# Yast2 GUI from command-line **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\ **Created:** [October 18, 2012, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/yast2-gui-from-command-line/23214 "2012-10-18T08:57:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NovAlf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NovAlf](https://forums.suse.com/u/NovAlf)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/yast2-gui-from-command-line/23214/1 "2012-10-18T08:57:11Z")
Hi! SLES 11 SP1/2 for VMware. Don’t have direct root access, but have rights to use sudo. Trying to run Yast2 from command-line using sudo, but … only text (terminal) screen appear. Same using Yast. Any ideas? More thanks, Alar. ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/yast2-gui-from-command-line/23214/2 "2012-10-18T14:29:07Z")
> [@NovAlf](#): > > Hi! > SLES 11 SP1/2 for VMware. Don’t have direct root access, but have > rights to use sudo. Trying to run Yast2 from command-line using sudo, > but … only text (terminal) screen appear. Same using Yast. Any ideas? > More thanks, Alar. Hi Is this a remote or local connection to the system? Are the YaST GUI components installed (yast2-gtk)? – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.11-2.16-desktop up 10:50, 3 users, load average: 0.09, 0.12, 0.08 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU ---
**Author:** ![NovAlf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NovAlf](https://forums.suse.com/u/NovAlf)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/yast2-gui-from-command-line/23214/3 "2012-10-18T14:56:46Z")
Hi and thanks! This is a remote connection, using NX. Tried to lookup for yast2-gtk, but couldn’t find at all under Software Management, probably I’m looking for wrong name, I’m not so good at this, sorry. Seems to be default SLES installation, I suppose all components is there. Btw. mentioning “gtk” reminds that when I tried to use “sudo gedit” I get “(gedit:10544): Gtk-WARNING \*\*: cannot open display:”. Could be connected! More thanks, Alar. ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/yast2-gui-from-command-line/23214/4 "2012-10-18T15:37:46Z")
> [@NovAlf](#): > > Hi and thanks! > This is a remote connection, using NX. Tried to lookup for yast2-gtk, > but couldn’t find at all under Software Management, probably I’m looking > for wrong name, I’m not so good at this, sorry. Seems to be default SLES > installation, I suppose all components is there. Btw. mentioning “gtk” > reminds that when I tried to use “sudo gedit” I get “(gedit:10544): > Gtk-WARNING \*\*: cannot open display:”. Could be connected! > More thanks, Alar. Hi Try exporting the display, for example; ```auto malcolml@bert:~$ echo $DISPLAY :1019.0 malcolml@bert:~$ sudo DISPLAY=:1019.0 gedit malcolml@bert:~$ sudo DISPLAY=:1019.0 /sbin/yast2 ``` – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.11-2.16-desktop up 11:46, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU ---
**Author:** ![NovAlf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NovAlf](https://forums.suse.com/u/NovAlf)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/yast2-gui-from-command-line/23214/5 "2012-10-18T16:26:30Z")
Hi and thanks! Absolutely, did the trick! =) Tried all morning find something via internet … nothing I could and now … it’s done! Thank You! I’m so pleased. More thanks, Alar.