Linux specifics
Command Line Parameter "Asterisk" (*)
Most Linux shell command lines expand the asterisk character according to the so called globbing operators. This means that it is actually expanded to the list of files and directories in the current working directory. If the asterisk character should be passed to the application instead of the list of files / directories, it needs to be set into quotation marks.
Requirements for GUI applications
GUI applications require the presence of a X-Server, in order to start correctly.
For an overview of the available GUI applications, please refer to the corresponding article: J-Link GUI Software