gparted questions

[Colin Law]

On 26 June 2018 at 05:36, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
> ** Reply to message from Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> on Mon, 25 Jun 2018
> 20:29:49 +0100
>
>> On 25 June 2018 at 18:54, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
>>
>> >> >
>> >> > (gpartedbin:3740): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
>>
>>
>> Are you running Wayland?  You can select which to use at the login
>> screen.  If so that may be the problem, try X instead.
>
> I have seen these code names on this list but have no idea what they mean.  I
> am running Ubuntu 17.10 with no extra features.  I was under the impression
> that X was the standard GUI programming interface so I expect it to be on my
> system.  As you can tell I am not a long time linux user.

On 17.10 I think Wayland may have been the default but this was
changed for 18.10.  As I said you can switch from the login screen.
Click the Icon near the login name. I haven't got a 17.10 system any
more so can't remember exactly what it looks like.  If it is not
obvious which to choose then ask again.

Colin