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Titel: Firefox Blues
Verfasst am: 02.11.2008, 04:11 Uhr
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Anmeldung: 03. Sep 2004
Beiträge: 2
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I have installed firefox using a bz2 source, and for some reason it doesnt work.
The error im getting is:
(firefox-bin:10600): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
Ive tried a bunch of fixes and to no avail i havent been lucky. Can someone recommend a fix or possibly recommend another browser. Iceweasel just dosent seem to cut it.
Im running the latest Kanotix on an ibm thinkpad t23.
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Verfasst am: 03.11.2008, 16:31 Uhr
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Anmeldung: 07. Mai 2004
Beiträge: 39
Wohnort: Aachen
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Just guessing:
Did you install FF as root?
Using a console where you switched to root?
I usually get this message when I opened a root console and try to start a GUI program from there.
Your desktop runs in your user environment, so even root is not allowed to access it without permission.
Just as a test: open a user shell and enter "xhost +". Be careful: this allows everyone to access your desktop.
Does FF start then?
Best regards
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Verfasst am: 03.11.2008, 17:11 Uhr
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Anmeldung: 28. Feb 2005
Beiträge: 1112
Wohnort: Camelot
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Verfasst am: 04.11.2008, 07:04 Uhr
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Anmeldung: 07. Mai 2004
Beiträge: 39
Wohnort: Aachen
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... forgot one thing: you have to start FF with "firefox --display :0". |
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