On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 18:09:13 -0400, Gregory Seidman wrote: >Larry Alkoff sez: >} On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 11:31:12 -0700, Earl F Hampton wrote: >[...] >} >Try xhost +local:localhost >} >} Ohh, that works! >} Thank you. >[...] >} However after su I must still >} export DISPLAY=:0 >} >} Then I can load synaptic. >} >} I'd like to not be required to type the >} export DISPLAY line every time. >} I _believe_ I didn't have to do that in the past. >[...] > >When I need to do that sort of thing, I use su -c, e.g. > >su -c synaptic > >It keeps the environment.
>From su -c synptic I get a password display but then: synaptic: could not open display Something has gone wrong here but I DK what it is. Larry Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
