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Sep 27, 2024 at 3:04 comment added Jay Prall If this works for you, you should consider using xhost +localhost instead because it's more secure.
Jun 14, 2024 at 4:44 comment added Antti Rytsölä @aaa DISPLAY= doesn't work because it's not inherited by default. Try exporting it first, i.e. export DISPLAY=:0
Jun 16, 2022 at 14:22 comment added aaa $ DISPLAY=:0 xhost +local: gives Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
Mar 2, 2022 at 15:52 comment added AlexC @Moberg: It disables authentication control. It allows any user to open graphical windows on your display. So it's not something you want to do all the time! But when you know you want to run some graphical app as a different user, it's what you need to do.
Apr 29, 2021 at 10:36 comment added Moberg What does the command do?
Jan 23, 2021 at 3:10 comment added Mona Jalal $ xhost +local: xhost: unable to open display "desktop:0"
Jul 26, 2019 at 16:19 comment added loved.by.Jesus it did the trick. Thanks, I think it is the shortest answer!
Jan 26, 2019 at 13:40 history edited Jeff Schaller CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jan 26, 2019 at 13:24 history answered user175477 CC BY-SA 4.0