xdpyinfo Errors

The following error messages indicate that xdpyinfo is not installed:
  • Checking monitor: must be configured to display at least 256 colors
  • Could not execute auto check for display colors using command /usr/bin/xdpyinfo. Check if the DISPLAY variable is set. Failed.
The xdpyinfo program must be installed.
  1. Type the following command.
    yum install xorg-x11-utils-<version-number>
  2. If the program is already installed, check whether the oracle user has execute privileges.
    [oracle@ouzo ~]$ cd /usr/bin
    [oracle@ouzo bin]$ ls -al | grep xdpyinfo
    -rwxr-xr-x   1 root root      38112 Feb 23  2015 xdpyinfo

    Note:

    In this example, the oracle user has execute privileges.
  3. If the oracle user does not have executable privileges, log in as root and execute this command:
    xhost +SI:localuser:oracle
  4. Log in as the oracle user and run the installer.
    ./runInstaller