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I installed Bitcoin Armory on Ubuntu 13.10. I get the following output when I try to run it:

root@cloud-server-07:/BitcoinArmory# python ArmoryQt.py
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Loading Armory Engine:
   Armory Version:       0.91.1
   PyBtcWallet  Version: 1.35
Detected Operating system: Linux
   OS Variant            : ('Ubuntu', '13.10', 'saucy')
   User home-directory   : /root
   Satoshi BTC directory : /root/.bitcoin/
   Armory home dir       : /root/.armory/
   LevelDB directory     : /root/.armory/databases
   Armory settings file  : /root/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
   Armory log file       : /root/.armory/armorylog.txt
   Do wallet checking    : True
ArmoryQt.py: cannot connect to X server

Does anyone have any idea why?

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You should not run Armory as root. If you want to run armory as another user, pick a user other than root. You can use "sux" (which you can apt-get install) to become that new user.

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  • Why should you not run armory as root?
    – Emre K.
    Commented Jun 26, 2014 at 11:10
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The installation went fine, but the last line ArmoryQt.py: cannot connect to X server is the error. Somehow the program cannot be shown in a window. When this happens in an ssh session, you need to relogin with the -X or -Y option. In your case, I think you have to look at this answer:

You need to allow the root user access to the X server:

xhost local:root

And point the command to the right DISPLAY:

 sudo DISPLAY=$DISPLAY gedit /etc/profile
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  • I'm connecting to this machine through SSH. 'xhost local:root' returns 'xhost: unable to open display ""'
    – Emre K.
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 12:07
  • I'm actually trying to run armory as daemon and use JSON-RPC commands using armoryd.py. That gives the error: File "armoryd.py", line 55, in <module> from txjsonrpc.auth import wrapResource ImportError: No module named txjsonrpc.auth
    – Emre K.
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 12:12
  • Hmm, are you sshing with the -X or -Y option?Otherwise you'll never be able to open a display.
    – Mathias711
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 12:19
  • Isn't txjsonrpc needed for Armory? Im not into this material, but from what I read in the past couple of minutes I think it is. From there the txjsonrpc.auth you're missing should be added, and that error be resolved
    – Mathias711
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 12:20
  • Yes true. It seems I need to install txjsonrpc. Can't figure out how to get it though. Thanks a lot btw
    – Emre K.
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 12:42

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