References: bnc#907958 Sanity check for those who forget '-X' on ssh and try to start virt-manager Index: virt-manager-3.1.0/virtManager/virtmanager.py =================================================================== --- virt-manager-3.1.0.orig/virtManager/virtmanager.py +++ virt-manager-3.1.0/virtManager/virtmanager.py @@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ def _import_gtk(leftovers): print("gtk3 3.22.0 or later is required.") sys.exit(1) - # This will error if Gtk wasn't correctly initialized - Gtk.init() + if 'DISPLAY' in os.environ and os.environ['DISPLAY']: + # This will error if Gtk wasn't correctly initialized + Gtk.Window() + else: + raise Exception("Error starting virt-manager: No graphical display found") globals()["Gtk"] = Gtk # This ensures we can init gsettings correctly