Re: xhost +localhost doesn't work
Larry Alkoff sez:
} On Sat, 26 Oct 2002 11:31:12 -0700, Earl F Hampton wrote:
[...]
} >Try xhost +local:localhost
}
} Ohh, that works!
} Thank you.
[...]
} However after su I must still
} export DISPLAY=:0
}
} Then I can load synaptic.
}
} I'd like to not be required to type the
} export DISPLAY line every time.
} I _believe_ I didn't have to do that in the past.
[...]
When I need to do that sort of thing, I use su -c, e.g.
su -c synaptic
It keeps the environment.
} Thanks very much for your tip.
} Larry
--Greg
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