol specified

(gpartedbin:3426): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
Removed /run/systemd/system/-.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/home.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-121.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount.
jp@JP-PC:~$

But it didn't start. I also tried restarting computer. Can anyone tell what's the problem with it. Thank you.

Jyot Prakash Verma
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  • What is your system architecture and what version of gparted did you install? – George Udosen Mar 11 '17 at 17:37
  • Did you install gparted from the gparted web site, or from the Ubuntu repositories? The correct answer is the latter. – heynnema Mar 11 '17 at 19:53
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    could be an issue with xorg/wayland... make sure you have the correct graphics driver installed and nothing extra... – ridderhoff Mar 12 '17 at 09:24
  • I have 32 bit version Ubuntu Gnome 16.10 and I installled GParted from software centre. – Jyot Prakash Verma Mar 13 '17 at 12:46
  • @Ridderhoff how do I check for correct graphic driver? – Jyot Prakash Verma Mar 14 '17 at 12:21
  • @JyotPrakashVerma http://askubuntu.com/questions/23238/how-can-i-find-what-video-driver-is-in-use-on-my-system – ridderhoff Mar 17 '17 at 14:52
  • If you use intel IG, you shouldnt have nvidia driver installed, and vice versa. I'm doubtful this is your problem, but it helped me when my machine was acting up. – ridderhoff Mar 17 '17 at 14:53
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    @Ridderhoff's point helped me. I had both intel and nvidia installed on my ubuntu 17.10 since i have both on my laptop. In my case, i switched from intel to nvidia drivers ('sudo prime-select nvidia') and rebooted and gparted opened. – yuvilio Dec 17 '17 at 05:32

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The issue is there in Ubuntu 17.10. Solved it by running the following command:

xhost +local:
Riyafa Abdul Hameed
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