Re: Fwd: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2006-04-05 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2006-03-29 12:03:26, schrieb Niels Larsen: > I am using debian sarge. > > When I try to run: "sudo synaptic" I get the below warning. synaptic with sudo? I do not use synaptic, but does it not work like aptitude? I mean, you run it as $USER and if it comes to the installation of the package(

Fwd: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2006-03-29 Thread Niels Larsen
I am using debian sarge. When I try to run: "sudo synaptic" I get the below warning. (synaptic:4338): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: I have to my ~/.bash_profile file added following, according to advice from some mailing list, but it does not help: if [[ -z $DISPLA

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2006-03-28 Thread Kent West
Niels Larsen wrote: > I am using debian sarge. > > When I try to run: "sudo synaptic" I get the below warning. > > (synaptic:4338): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > I have to my ~/.bash_profile file added following, according to advice from > some

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2006-03-28 Thread Felipe Sateler
The problem you have is with sudo, not with your shell. What happens is that in the configuration file (/etc/sudoers) the env_reset option is set, which causes most of the environment variables to be deleted. This option comes enabled by default because of some conflictive variables: http://lists.g

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2006-03-28 Thread Kent West
Luis R Finotti wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Niels Larsen wrote: > >> I am using debian sarge. >> >> When I try to run: "sudo synaptic" I get the below warning. >> >> (synaptic:4338): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: >> >>

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2006-03-28 Thread Luis R Finotti
Hi, On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Niels Larsen wrote: I am using debian sarge. When I try to run: "sudo synaptic" I get the below warning. (synaptic:4338): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: I have to my ~/.bash_profile file added following, according to advice from some mailing list, b

Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2006-03-28 Thread Niels Larsen
I am using debian sarge. When I try to run: "sudo synaptic" I get the below warning. (synaptic:4338): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: I have to my ~/.bash_profile file added following, according to advice from some mailing list, but it does not help: if [[ -z $DISPLA

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2003-08-14 Thread Howell Evans
It seems to me that your are missing the gnome-common libs. there are few gnome packages you MUST have if you wish to run gtk apps. i *think* if you apt-get install gnome-common your probs will go away, but i havnt thought about this in a very long time. cheers -howell ZekeVarg wrote: I'm runn

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2003-08-14 Thread ZekeVarg
Gimp, gtkam. KDE's qt programs works just fine, and no the gtk programs dont start at all. Zeke On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 18:20, Howell Evans wrote: > what program is giving you that error? Does the program run at all? > > cheers > -Howell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2003-08-14 Thread ZekeVarg
> Yeah... shutdown X and then restart it. If that doesn't work... That helpt, thanks. I'm new to debian, used to run RedHat. Zeke -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2003-08-14 Thread Greg Folkert
On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 13:57, ZekeVarg wrote: > Hi! > > Have just installed debian and run a dist-upgrade to sid. Now when I try > to open a gtk based program I get this error message: > > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > Any idee's on what's th

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2003-08-09 Thread Kourosh
On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 10:57, ZekeVarg wrote: > Hi! > > Have just installed debian and run a dist-upgrade to sid. Now when I try > to open a gtk based program I get this error message: > > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: > > Any idee's on what's the pr

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2003-08-06 Thread Howell Evans
what program is giving you that error? Does the program run at all? cheers -Howell ZekeVarg wrote: Hi! Have just installed debian and run a dist-upgrade to sid. Now when I try to open a gtk based program I get this error message: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: Any idee's on what&

Re: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2003-08-05 Thread ZekeVarg
I'm running X as a user. QT programs works just fine. Zeke > IIRC, the display is not set by default for root. If you are > trying to do this as root you need to set the display manually, > or better yet, start X as a regular user, not root, and then > only use root when you absolutely have to.

Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

2003-08-05 Thread ZekeVarg
Hi! Have just installed debian and run a dist-upgrade to sid. Now when I try to open a gtk based program I get this error message: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: Any idee's on what's the problem and how to fix it? Zeke -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a