References: bnc#907958 Sanity check for those who forget '-X' on ssh and try to start virt-manager Index: virt-manager-1.2.1/virt-manager =================================================================== --- virt-manager-1.2.1.orig/virt-manager +++ virt-manager-1.2.1/virt-manager @@ -182,8 +182,11 @@ def main(): from gi.repository import Gtk leftovers = sys.argv[1:] - # This will error if Gtk wasn't correctly initialized - Gtk.Window() + 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