On 2 May 1998, lantz moore wrote:
>
> > "DZM" == David Z Maze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> DZM> More elegant solutions involve using the xauth access-control
> DZM> mechanism. If you are the only person on your system with root
> DZM> access, you can make things work by symlinking root's
> "DZM" == David Z Maze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DZM> More elegant solutions involve using the xauth access-control
DZM> mechanism. If you are the only person on your system with root
DZM> access, you can make things work by symlinking root's .Xauthority
DZM> file to yours. If multiple p
'From Bill Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'
On Sat, May 02, 1998 at 07:35:36PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > IF you are not running multiple X displays on your machine then a
> > simple technique is to 'su' in an xterm,
> > 'cp /home//.Xauthority /root'
> > which will then let root open th
hospedales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> IF you are not running multiple X displays on your machine then a
>> simple technique is to 'su' in an xterm,
>> 'cp /home//.Xauthority /root'
>> which will then let root open things on your display.
h>
h> So does root get to keep my user's .Xauthority f
On Sat, May 02, 1998 at 11:04:04AM -0400, Shaleh wrote:
> I have a simpler one: where do i get apt? And is there docs w/ it or
> somewhere else?
http://www.debian.org/~jgg/deity/
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On Sat, May 02, 1998 at 11:01:44AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 1. (Out of curiosity) is there any way to specify the server apt-get uses?
> Are
> we just out of luck if the default one goes down?
/etc/apt/sources.list man 5 sources.list for info on how to do this right.
> 2. Could I make
First, thanks alot for everyones help!
> I am presuming that you want to run programs that open windows on the
> X-display that you have already logged into as a 'normal user', yes?
>
> The 'xhost +localhost' (or any other host that you are using on your
> network) is a good solution (probably t
On Sat, 2 May 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ok cool! One more thing though; is the APT GUI going to be X based?
> Normally when i'm installing stuff, I su to root in an Xterm and use apt or
> dpkg. But if the APT GUI will be X based, and I do that, won't the X-serve
> reject the connection?
If
On Sat, 2 May 1998, Shaleh wrote:
> I have a simpler one: where do i get apt? And is there docs w/ it or
> somewhere else?
project/experimental the newest version is 0.0.8, the docs are in
/usr/docs/apt - especially read 'guide.text'
Jason
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On Sat, 2 May 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 1. (Out of curiosity) is there any way to specify the server apt-get uses?
> Are
> we just out of luck if the default one goes down?
You should edit /etc/apt/sources.list (see souces.list(5)) or use Dselect
to configure the APT method. Both will le
Shaleh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
S> Are you logged into the same box? I mean you start an Xterm on the same
S> box and then su root. It should work as shown. Try this: as the user
S> running X type 'echo $DISPLAY'. su to root and type what the other
S> display is set to. Also as the user r
As a normal user "xhost + (name of your host) THEN su and export
DISPLAY=:0
On Sat, 2 May 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi! I've been looking for a way to run root stuff under X!
> I tried doing what you said and su'ing to root, and then export DISPLAY=:0
> Then when I start anything X it says:
Are you logged into the same box? I mean you start an Xterm on the same
box and then su root. It should work as shown. Try this: as the user
running X type 'echo $DISPLAY'. su to root and type what the other
display is set to. Also as the user running X try typing xhost +. This
will allow cli
Hi! I've been looking for a way to run root stuff under X!
I tried doing what you said and su'ing to root, and then export DISPLAY=:0
Then when I start anything X it says:
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
I'm not sure what you mean by "whatever I ru
On Sat, 2 May 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ok cool! One more thing though; is the APT GUI going to be X based?
> Normally when i'm installing stuff, I su to root in an Xterm and use apt or
> dpkg. But if the APT GUI will be X based, and I do that, won't the X-serve
> reject the connection?
apt
Any time you log in as a user different than the one who owns the X
session you have to set the variable DISPLAY. so next time you su to
root simply: export DISPLAY=:0 or whatever you run your X on.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Ok cool! One more thing though; is the APT GUI going to be X based?
Ok cool! One more thing though; is the APT GUI going to be X based?
Normally when i'm installing stuff, I su to root in an Xterm and use apt or
dpkg. But if the APT GUI will be X based, and I do that, won't the X-serve
reject the connection?
thanks,
Timothy
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On Sat, 2 May 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 1. (Out of curiosity) is there any way to specify the server apt-get uses?
> Are
> we just out of luck if the default one goes down?
/etc/apt/sources.list
(man 5 sources.list)
> 2. Could I make a symlink from /var/cache/apt/archives to another
> dr
On Sat, May 02, 1998 at 11:01:44AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 1. (Out of curiosity) is there any way to specify the server apt-get uses?
> Are
> we just out of luck if the default one goes down?
/etc/apt/sources.list
> 2. Could I make a symlink from /var/cache/apt/archives to another
> d
On Sat, May 02, 1998 at 11:04:04AM -0400, Shaleh wrote:
> I have a simpler one: where do i get apt? And is there docs w/ it or
> somewhere else?
project/experimental in the ftp archive.
It comes with docs.
Marcus
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I have a simpler one: where do i get apt? And is there docs w/ it or
somewhere else?
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1. (Out of curiosity) is there any way to specify the server apt-get uses? Are
we just out of luck if the default one goes down?
2. Could I make a symlink from /var/cache/apt/archives to another
drive/partition with more space and let it keep the cached archives there?
3. If apt retrieves a newer
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