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`guix shell -CN' failed to access GPU

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Jacob Hrbek <kreyren <at> rixotstudio.cz>
Subject: bug#59166: closed (Re: `guix shell -CN' failed to access GPU)
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2025 19:03:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#59069: Fw: Unable to use GPU in guix shell container with FHS

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 59166 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: "Owen T. Heisler" <writer <at> owenh.net>
Cc: 59069-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: `guix shell -CN' failed to access GPU
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 21:01:58 +0200

Thanks for your message, closing.

Andreas

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From: Jacob Hrbek <kreyren <at> rixotstudio.cz>
To: "bug-guix <at> gnu.org" <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Fw: Unable to use GPU in guix shell container with FHS
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:16:38 +0000

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I am unable to send an e-mail to help-guix <at> gnu.org mailing list so submitting as a bug

kreyren <at> dreamon ~$ guix shell -CF bash coreutils mesa mesa-utils -- glxgears
substitute: updating substitutes from '[https://substitutes.REDACTED](https://substitutes.nonguix.org/)'... 100.0%
0,4 MB will be downloaded
glew-2.1.0 343KiB 4.0MiB/s 00:00 [##################] 100.0%
mesa-utils-8.4.0 29KiB 3.9MiB/s 00:00 [##################] 100.0%
The following derivation will be built:
/gnu/store/r81kp1djl75p3c4bzqfjavnk53klqf2j-profile.drv

applying 4 grafts for mesa-utils-8.4.0 ...
building CA certificate bundle...
listing Emacs sub-directories...
building fonts directory...
building directory of Info manuals...
building profile with 5 packages...
Error: couldn't open display (null)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Question: How can i make it to work by showing the glxgears?
-- Jacob "Kreyren" Hrbek

------- Original Message -------
On Friday, November 4th, 2022 at 5:46 AM, Jacob Hrbek <kreyren <at> rixotstudio.cz> wrote:

> kreyren <at> dreamon ~$ guix shell -CF bash coreutils mesa mesa-utils -- glxgears
> substitute: updating substitutes from '[https://substitutes.REDACTED](https://substitutes.nonguix.org)'... 100.0%
> 0,4 MB will be downloaded
> glew-2.1.0 343KiB 4.0MiB/s 00:00 [##################] 100.0%
> mesa-utils-8.4.0 29KiB 3.9MiB/s 00:00 [##################] 100.0%
> The following derivation will be built:
> /gnu/store/r81kp1djl75p3c4bzqfjavnk53klqf2j-profile.drv
>
> applying 4 grafts for mesa-utils-8.4.0 ...
> building CA certificate bundle...
> listing Emacs sub-directories...
> building fonts directory...
> building directory of Info manuals...
> building profile with 5 packages...
> Error: couldn't open display (null)
>
> Question: How can i make it to work by showing the glxgears?
> -- Jacob "Kreyren" Hrbekil.

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