figured out xhost +local was not the command. after running xhost +MyHostname
sudo synaptic [sudo] password for tom: No protocol specified Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused (synaptic:5993): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xrandr in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722615 Title: zuluCrypt doesn't launch To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xrandr/+bug/1722615/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

