# Is it possible to show anything graphical (like Zenity or the like) on remote nodes with a Ansible playbook?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-anything-graphical-like-zenity-or-the-like-on-remote-nodes-with-a-ansible-playbook/27257>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 12, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-anything-graphical-like-zenity-or-the-like-on-remote-nodes-with-a-ansible-playbook/27257 "2018-04-12T12:00:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Osqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Osqui](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Osqui)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-anything-graphical-like-zenity-or-the-like-on-remote-nodes-with-a-ansible-playbook/27257/1 "2018-04-12T12:00:42Z")

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Hello.  
I have a playbook which removes Downloads folder in remote hosts user’s home but I’d like to warn the user before he/she could cancel this.  
I’ve thought about prompting a question on his/her desktop screen with zenity. Is it possible to invoke graphical apps inside a playbook?  
If so, which tricks with display variable, ssh configuration, X/Wayland stuff, etc is necessary?  
Thanks a lot!

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**Author:** ![Osqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Osqui](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Osqui)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-show-anything-graphical-like-zenity-or-the-like-on-remote-nodes-with-a-ansible-playbook/27257/2 "2018-04-16T16:04:17Z")

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Well, if nobody answers I infer it can’t be possible.