Trying to get firefox running on CentOS 6 minimal iso - can't open display

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I've got minimal CentOS 6 running on an Oracle VirtualBox on a Mac. I'm trying to get Firefox up and running so I can download some web files into the VM.



I installed Firefox (yum --enablerepo=remi install firefox). I also installed Xserver (yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb) as I wasn't sure if it was included in the minimal OS install.



I then export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52 and then tried to start firefox but it said:




Error: can't open display: 10.0.5.52.




What do I need to do to get firefox to display?






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  • Do you want Firefox to place its windows on the Mac or inside the CentOS window?
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  • why not download files using wget
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I've got minimal CentOS 6 running on an Oracle VirtualBox on a Mac. I'm trying to get Firefox up and running so I can download some web files into the VM.



I installed Firefox (yum --enablerepo=remi install firefox). I also installed Xserver (yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb) as I wasn't sure if it was included in the minimal OS install.



I then export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52 and then tried to start firefox but it said:




Error: can't open display: 10.0.5.52.




What do I need to do to get firefox to display?






x11 firefox centos







share|improve this question























  • Do you want Firefox to place its windows on the Mac or inside the CentOS window?
    – Mark Plotnick
    Jun 29 '14 at 14:26











  • why not download files using wget
    – debal
    Dec 20 '16 at 12:12












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I've got minimal CentOS 6 running on an Oracle VirtualBox on a Mac. I'm trying to get Firefox up and running so I can download some web files into the VM.



I installed Firefox (yum --enablerepo=remi install firefox). I also installed Xserver (yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb) as I wasn't sure if it was included in the minimal OS install.



I then export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52 and then tried to start firefox but it said:




Error: can't open display: 10.0.5.52.




What do I need to do to get firefox to display?






x11 firefox centos







share|improve this question















I've got minimal CentOS 6 running on an Oracle VirtualBox on a Mac. I'm trying to get Firefox up and running so I can download some web files into the VM.



I installed Firefox (yum --enablerepo=remi install firefox). I also installed Xserver (yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb) as I wasn't sure if it was included in the minimal OS install.



I then export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52 and then tried to start firefox but it said:




Error: can't open display: 10.0.5.52.




What do I need to do to get firefox to display?






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  • Do you want Firefox to place its windows on the Mac or inside the CentOS window?
    – Mark Plotnick
    Jun 29 '14 at 14:26











  • why not download files using wget
    – debal
    Dec 20 '16 at 12:12
















  • Do you want Firefox to place its windows on the Mac or inside the CentOS window?
    – Mark Plotnick
    Jun 29 '14 at 14:26











  • why not download files using wget
    – debal
    Dec 20 '16 at 12:12















Do you want Firefox to place its windows on the Mac or inside the CentOS window?
– Mark Plotnick
Jun 29 '14 at 14:26





Do you want Firefox to place its windows on the Mac or inside the CentOS window?
– Mark Plotnick
Jun 29 '14 at 14:26













why not download files using wget
– debal
Dec 20 '16 at 12:12




why not download files using wget
– debal
Dec 20 '16 at 12:12










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Try doing this:



$ export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0


Then run Firefox again. Also be sure to run xhost + on the host 10.0.5.52 so that it's able to accept X applications being "sent" to it from other servers. This method is considered poor from a security stand point but is perfectly fine to use to confirm things are working properly. With that working, spend a bit more time considering your security posture in this use case and do something a bit more explicit using xhost +someremoteserver instead.



Also you could use ssh to tunnel the X application instead of using xhost. There's typically a bit of a performance hit but it's often tolerable and worth it in my opinion.



$ ssh -X someremoteserver firefox


excerpt from ssh man page



 -X Enables X11 forwarding. This can also be specified on a per-host 
 basis in a configuration file.





