# Error message: qt.qpa.xcb: X server does not support XInput 2

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-message-qt-qpa-xcb-x-server-does-not-support-xinput-2/6487
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** opengl, vtk
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-message-qt-qpa-xcb-x-server-does-not-support-xinput-2/6487 "2021-02-17T16:21:54Z")
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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-message-qt-qpa-xcb-x-server-does-not-support-xinput-2/6487/9 "2021-05-15T18:46:01Z")

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[This thread](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-inside-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl/6439/15) seem to have a better solution.

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