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RE: Problem connecting app to X display server



On 24-Jun-2002 Sivea Key wrote:
> HI,
> I'm new to Debian and LINUX so any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> I am trying to run a simulation program on Debian. It compiles fine (now) but
> whenever I try to launch the gui it tells me it can't connect to the display
> and that I need to run:  export DISPLAY=<machine>:0   [or setenv--I'm in BASH
> so I use export]
> 
> Running that command produces no error but also doesn't help. I have tried
> using the machine name and also tried using what appeared to be the display
> server name. I am not certain I used the actual display server name--where
> exactly do I find it and what should it look like? (I used defaults on
> everything except the computer name during install and again during
> reconfiguration.)
> 
> I haven't yet discovered what man page to specify for more information, none
> of the 4 books I have nor the Xfree86 or Debian site have revealed anything
> useful as yet. Admitedly, I may be asking the wrong questions.
> 

In the X session where you want to see the window open a terminal program and
type: echo $DISPLAY.  Whatever you see as output is what you need to export at
the console.


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