# Paraview Openning Error on a Cluster

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-openning-error-on-a-cluster/15144
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [July 30, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-openning-error-on-a-cluster/15144 "2024-07-30T08:32:58Z")
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### Author: ![Louis\_Gombert](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/louis_gombert/32/14576_2.png) [@Louis\_Gombert](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Louis_Gombert)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-openning-error-on-a-cluster/15144/2 "2024-07-30T12:09:02Z")

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Hello, please see answers in previous posts:

> [@Unable to launch paraview: Could not load the Qt platform plugin](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-launch-paraview-could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin/7339):
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> Hi, I am trying to install ParaView-5.9.1-MPI-Linux-Python3.8-64bit on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a Windows10 machine. When I enter ./paraview in the bin directory, it returns: 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. Available platform plugins are: xcb. error: exception o…

> [@No QT platform error - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/no-qt-platform-error-ubuntu-22-04-lts/12253):
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> Hello, I am trying to launch paraview and I get the following error 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. Available platform plugins are: xcb. error: exception occurred: Subprocess aborted I am opening paraview using the " ./paraview " command. I am running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Please let me know how to proc…

The FAQ suggests a solution for Ubuntu systems:

> [@I'm using Ubuntu 22 and ParaView reports "Could not load the Qt platform plugin 'xcb'"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/im-using-ubuntu-22-and-paraview-reports-could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin-xcb/10642):
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> Install missing xcb packages using apt install libxcb-xinerama0 apt install libxcb-xinput0

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