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Old 09-26-2012, 05:41 AM   #1
Sharath Ravi
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Error: Unable to initialize gtk, is DISPLAY set properly?


I am connecting to a CentOS server through ssh when i am running the command #filezilla i get an error

Error: Unable to initialize gtk, is DISPLAY set properly?

Please help me out on this

Thanks in advance.
 
Old 09-26-2012, 06:21 AM   #2
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please give detailed info:
how did you use ssh (probably you missed -X)?
 
Old 09-26-2012, 06:29 AM   #3
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hello,

I am running ssh from windows machine to our local CentOS server and running this filezilla command
 
Old 09-26-2012, 06:32 AM   #4
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You have not completed your post.
have you started an X emulator or VNC client on windows?
 
Old 09-26-2012, 06:39 AM   #5
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sorry for the trouble...

have you started an X emulator or VNC client on windows?

no just using ssh client to connect from my windows machine to centos server.

Can u please brief me...
 
Old 09-26-2012, 06:58 AM   #6
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I'm afraid that won't work
 
  


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