As the title says, I do
> ssh [email protected]
Password:
> cd documents/
> okular example.pdf
QXcbConnection: Could not connect to display
Aborted (core dumped)
I connect to an OpenSUSE machine over SSH from a MAC OS.
2 Answers
I understand it wrongly first. Try first
export DISPLAY=:0
And run your ssh, this might help.
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did you put this command first and followed your standard ssh step?– UdhyCommented Sep 13, 2019 at 12:35
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Yes I did,
>export DISPLAY=:0 >ssh [email protected] Password: >okular d01-x01-y03.pdf QXcbConnection: Could not connect to display Aborted (core dumped)– tachyonCommented Sep 13, 2019 at 12:37 -
Have you try to install X11vnc before this on your Mac. macappstore.org/x11vnc Install and try the same format. It should help as exporting display:0 syncs with your current machine, you can also try display:1 before giving a try with x11vnc– UdhyCommented Sep 13, 2019 at 12:59
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Also check this: bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=241338 if you have some other issue too.– UdhyCommented Sep 13, 2019 at 13:02
As far as I understand, we can see the contents of the PDF over ssh using only the less command. One can also use rsync to get the PDF from remote system to the local system and view it.
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1Glad you found a solution. I still think it should work with X11 as well somehow though.– nohillside ♦Commented Nov 28, 2019 at 9:36
ssh -Xorssh -Y, if okular is a X11 application.