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On Debian Linux, when I try to run Pathway Tools, I get an error message of the form “Error: Cannot open the display: :0″. What is going on?

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On Debian Linux, when I try to run Pathway Tools, I get an error message of the form “Error: Cannot open the display: :0″. What is going on?

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By default, the X Windows system on Debian Linux does not allow connections to the X server via TCP. You need to search through the config files in /etc/X11 and its subdirectories, and wherever you find the string “-nolisten tcp”, delete it. 1.4.