linux – WSL – GEDIT Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
linux – WSL – GEDIT Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
You need an X server to run graphical applications like gedit.
I use VcXsrv or Xming on my Windows desktops, both are very small and easy to install,
but there exist other servers like Cygwin/X.
Short instructions for VcXsrv/Xming:
- download and install the Windows package
- start XLaunch or Xming
-
export the DISPLAY variable in your WSL terminal and start gedit
export DISPLAY=0:0 gedit
I have the problem that some checkboxes in gedits preferences are not working (dconf error, I dont care), but other than that the editor is usable.
Related:
To fix this problem
Step 1- Download and Install this Windows X Server https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/
Step 2- Open XLaunch
Step 3- Select Full screen option
Step 4- Choose Start no client option
Step 5- Simply do next and finish
Step 6- Open terminal and type :
export DISPLAY=0:0
gedit filename
In case your Linux machine is available with host name = hostname and youd want to ssh into the hostname and then open gedit then execute the following commands:
- Enable
X11Forwardingin the ssh server
[hostname] $ vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config
# and set X11Forwarding to yes
X11Forwarding yes
- Set the
DISPLAYenv in the client terminal and then ssl with-Xflag
export DISPLAY=0:0
ssh -X [email protected]
[hostname] $ gedit filename
linux – WSL – GEDIT Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Its probably because you are running it with root user.
Run it as non-root user.
(If you dont know that if you are running it as root or not, enter the command below and if it returns 0, it means you are root and you must to login to non-root user: id -u)
(If you had run sudo su or something like that, It means you are root and you must use exit to go back!)