Re: Etch netinstl. problem starting kwrite, synaptic, gedit.etc
On Sunday 24 August 2008 23:37, debian@waysoft.com wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:16:46 +0200
>
> Nigel Henry <cave.dnb2m97pp@aliceadsl.fr> wrote:
> > On Sunday 24 August 2008 22:45, Shachar Or wrote:
> > > On Sunday 24 August 2008 23:36, Nigel Henry wrote:
> > > > Having installed the Etch netinst. I was next looking to install
> > > > KDE, and X.
> > > >
> > > > I ran apt-get install kde, and a whole bunch of packages were
> > > > installed, including some X packages. After these had been
> > > > installed, I also did an apt-get install kdm, as I wasn't sure if
> > > > it had been installed, and it hadn't been.
> > > >
> > > > Reboot, and no desktop. Obviously some X stuff is missing.
> > > >
> > > > Now I tried apt-get install xserver, which gave some options,
> > > > including xserver-xorg-core, which is the one I went for, and at
> > > > the same time installed xfonts-75dpi, and xfonts-base. Some time
> > > > later, and many more packages installed, I rebooted.
> > > >
> > > > The reboot went ok, and I was able via KDM to login to KDE.
> > > >
> > > > The problem I'm having is when su'ing to root in KDE's Konsole.
> > > >
> > > > When su'ed to root on KDE's Konsole neither kwrite, synaptic, or
> > > > gedit will open. Synaptic is on the K menu, and starting it there
> > > > will open a window asking for the the root password, and entering
> > > > the root password I can use synaptic as root, but trying to open
> > > > synaptic as root on KDE's Konsole just fails.
> > > >
> > > > Output from trying to start gedit, kwrite, and synaptic on KDE's
> > > > Konsole below.
> > > >
> > > > [djmons@localhost djmons]$ ssh 192.168.0.197
> > > > djmons@192.168.0.197's password:
> > > > Linux debian 2.6.26.2-rt1-libre1 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Sun Aug 10
> > > > 13:45:05 EEST 2008 i686
> > > >
> > > > The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free
> > > > software; the exact distribution terms for each program are
> > > > described in the individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
> > > >
> > > > Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
> > > > permitted by applicable law.
> > > > Last login: Sat Aug 23 14:52:38 2008
> > > > djmons@debian:~$ su
> > > > Password:
> > > > msu: Authentication failure
> > > > Sorry.
> > > > djmons@debian:~$ su
> > > > Password:
> > > > debian:/home/djmons# synaptic
> > > > X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
> > > > The application 'synaptic' lost its connection to the display
> > > > localhost:10.0; most likely the X server was shut down or you
> > > > killed/destroyed
> > > > the application.
> > > > debian:/home/djmons# kwrite
> > > > X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
> > > > kwrite: Fatal IO error: client killed
> > > > debian:/home/djmons# gedit
> > > > X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
> > > > The application 'gedit' lost its connection to the display
> > > > localhost:10.0; most likely the X server was shut down or you
> > > > killed/destroyed
> > > > the application.
> > > > debian:/home/djmons#
> > > >
> > > > Any pointers as to what may be the problem here, gratefully
> > > > received.
> > >
> > > You need sux instead of su.
> > >
> > > > Nigel.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Shachar Or | שחר אור
> > > http://ox.freeallweb.org/
> >
> > When I try the command sux, I just get a "command not found".
> >
> > Thanks for the reply though. I'm game for trying anything at the
> > moment, and all replies/suggestions, no matter how off the edge, are
> > welcome.
> >
> > Nigel.
>
> Have you tried apt-get install xorg
>
> jeff
Well sux plus password works ok, but I've never had to use sux before on any
distro.
I did an apt-get install xorg, which pulled in a few more packages, and apart
from some complaints about finding directories for fonts, which didn't appear
to exist, but no change when running su, plus password, and kwrite, for
example, which stiill failed to open.
I also tried another suggestion, as below.
<quote>
>
the basic problem is that you are launching these programs as root, but
your desktop is running as your user. So after su'ing run "export
DISPLAY=localhost:0" and as a user run "xhost localhost".
The export command sets the DISPLAY variable to your local machine, this
variable is how X apps figure out what X server to connect to. The xhost
command allows programs running on your local machine to connect to your
desktop.
<end quote>
I don't think I made any typos.
Having done an apt-get install xorg, and also the export stuff above, I still
can't just simply su, plus password, and bring up kwrite for example.
This is how things are at present, and hand written. Excuse any typos please.
djmons@debian: ~$ su
Password:
debian: /home/djmons# kwrite
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
kwrite: cannot connect to X server :0.0
debian: /home/djmons#
Any suggestions welcome, as usual.
Nigel.
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