Indeed. The OP contacted me offlist and I suggested running a virtual framebuffer for X11 and sent them a link.
Sean On May 9, 2014, at 10:52 AM, Stuart Sierra <the.stuart.sie...@gmail.com> wrote: > This sounds more like a problem with remote access to X-Windows (the Unix > graphical back-end) than a Clojure-specific problem. You might find some > helpful answers in Ubuntu docs, forums, or chat rooms. > -S > > > On Friday, May 9, 2014 6:57:26 AM UTC-4, stiffyrabbit jr wrote: > Hi, > > What should my approach be, if I want my headless server to run a client > program that uses the client GUI? > > How can my server provide the same resources as a local client, to use GUI > objects? > > I have a Clojure program that opens a file dialog on the client. It works > fine, until I try to run it from the server. > > My setup: > > A Macbook Pro with VirtualBox and LightTable on it; > VirtualBox running Ubuntu 14.4, Leiningen, Clojure. Ubuntu has extension > pack, in response to this problem; > > I start VB - VBoxManage startvm 'Core' --type headless; > > I login to Core - ssh Core normally, ssh -v -X Core in desparation; > > I launch a repl in a Clojure proj. I use the host:port details as a LT nrepl > connection. I get the following error: > > java.awt.HeadlessException: No X11 DISPLAY variable was set, but this program > performed an operation which requires it. > > I have tried so many things to resolve this, that I get lost in it all. > > What approach will ensure that my server can run a program that requires > DISPLAY, and use client GUI objects?
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