Eclipse Juno Won't Open Gui Java Apps When Run with Gksudo

I have Eclipse Juno installed on Ubuntu 12.04.

When I run from the command line with sudo, everything works fine. However, when I follow the advice I see everywhere and run it with gksudo, I get the following exception whenever I to run anything with a GUI:

No protocol specified
No protocol specified
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.InternalError: Can't connect to X11 window server using ':0' as the value of the DISPLAY variable.
    at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.initDisplay(Native Method)
    at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.access$100(X11GraphicsEnvironment.java:52)
    at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironmNent$1.run(X11GraphicsEnvironment.java:155)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.<clinit>(X11GraphicsEnvironment.java:131)
    at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
    at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:169)
    at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(GraphicsEnvironment.java:68)
    at sun.awt.X11.XToolkit.<clinit>(XToolkit.java:89)
    at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
    at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:169)
    at java.awt.Toolkit$2.run(Toolkit.java:834)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(Toolkit.java:826)
    at java.awt.Toolkit.getEventQueue(Toolkit.java:1689)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(EventQueue.java:1032)
    at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(SwingUtilities.java:1267)
    at codetests.DialogTest.main(DialogTest.java:72)

What do I need to change so I can run with gksudo and have this work?

1

1 Answer

There is and there was never a reason to start Eclipse with administrator privileges.

Place your Eclipse application folder in /opt and grant read access.

sudo chmod -R +r /opt/eclipse

All user files, workspace etc. are stored in your home folder.

More about Eclipse here.

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Global Business & E-Commerce Reporter

Sophia analyzes international trade, startup ecosystems, retail transformation, and supply chain logistics for modern digital publications.

Share this article
Twitter Facebook Pinterest