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Old 04-01-2013
(PMT:6498): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

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(PMT:6498): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:


How to solve this issue in linux?
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Old 04-02-2013
More information is needed. All we know at this point is that you have a graphical application and it apparently wasn't able to connect to the X Server. How are you connecting? Is it through ssh, console, or graphical terminal?
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