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this is a workaround for Ubuntu 17.X, which now uses Wayland as default window manager. this change is causing some bugs on outdated apps, such as gparted and gedit. this will fix for now.
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If running Ubuntu 17.10 or newer, this issue can arise when an application has not been updated with full support for Wayland.

As a workaround until the application is updated, you can run

xhost +SI:localuser:root

which will allow the root user to display applications on your desktop.

Source: https://askubuntu.com/a/981508

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