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  • Actually using export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0 had no impact. Still get error: cannot open display 10.0.5.52:0 when issuing the firefox command at a command prompt. I also started xhost + on my host first, which started up an instance of X Windows (I think that's what happened, this is a little new to me).
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:29










  • @Jazzmine - you have to run the command xhost + on 10.0.5.52 as well. The permission denied is the other server disallowing the Firefox window from being sent.
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:31










  • Ok, I just ran xhost + on the guest (VM) terminal and it automatically responded with xhost: Unable to open display "10.0.5.52:0"
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:35










  • And a little bit more info: i got my ip address from the VM's ifconfig command and selected the inet ip address. Sound good?
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37










  • @Jazzmine - you ran xhost + on the host with the actual desktop, right?
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37










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Try doing this:



$ export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0


Then run Firefox again. Also be sure to run xhost + on the host 10.0.5.52 so that it's able to accept X applications being "sent" to it from other servers. This method is considered poor from a security stand point but is perfectly fine to use to confirm things are working properly. With that working, spend a bit more time considering your security posture in this use case and do something a bit more explicit using xhost +someremoteserver instead.



Also you could use ssh to tunnel the X application instead of using xhost. There's typically a bit of a performance hit but it's often tolerable and worth it in my opinion.



$ ssh -X someremoteserver firefox


excerpt from ssh man page



 -X Enables X11 forwarding. This can also be specified on a per-host 
 basis in a configuration file.





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  • Actually using export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0 had no impact. Still get error: cannot open display 10.0.5.52:0 when issuing the firefox command at a command prompt. I also started xhost + on my host first, which started up an instance of X Windows (I think that's what happened, this is a little new to me).
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:29










  • @Jazzmine - you have to run the command xhost + on 10.0.5.52 as well. The permission denied is the other server disallowing the Firefox window from being sent.
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:31










  • Ok, I just ran xhost + on the guest (VM) terminal and it automatically responded with xhost: Unable to open display "10.0.5.52:0"
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:35










  • And a little bit more info: i got my ip address from the VM's ifconfig command and selected the inet ip address. Sound good?
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37










  • @Jazzmine - you ran xhost + on the host with the actual desktop, right?
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37














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Try doing this:



$ export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0


Then run Firefox again. Also be sure to run xhost + on the host 10.0.5.52 so that it's able to accept X applications being "sent" to it from other servers. This method is considered poor from a security stand point but is perfectly fine to use to confirm things are working properly. With that working, spend a bit more time considering your security posture in this use case and do something a bit more explicit using xhost +someremoteserver instead.



Also you could use ssh to tunnel the X application instead of using xhost. There's typically a bit of a performance hit but it's often tolerable and worth it in my opinion.



$ ssh -X someremoteserver firefox


excerpt from ssh man page



 -X Enables X11 forwarding. This can also be specified on a per-host 
 basis in a configuration file.





share|improve this answer




















  • Actually using export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0 had no impact. Still get error: cannot open display 10.0.5.52:0 when issuing the firefox command at a command prompt. I also started xhost + on my host first, which started up an instance of X Windows (I think that's what happened, this is a little new to me).
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:29










  • @Jazzmine - you have to run the command xhost + on 10.0.5.52 as well. The permission denied is the other server disallowing the Firefox window from being sent.
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:31










  • Ok, I just ran xhost + on the guest (VM) terminal and it automatically responded with xhost: Unable to open display "10.0.5.52:0"
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:35










  • And a little bit more info: i got my ip address from the VM's ifconfig command and selected the inet ip address. Sound good?
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37










  • @Jazzmine - you ran xhost + on the host with the actual desktop, right?
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37












up vote
0
down vote










up vote
0
down vote









Try doing this:



$ export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0


Then run Firefox again. Also be sure to run xhost + on the host 10.0.5.52 so that it's able to accept X applications being "sent" to it from other servers. This method is considered poor from a security stand point but is perfectly fine to use to confirm things are working properly. With that working, spend a bit more time considering your security posture in this use case and do something a bit more explicit using xhost +someremoteserver instead.



Also you could use ssh to tunnel the X application instead of using xhost. There's typically a bit of a performance hit but it's often tolerable and worth it in my opinion.



$ ssh -X someremoteserver firefox


excerpt from ssh man page



 -X Enables X11 forwarding. This can also be specified on a per-host 
 basis in a configuration file.





share|improve this answer












Try doing this:



$ export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0


Then run Firefox again. Also be sure to run xhost + on the host 10.0.5.52 so that it's able to accept X applications being "sent" to it from other servers. This method is considered poor from a security stand point but is perfectly fine to use to confirm things are working properly. With that working, spend a bit more time considering your security posture in this use case and do something a bit more explicit using xhost +someremoteserver instead.



