On Sunday 24 August 2008 22:45, Shachar Or wrote: > On Sunday 24 August 2008 23:36, Nigel Henry wrote: > > Having installed the Etch netinst. I was next looking to install KDE, and > > X. > > > > I ran apt-get install kde, and a whole bunch of packages were installed, > > including some X packages. After these had been installed, I also did an > > apt-get install kdm, as I wasn't sure if it had been installed, and it > > hadn't been. > > > > Reboot, and no desktop. Obviously some X stuff is missing. > > > > Now I tried apt-get install xserver, which gave some options, including > > xserver-xorg-core, which is the one I went for, and at the same time > > installed xfonts-75dpi, and xfonts-base. Some time later, and many more > > packages installed, I rebooted. > > > > The reboot went ok, and I was able via KDM to login to KDE. > > > > The problem I'm having is when su'ing to root in KDE's Konsole. > > > > When su'ed to root on KDE's Konsole neither kwrite, synaptic, or gedit > > will open. Synaptic is on the K menu, and starting it there will open a > > window asking for the the root password, and entering the root password I > > can use synaptic as root, but trying to open synaptic as root on KDE's > > Konsole just fails. > > > > Output from trying to start gedit, kwrite, and synaptic on KDE's Konsole > > below. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] djmons]$ ssh 192.168.0.197 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: > > Linux debian 2.6.26.2-rt1-libre1 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Sun Aug 10 13:45:05 > > EEST 2008 i686 > > > > The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software; > > the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the > > individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright. > > > > Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent > > permitted by applicable law. > > Last login: Sat Aug 23 14:52:38 2008 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su > > Password: > > msu: Authentication failure > > Sorry. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su > > Password: > > debian:/home/djmons# synaptic > > X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication. > > The application 'synaptic' lost its connection to the display > > localhost:10.0; most likely the X server was shut down or you > > killed/destroyed > > the application. > > debian:/home/djmons# kwrite > > X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication. > > kwrite: Fatal IO error: client killed > > debian:/home/djmons# gedit > > X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication. > > The application 'gedit' lost its connection to the display > > localhost:10.0; most likely the X server was shut down or you > > killed/destroyed > > the application. > > debian:/home/djmons# > > > > Any pointers as to what may be the problem here, gratefully received. > > You need sux instead of su. > > > Nigel. > > -- > Shachar Or | שחר אור > http://ox.freeallweb.org/
When I try the command sux, I just get a "command not found". Thanks for the reply though. I'm game for trying anything at the moment, and all replies/suggestions, no matter how off the edge, are welcome. Nigel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
