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user3499987
user3499987

Reputation: 11

I get this error while trying to launch the command ./runInstaller

I have this error while trying to launch the command ./runInstaller Can't connect to X11 window server using ':0.0' as the value of the DISPLAY variable.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 42274

Answers (3)

David Maman
David Maman

Reputation: 71

From Oracle help docs:

sudo yum install xorg-x11-utils -y

worked for me.

Upvotes: 1

Brian Fitzgerald
Brian Fitzgerald

Reputation: 906

Error is reproducible thus:

$ export DISPLAY=:0.0
$ ./runInstaller
ERROR: Unable to verify the graphical display setup. This application requires X display. Make sure that xdpyinfo exist under PATH variable.

Can't connect to X11 window server using ':0.0' as the value of the DISPLAY variable.

OP's X server was Hummingbird Exceed. Xming will work as well.

The actual solution depends on:

  • whether you are su'd to oracle from a different login account.
  • whether you are using X11 forwarding.
  • the actual port used by X11 forwarding, which could be 6010 or a different port.

If you logged in and then su'd to oracle, then copy ~/.Xauthority to the oracle account.

If you are using X11 forwarding and the forwarding port is 6010, then DISPLAY=localhost:10.0 is correct.

If you are not using X11 forwarding, and if port 6000 on your PC is reachable from the oracle server, then export DISPLAY=your.pc.ip.address:0.0 is correct.

Install xterm and use xterm to test X windows.

Be sure to install xdpyinfo.

For more details, please refer to my article X windows for Oracle DBAs

Upvotes: 0

Panayiotis Savva
Panayiotis Savva

Reputation: 131

If you are executing this via Putty, then I suggest you have a look at Xming, this allows you to have a Putty remote ssh session, and forward your display to you Windows machine...

If you're executing this from a Linux server without a gui, you will either need to connect remotely with a pc with a GUI installed (Gnome, KDE, etc) or you'll need to install the Gui directly on the server.

Check if it's not already installed by using the command on the terminal $ startx

Upvotes: 0

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