Haines Brown wrote:
I think this may be is a debian question because user can start the FileRunner file manager, but not root. When root tries, it gets the error: Application can't initialize because it lacks display name and no$DISPLAY environment variable.Error stgartup script: can't read "tk_patchLevel": No such variable while executing.
Are you logged into X as root, or as a normal user, and then opening a terminal, su'ing to root, and then running fr?
If the first, it should work. If the latter, you'll probably find it easier (and arguably safer) to use "sudo" instead of "su".
-- Kent