GTK Ubuntu 17.10

Question

I use Ubuntu 17.10.

When I start gedit, virt-manager as root I get a dubious error message: gtk warning cannot open display :0.0

I read many posts but none works with Ubuntu 17.10.

Thanks for any help.

Other root applications are broken on Wayland too (see bug 1713313 and bug 1713311 ). — N0rbert, Oct 22 '17 at 10:47
I use the new AMD Cpu with Gigabyte so i need Kernel 4.10 >. Thans i read this post and it is now clear. — Rumel66, Oct 22 '17 at 16:05

ravery · Answer 1 · 2017-10-22T11:12:59.677

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By default 17.10 does not allow root to access your display.

Try the command xhost +si:localuser:root then launch gedit with root privilege.

edited Oct 22 '17 at 11:12

answered Oct 21 '17 at 22:58

ravery

I got the same error message when i set the xhost local:root. – Rumel66 Oct 22 '17 at 11:09
try xhost +si:localuser:root seems thy changed the command also – ravery Oct 22 '17 at 11:12

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 22 '17 at 12:01

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There is an alternative method by typing these commands:

su -

gedit

When you will type 1st command, It will prompt for the password.

Note that by this way gedit will open as the root user.

answered Oct 22 '17 at 12:01

Prateek Agrawal

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