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millions024

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can't launch timeshift-gtk

when i try to launch timeshift from the applications menu, it doesn't launch at all. when i try launching timeshift-gtk from the terminal, i get this error before it closes:

(timeshift-gtk:101789): Gtk-WARNING **: 23:17:45.347: cannot open display: :1

millions024

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Re: can't launch timeshift-gtk

update: this ended up being a cosmic issue, it works fine on gnome

seth

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Re: can't launch timeshift-gtk

Cosmic seems to support and depend on xwayland, not sure whether :1 is the correct DISPLAY, though
Can you any of

xdpyinfo
DISPLAY=:0 xdpyinfo
DISPLAY=:8 xdpyinfo

?

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millions024

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Registered: 2024-02-22

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Re: can't launch timeshift-gtk

Cosmic seems to support and depend on xwayland, not sure whether :1 is the correct DISPLAY, though
Can you any of

xdpyinfo
DISPLAY=:0 xdpyinfo
DISPLAY=:8 xdpyinfo

?

it says command not found

seth

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Re: can't launch timeshift-gtk

https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x8 … -xdpyinfo/

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millions024

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Re: can't launch timeshift-gtk

i can see the output of the first 2 but the last one says unable to open display :8

seth

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Re: can't launch timeshift-gtk

So why is timeshift-gtk trying to open on :1?

DISPLAY=:0 timeshift-gtk

Also please actually post the outputs, resp

xdpyinfo | head; DISPLAY=:0 xdpyinfo | head

will do and the most important part is whether one of them has a display :1

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millions024

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Re: can't launch timeshift-gtk

[millions@PARADOXSPACE ~]$ xdpyinfo | head; DISPLAY=:0 xdpyinfo | head
name of display:    :0
version number:    11.0
vendor string:    The X.Org Foundation
vendor release number:    12401009
X.Org version: 24.1.9
maximum request size:  16777212 bytes
motion buffer size:  256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order:    LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats:    7
name of display:    :0
version number:    11.0
vendor string:    The X.Org Foundation
vendor release number:    12401009
X.Org version: 24.1.9
maximum request size:  16777212 bytes
motion buffer size:  256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order:    LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats:    7
[millions@PARADOXSPACE ~]$ xdpyinfo | head; DISPLAY=:8 xdpyinfo | head
name of display:    :0
version number:    11.0
vendor string:    The X.Org Foundation
vendor release number:    12401009
X.Org version: 24.1.9
maximum request size:  16777212 bytes
motion buffer size:  256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order:    LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats:    7
xdpyinfo:  unable to open display ":8".
[millions@PARADOXSPACE ~]$ xdpyinfo | head; xdpyinfo | head
name of display:    :0
version number:    11.0
vendor string:    The X.Org Foundation
vendor release number:    12401009
X.Org version: 24.1.9
maximum request size:  16777212 bytes
motion buffer size:  256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order:    LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats:    7
name of display:    :0
version number:    11.0
vendor string:    The X.Org Foundation
vendor release number:    12401009
X.Org version: 24.1.9
maximum request size:  16777212 bytes
motion buffer size:  256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order:    LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats:    7
[millions@PARADOXSPACE ~]$ 

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