Re: only root can start X,

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Subject: Re: only root can start X,
From: Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 16:47:38 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] cq9gi3$6vm$1@sea.gmane.org>
References: <[🔎] BAY19-F90C257009774D7079206AA7A30@phx.gbl>

Hello

Smith a (<sqrt_3@hotmail.com>) wrote:

> i have installed xserver-svga, but only root can start X, others
> can't, error message says wrapper should be used.

Install the wrapper? Try

apt-get install x-window-system-core

If you also want a login manager, install xdm (or kdm/gdm/wdm).

By the way, the xserver-svga package you installed belongs to XFree 3.3,
you probably want to use xserver-xfree86 instead, which is part of
XFree 4.

best regards
 Andreas Janssen

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