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I'm trying to run some normal text editor in cygwin (version 2.4.1(0.293/5/3)). I've really disappointed and frustrated with emacs :( So I downloaded and installed gedit as a part of cygwin package, but when I'm trying to run it, I receive:

$ gedit

Unable to init server: Could not connect to 127.0.0.1: Connection refused

(gedit:8196): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

I understand that it can be somehow connected with security issues (it runs on multiuser win10 PC), but I cannot find out how to solve it....

Please help!

phils
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I was having the same problem and was able to solve. Your case may be the same

  1. install Cygwin/X

  2. open cygwin and start x11 server by typing

    startxwin >/dev/null 2>&1 &

  3. set DISPLAY environment variable as explained here by typing

    export DISPLAY=:0.0

  4. Start gedit normally

user2759511
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    Still getting this error : Unable to init server: Could not connect to 127.0.0.1: Connection refused (gedit:8108): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0 – Swati Apr 15 '16 at 07:05
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    Do you have the package xinit installed? Try to start startxwin without redirecting anything (without the >/dev/null 2>&1 &) parts and see if it works. If it does not, check if xinit is installed and install it if it is not. – user2759511 Mar 14 '17 at 17:47
  • I can confirm that this solution **works** if you follow the instruction and install/configure the required packages. – David Refoua Jun 07 '17 at 22:02
  • Thanks I just needed to run `startxwin >/dev/null 2>&1 &` – Austin Jul 24 '18 at 18:37
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This (startxwin >/dev/null 2>&1 & export DISPLAY=:0.0) work for temporary, not permanent. It is needed to type each time I close terminal.

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