SUMMARY Cannot check "plasmashell --version" with DISPLAY unset. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Login over ssh 2. Run "plasmashell --version" OBSERVED RESULT [aspotashev@glue ~]$ plasmashell --version qt.qpa.screen: QXcbConnection: Could not connect to display Could not connect to any X display. [aspotashev@glue ~]$ EXPECTED RESULT [aspotashev@glue ~]$ plasmashell --version plasmashell 5.13.5 [aspotashev@glue ~]$ SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: MacOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.13.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.52.0 Qt Version: 5.11.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is also true for dolphin. What's the use case?
Use case: when you need to report a bug in a Plasma component which runs on a remote computer.
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Information was added with comment #2; changing status for inspection.
*** Bug 494636 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***