[Solved] Gparted - Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0

[slayer29179]

Hello!

Sorry for having to post another question!

Recently my Gparted has suddenly stopped working!

I haven't changed anything that I can think which would have affected it.

I'm using Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) 64-bit with Gnome Version 3.22.2.

If I try to run it through my applications menu, it asks me the root password, like normal. After typing it in, it loads for a little bit, then just stops.

If I run it from terminal using:

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gparted

as my user I get:

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bash: gparted: command not found

If I run it as root or run it as:

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gparted-pkexec

I always get:

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dan@Dan:~$ su
Password:
root@Dan:/home/dan# gparted
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/-.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/home.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/media-dan-LocalStorage.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/media-dan-USBHDD1.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/media-dan-USBHDD21.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-rpc_pipefs.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-116.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount → /dev/null.
No protocol specified

(gpartedbin:4258): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
Removed /run/systemd/system/-.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/home.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/media-dan-LocalStorage.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/media-dan-USBHDD1.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/media-dan-USBHDD21.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/run-rpc_pipefs.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-116.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount.


I've tired researching the issue but its getting a bit beyond me now with all the XOrg stuff! Slowly trying to learn!

Some people have said it can be a network issue and recommended disconnecting from it to see if it works. However, disconnecting from any network (WIFI or LAN) still doesn't make it work. I've tried pulling the cable out, the dongle (for WIFI), and choosing disconnect.

Some people have said I need to not be running in VNC, RDP, SSH or anything like that. But I'm not, I'm physically on the computer.

One post I found for Ubuntu (Which is based on Debian so most things should work... )

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dan@Dan:~$ xhost +localhost
localhost being added to access control list
dan@Dan:~$ xhost +
access control disabled, clients can connect from any host


But it still doesn't work.

I'm not quite sure what information I need to provide!
So... have the journal?
http://pastebin.com/kLBQGHgu

Really sorry I can't provide more but this is all new too me! Fingers crossed, I'll soon be back answering other peoples questions!

Thanks

- Dan

[bw123]

$ su
Password:
root@Dan:/home/dan# gparted

Not sure about how to launch gparted on gnome, but in general I think this idea of su to root, then launching an x based app is not a good idea. There's probably a gparted.desktop file r some such around somewhere on your system, use it instead?

using Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)

Adds more complication, check the bug reports, use parted or some other app until it's resolved.

[Segfault]

Try this

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su -
DISPLAY=:0 gparted

I do not have gparted, so I can't check it, plain parted is good enough for me.

[slayer29179]

HI Segfault!

Thanks for your reply!

Unfortunately, it produces the same error

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root@Dan:/home/dan# DISPLAY=:0 gparted
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/-.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/home.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/media-dan-LocalStorage.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/media-dan-USBHDD1.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/media-dan-USBHDD21.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-rpc_pipefs.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/run-user-116.mount → /dev/null.
Created symlink /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount → /dev/null.
No protocol specified

(gpartedbin:2882): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
Removed /run/systemd/system/-.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/home.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/media-dan-LocalStorage.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/media-dan-USBHDD1.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/media-dan-USBHDD21.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/run-rpc_pipefs.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-1000.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/run-user-116.mount.
Removed /run/systemd/system/tmp.mount.


Thanks

- Dan

[roseway]

Try

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gksu gparted

(You run this as a normal user, and it asks for the root password.)

[pylkko]

Are you running X at all?

[Segfault]

What is your actual DISPLAY?

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echo $DISPLAY

[slayer29179]

HI Roseway!
I don't have gksu installed! Normally I would use su or sudo

Hi Pyikko,
Sorry my knowledge is limited in this! I have a GUI interface I use if that helps? Using Gnome.

HI Segfault!
It doesn't seem to return anything?

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root@Dan:/home/dan# echo $Display

root@Dan:/home/dan#


[pendrachken]

HI Roseway!
I don't have gksu installed! Normally I would use su or sudo

Hi Pyikko,
Sorry my knowledge is limited in this! I have a GUI interface I use if that helps? Using Gnome.

HI Segfault!
It doesn't seem to return anything?

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root@Dan:/home/dan# echo $Display

root@Dan:/home/dan#


That isn't what he wrote:

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echo $DISPLAY


Unix / Linux is CasEsEnSiTiVe, which can throw people used to Windows / OS/X off, the variable after the $ MUST be typed as it was when it was set:

$Display is NOT the same as $DISPLAY - as in this example. It's just another little pitfall that many people stumble over when setting up environment variables.

[pylkko]

I think the problem is that you are using GNOME on stretch and that uses Wayland (not X) by default now. Therefore Gparted is claiming it does not see a display (it is looking for an X display).

[slayer29179]

Hi Pendrachken,

Sorry! Here you go:

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root@Dan:/home/dan# echo $DISPLAY
:0
root@Dan:/home/dan#


Hi Pyikko.

I'm not 100% sure what that means, but if I want to use GParted again, do I need to move to Wayland? Or can I make GParted see use the X Display?

Thanks!!

[pylkko]

It means that you need to log out of Wayland session and thus go back to the login in screen and select "Gnome" without wayland and then you can use gparted... but after you have used it, you would need to log out once again and log in again in order to continue using Wayland. Wayland is a more modern display protocol, but some older programs don't work on it.

[slayer29179]

Oh sweet! It worked straight away!

Thank you so much!

I'll keep switching back to it when I need to use GParted.

I'm assuming as you said older programs it should get updated not too soon if Debian has it by default now.

Thanks everyone again!

Love these forums!

[pylkko]

Or you an use the "Disks" application in GNOME it has most of the things that Gparted has. Or you can use parted in a terminal window. Most X apps work on Wayland via a "translator app" called Xwayland, so old X apps can work on Wayland with that, but some just don't or it is hard to get them to work.

[phenest]

It means that you need to log out of Wayland session and thus go back to the login in screen and select "Gnome" without wayland and then you can use gparted... but after you have used it, you would need to log out once again and log in again in order to continue using Wayland. Wayland is a more modern display protocol, but some older programs don't work on it.

I have a package installed called xwayland which "provides an X server running on top of wayland". Does that mean I'm running both, sort of? I'm running Gnome on Stretch and gparted works fine, and I'm logged in with the default Gnome session.