Try it without the "sudo". When you use sudo, you are running as a different user and so your own user settings (ie, the DISPLAY) are ignored.
Quoting "Samuel V. Green III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I just finished a new install of GIMP version 2.2.14 via MacPorts. > > When I issue command : sudo gimp: I get this error: > > GIMP could not initialize the graphical user interface. > Make sure a proper setup for your display environment exists. > > In my .profile I do have the following added: > > export DISPLAY=:0.0 > > Any ideas why gimp will not start up? _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user