References: bnc#907958 Sanity check for those who forget '-X' on ssh and try to start virt-manager Index: virt-manager-1.4.0/virt-manager =================================================================== --- virt-manager-1.4.0.orig/virt-manager +++ virt-manager-1.4.0/virt-manager @@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ def _import_gtk(leftovers): print "gtk3 3.14.0 or later is required." sys.exit(1) - # This will error if Gtk wasn't correctly initialized - Gtk.init() + if os.environ.has_key('DISPLAY') 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 import virtManager.config