runinstaller error : Could not execute auto check for display colors using command /usr/bin/xdpyinfo




$ ./runInstaller
Starting Oracle Universal Installer...

Checking Temp space: must be greater than 120 MB.   Actual 7782 MB    Passed
Checking swap space: must be greater than 150 MB.   Actual 16374 MB    Passed
Checking monitor: must be configured to display at least 256 colors
    >>> Could not execute auto check for display colors using command /usr/bin/xdpyinfo. Check if the DISPLAY variable is set.    Failed <<<<

Some requirement checks failed. You must fulfill these requirements before

continuing with the installation,

Continue? (y/n) [n] y


>>> Ignoring required pre-requisite failures. Continuing...
Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2014-12-17_05-32-19PM. Please $ Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
                at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
                at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:164)
                at java.awt.Toolkit$2.run(Toolkit.java:821)
                at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
                at java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(Toolkit.java:804)
                at com.jgoodies.looks.LookUtils.isLowResolution(LookUtils.java:484)
                at com.jgoodies.looks.LookUtils.(LookUtils.java:249)
                at com.jgoodies.looks.plastic.PlasticLookAndFeel.(PlasticLookAndFeel.java:135)
                at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
                at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:242)
                at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.loadSystemClass(SwingUtilities.java:1779)
                at javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.java:453)
                at oracle.install.commons.util.Application.startup(Application.java:785)
                at oracle.install.commons.flow.FlowApplication.startup(FlowApplication.java:165)
                at oracle.install.commons.flow.FlowApplication.startup(FlowApplication.java:182)
                at oracle.install.commons.base.driver.common.Installer.startup(Installer.java:348)
                at oracle.install.ivw.db.driver.DBInstaller.startup(DBInstaller.java:124)
                at oracle.install.ivw.db.driver.DBInstaller.main(DBInstaller.java:155)


Solution

$exit   --- this logs out oracle user

connect as root


# xhost +  
access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
# su - oracle
$ ./runInstaller
Starting Oracle Universal Installer...

Checking Temp space: must be greater than 120 MB.   Actual 7569 MB    Passed
Checking swap space: must be greater than 150 MB.   Actual 16374 MB    Passed
Checking monitor: must be configured to display at least 256 colors.    Actual 16777216    Passed
Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2014-12-17_05-34-25PM. Please $
 

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