Permission problem for /dev/tty0 with X-server using xinit in 16.04

**ventrical** · June 23rd, 2016

Please see this post:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2321892

Could I suggest look at:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config

and change

Code:

allowed_users=console

to

allowed_users=anybody

the above from : https://www.maketecheasier.com/run-m...virtualization

regards..

**Mikkel_Kromann** · June 23rd, 2016

Thanks for the tip - unfortunately, no luck.
I also tried with the following option (which I found somewhere else):

Code:

need_root_rights = yes

No luck with that either.

Also tried to delete .Xauthority in my home folder (as suggested in the link you provided), but also no luck there.

**Xo-Mige** · June 25th, 2016

I solved this problem for me with by installing [xserver-xorg-legacy]
the [(EE) parse_vt_settings: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)]

(I don't know how to change colors here!! er..)
in my /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config

Code:

# Xwrapper.config (Debian X Window System server wrapper configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by the post-installation script of the x11-common
# package using values from the debconf database.
#
# See the Xwrapper.config(5) manual page for more information.
#
# This file is automatically updated on upgrades of the x11-common package
# *only* if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of that package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command as root:
#   dpkg-reconfigure x11-common
allowed_users=anybody

Code:

sudo apt install xserver-xorg-legacy

I hope that helps you

**Mikkel_Kromann** · June 26th, 2016

Thanks Xo-Mige.

That completely solved the problem.
Seems that this might be related to NVIDIA drivers (which I have) ...

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...r/+bug/1525735

**ram.sundar** · October 19th, 2016

I am having the same problem. I have lubuntu(14.04) installed on an old dell laptop. When I tried to install legacy xserver, I get the error "E: Package 'xserver-xorg-legacy' has no installation candidate".
lspci shows I have a Intel Express integrated graphics controller. Not sure if that is the problem. Should I try an old version of lubuntu or should I go for ubuntu.

Thanks
Ram

**cariboo** · October 20th, 2016

Originally Posted by ram.sundar

I am having the same problem. I have lubuntu(14.04) installed on an old dell laptop. When I tried to install legacy xserver, I get the error "E: Package 'xserver-xorg-legacy' has no installation candidate".
lspci shows I have a Intel Express integrated graphics controller. Not sure if that is the problem. Should I try an old version of lubuntu or should I go for ubuntu.

Thanks
Ram

14.04 is to old to use xserver-xorg-legacy, if you want to try the solution posted in this thread, you need to upgrade to 16.04.

If you don't know if a package is available for your version use:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/

I get the following result for xserver-xorg-legacy:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...ll&section=all