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Connect to X server from the shell

Is there a way to connect to the X server from the .sh script? I tried 

#!/bin/bash
export DISPLAY=:1
BASEDIR=`dirname "${0}"`
cd "$BASEDIR"
python_header.py

but no luck.

Solution

  • Just an update for those who might have the same problem: The following link

    http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/06/xhost-cannot-open-display/

    and then adding this to my code:

         export DISPLAY=:0.0

    solved the problem