# How to disable freeglut (ffglut)
**URL:** https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-disable-freeglut-ffglut/1540
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [February 21, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-disable-freeglut-ffglut/1540 "2022-02-21T02:28:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@rhu](https://community.freefem.org/u/rhu)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-disable-freeglut-ffglut/1540/1 "2022-02-21T02:28:53Z")
I only use Freefem to solve and export the solution files. Plotting is not necessary, but I get the following error message.
– FreeFem++ v 3.610001 (date Mon Mar 23 07:06:46 UTC 2020)
Load: lg\_fem lg\_mesh lg\_mesh3 eigenvalue
freeglut (ffglut): failed to open display ‘’
It seems that by default, freefem loads ffglut. Is there an option to disable ffglut from loading?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@frederichecht](https://community.freefem.org/u/frederichecht)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2022, 8:08am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-disable-freeglut-ffglut/1540/2 "2022-02-21T08:08:17Z")
Launch FreeFem++ -with -nw option (no graphics option)
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### Author:  [@rhu](https://community.freefem.org/u/rhu)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-disable-freeglut-ffglut/1540/3 "2022-02-21T12:00:27Z")
Thanks so much. That worked perfectly!
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### Author:  [@frederichecht](https://community.freefem.org/u/frederichecht)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-disable-freeglut-ffglut/1540/4 "2022-02-21T16:43:41Z")