qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.

[phil-lipp]

I get the following error when running sudo howdy test in su -, however this error doesn't happen when running in su. I think I might have screwed during the installation process... Is there a way to fix this?

qt.qpa.xcb: could not connect to display 
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

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I've searched for similar issues already, and my issue has not been reported yet.

Linux distribution (if applicable): Debian 12

Howdy version (sudo howdy version): 2.6.1

[fabmorais]

@phil-lipp if you're running Wayland, please check this issue: https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy/issues/104.

I had a similar problem (running arch+wayland) and the suggestion from @sapjunior helped me to fix it.

Hope it helps/fix yours too 🚀