Re: xhost working differently under Debian?!
--- Alvin Oga <aoga@ns.Linux-Consulting.com> wrote:
> try xhost +localhost
Why are you even using xhost in the first place? *shudder*. At least use
a mit-magic-cookie:
su - someuser
xauth merge ~userrunningX/.Xauthority
export DISPLAY=:0 && some_app &
> i think no space after the "+"
Doesn't matter -- both will work. But really, the OP doesn't want to be
using xhost...
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