Re: [orca-list] Orca version: what in the world?

[Jason White <jason jasonjgw net>]

On 2/3/19 3:34 PM, Christopher Gilland via orca-list wrote:
> If I type

> orca -v
>
>
> from the actual system itself, it works, and I'm given the correct 
> build number, etc.
>
>
> However, this is just nuts strange! If I try remotely while connected 
> over SSH to issue that command, here's what I get:
>
>
> chris@furrari:~$ orca -v
>
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

Yes, it's looking for a display server when it starts up, and as your 
logged in over ssh, it won't find one. You need to be in a Graphical 
desktop session to run Orca.


One might argue that it should be able to report its version number 
without looking for a display server, but there are probably good 
implementation reasons why it doesn't.