[Bug 1690577] Re: Batch mode won't run in headless environment.

2017-05-13 Thread glank314
A work around is to install and use a virtual frame buffer. Instructions below with others who have the same requirement: 1) Install xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer) sudo apt-get install xvfb 2) Start a virtual frame buffer and switch your terminal onto it. Note the capitalization of Xvfb below,

[Bug 1690577] [NEW] Batch mode won't run in headless environment.

2017-05-13 Thread glank314
Public bug reported: I tried running batch mode while ssh'ed into a virtual machine, and got the following error: $ soundconverter -b -m "audio/mpeg" -s ".mp3" *.flac soundConverter 2.9.0-beta1 Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to server socket: No such file or directory Unable to