Error with X11 on R

Question

I tried the following command in RStudio version Version 0.99.441 in Linux system:

 X11(width=800,height=600,pointsize=12)

But it gives me the error:

No protocol specified
Error in .External2(C_X11, d$display, d$width, d$height, d$pointsize,  : 
 unable to start device X11cairo
In addition: Warning message:
In X11(width = 800, height = 600, pointsize = 12) :
 unable to open connection to X11 display ''

I am not able to find out the problem here.

ADDITION

capabilities()

It gives the following output:

jpeg         png        tiff       tcltk         X11        aqua    http/ftp     sockets      libxml 
TRUE        TRUE        TRUE        TRUE       FALSE       FALSE        TRUE        TRUE        TRUE 
fifo      cledit       iconv         NLS     profmem       cairo         ICU long.double     libcurl 
TRUE        TRUE        TRUE        TRUE        TRUE        TRUE       FALSE        TRUE        TRUE

Please provide the details as to what system you're trying to run it on. — Jakub Kania, Oct 15 '15 at 08:33
`width` and `height` are in inches. You try to open a window of 20.32m x 15.24m. — , Oct 15 '15 at 08:33
@Pascal Same error, when i tried `X11(width=8, height=6, pointsize=12)`. — Shreta Ghimire, Oct 15 '15 at 08:35
`X11(width=8, height=6, pointsize=12)` works for me, inside and outside RStudio. What is the output of `capabilities()`? Please post the output in your question. — , Oct 15 '15 at 08:37
@Pascal yes I noticed the changes and added the information. — Shreta Ghimire, Oct 15 '15 at 08:42
You don't have capability for `X11()`. Try with `windows()`. — , Oct 15 '15 at 08:42
@ShretaGhimire Are you running linux as your primary system or are connected to a shell account or VM? — Jakub Kania, Oct 15 '15 at 08:43
@Pascal the function `windows` return the error `unidentified function`. — Shreta Ghimire, Oct 15 '15 at 08:46
@Pascal funciton `X11` is working on `r` on the same system. The only problem is with `RStudio`. — Shreta Ghimire, Oct 16 '15 at 04:26
to fix the width and length of the plot without resizing with clipboard. @Pascal — Shreta Ghimire, Oct 16 '15 at 04:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

As per r-manual:

X11 starts a graphics device driver for the X Window System (version 11). This can only be done on machines/accounts that have access to an X server.

That means you have to have a 'nix system that has a support for graphics devices. Since you're running a shell account you're connected to a server that doesn't have any or you don't have the privileges.

In this situation you can either contact the admin of your server and ask about installing the xvfb (ref). Or you can run R on a virtual machine on your own computer.

Error with X11 on R

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