On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:16:46 +0200 Nigel Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. > > Have you tried apt-get install xorg jeff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
