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Re: dpkg-GTK problem



On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, jonas bandi wrote:

[...]
> titan:~# dpkg-reconfigure dpkg
> 
> Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Gnome
> debconf: (DISPLAY problem?)
> debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
> titan:~#
> 
> What could be the cause of that?

Looks like you're running on a text console or have lost your $DISPLAY
variable somehow, although you have told debconf to use the GNOME frontend
(which obviously requires X)...

Cheers,
	Siggi



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