Public bug reported: Trying to use evince over X11 forwarding via ssh -X:
$ ssh -X sec-xenial-amd64 evince sp800-38a.pdf Failed to connect to Mir: Failed to connect to server socket: No such file or directory Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused Cannot parse arguments: Cannot open display: Client is running 14.04 LTS, unity7 desktop. Server is running a recent Xenial. Thanks ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: evince 3.18.2-1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 4.4.0-16.32-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Apr 21 16:15:17 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-11 (70 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160210) ProcEnviron: TERM=rxvt-unicode PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: evince UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: evince (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573300 Title: ssh -X X11 forwarding doesn't work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1573300/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs