I have the same problem, but the above solutions don't work: $evince testpdf.pdf No protocol specified
** (evince:5819): WARNING **: Could not open X display No protocol specified gdk_mir_display_open 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: dmesg gives: [ 862.287951] audit: type=1400 audit(1433776649.140:49): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/bin/evince" name="/work/davids/.Xauthority" pid=5819 comm="evince" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1011 ouid=1011 $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure apparmor (with name=/work/davids/) update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults Skipping profile in /etc/apparmor.d/disable: usr.bin.firefox Skipping profile in /etc/apparmor.d/disable: usr.sbin.rsyslogd Try again: $evince testpdf.pdf No protocol specified ** (evince:5991): WARNING **: Could not open X display No protocol specified gdk_mir_display_open 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: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1433165 Title: evince fails to run due to a gdk_mir_display_open To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1433165/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