Also you could use ssh to tunnel the X application instead of using xhost. There's typically a bit of a performance hit but it's often tolerable and worth it in my opinion.



$ ssh -X someremoteserver firefox


excerpt from ssh man page



 -X Enables X11 forwarding. This can also be specified on a per-host 
 basis in a configuration file.






share|improve this answer












share|improve this answer



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answered Jun 29 '14 at 0:13









slm♦

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  • Actually using export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0 had no impact. Still get error: cannot open display 10.0.5.52:0 when issuing the firefox command at a command prompt. I also started xhost + on my host first, which started up an instance of X Windows (I think that's what happened, this is a little new to me).
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:29










  • @Jazzmine - you have to run the command xhost + on 10.0.5.52 as well. The permission denied is the other server disallowing the Firefox window from being sent.
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:31










  • Ok, I just ran xhost + on the guest (VM) terminal and it automatically responded with xhost: Unable to open display "10.0.5.52:0"
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:35










  • And a little bit more info: i got my ip address from the VM's ifconfig command and selected the inet ip address. Sound good?
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37










  • @Jazzmine - you ran xhost + on the host with the actual desktop, right?
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37
















  • Actually using export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0 had no impact. Still get error: cannot open display 10.0.5.52:0 when issuing the firefox command at a command prompt. I also started xhost + on my host first, which started up an instance of X Windows (I think that's what happened, this is a little new to me).
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:29










  • @Jazzmine - you have to run the command xhost + on 10.0.5.52 as well. The permission denied is the other server disallowing the Firefox window from being sent.
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:31










  • Ok, I just ran xhost + on the guest (VM) terminal and it automatically responded with xhost: Unable to open display "10.0.5.52:0"
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:35










  • And a little bit more info: i got my ip address from the VM's ifconfig command and selected the inet ip address. Sound good?
    – Jazzmine
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37










  • @Jazzmine - you ran xhost + on the host with the actual desktop, right?
    – slm♦
    Jun 29 '14 at 0:37















Actually using export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0 had no impact. Still get error: cannot open display 10.0.5.52:0 when issuing the firefox command at a command prompt. I also started xhost + on my host first, which started up an instance of X Windows (I think that's what happened, this is a little new to me).
– Jazzmine
Jun 29 '14 at 0:29




Actually using export DISPLAY=10.0.5.52:0 had no impact. Still get error: cannot open display 10.0.5.52:0 when issuing the firefox command at a command prompt. I also started xhost + on my host first, which started up an instance of X Windows (I think that's what happened, this is a little new to me).
– Jazzmine
Jun 29 '14 at 0:29












@Jazzmine - you have to run the command xhost + on 10.0.5.52 as well. The permission denied is the other server disallowing the Firefox window from being sent.
– slm♦
Jun 29 '14 at 0:31




@Jazzmine - you have to run the command xhost + on 10.0.5.52 as well. The permission denied is the other server disallowing the Firefox window from being sent.
– slm♦
Jun 29 '14 at 0:31












Ok, I just ran xhost + on the guest (VM) terminal and it automatically responded with xhost: Unable to open display "10.0.5.52:0"
– Jazzmine
Jun 29 '14 at 0:35




Ok, I just ran xhost + on the guest (VM) terminal and it automatically responded with xhost: Unable to open display "10.0.5.52:0"
– Jazzmine
Jun 29 '14 at 0:35












And a little bit more info: i got my ip address from the VM's ifconfig command and selected the inet ip address. Sound good?
– Jazzmine
Jun 29 '14 at 0:37




And a little bit more info: i got my ip address from the VM's ifconfig command and selected the inet ip address. Sound good?
– Jazzmine
Jun 29 '14 at 0:37












@Jazzmine - you ran xhost + on the host with the actual desktop, right?
– slm♦
Jun 29 '14 at 0:37




@Jazzmine - you ran xhost + on the host with the actual desktop, right?
– slm♦
Jun 29 '14 at 0:37

















 

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