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  • This looks like Ubuntu gedit cannot open/access display on your Macbook. I believe this problem is connected to Macbook. I have no experience with MacOS, so I am asking. Is XServer running on MacOS the same way as on linux? You need to make sure XServer on MacOS runs and accepts connections. Maybe you should look for help on some MacOS support forum. And one more thing. Get used to ssh -Y instead of ssh -X. It is safer. Commented Nov 12, 2020 at 8:43
  • I was apparently wrong about ssh -X and ssh -Y. Disregard my last statements about safer option. Commented Nov 12, 2020 at 8:52
  • Please try running ssh with the "-vv" option to print debugging output. Then edit your question to include the debugging output. Commented Nov 12, 2020 at 15:29