Re: Fwd: Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

[Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@freenet.de>]

Am 2006-03-29 12:03:26, schrieb Niels Larsen:
> I am using debian sarge.
> 
> When I try to run: "sudo synaptic" I get the below warning.

synaptic with sudo?

I do not use synaptic, but does it not work like aptitude?

I mean, you run it as $USER and if it comes to the installation
of the package(s) it ask for the root password?

You get the error, because sudo tries to run a GTK program as
root in a $USER environement which is not allowed by default...

See environement variable to $XAUTHORITY

Greetings
    Michelle Konzack


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