Synaptic problem....

hkl8324 · 06-14-2005, 10:35 AM

i installed synaptic on FC4
(i grabed synaptic here, http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...extras/4/i386/)

but when i fire synaptic....

Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

(synaptic:1081): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

what is wrong?

solusrex · 06-14-2005, 10:47 AM

have you tried typing 'xhost + computer_name' (as normal user I think) in a console

reddazz · 06-14-2005, 03:28 PM

If you start synaptic from the Desktop -> System menu, it will ask you for roots password and doesn't produce the error that you are experiencing when starting it from a terminal emulator.

hkl8324 · 06-15-2005, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by reddazz
If you start synaptic from the Desktop -> System menu, it will ask you for roots password and doesn't produce the error that you are experiencing when starting it from a terminal emulator.

i have no entry in there.....

how to add that?

Edit: i encounter the same error whenever i lauch a GUI apps from terminal emulator........how to solve it.....?

thanks again..

reddazz · 06-15-2005, 03:55 AM

Desktop -> System Settings -> More System Settings -> Synaptic. If you launch GUI apps from the terminal as root or any other user who did not start the xsession, you will keep getting that error because most dstros do not allow a user who did not start the xsession to run gui apps for security reasons. You can use the "xhost +" command as mentioned above, to work around this.

heema · 06-15-2005, 03:57 AM

you could try typing in the terminal:

sudo synaptic

OR

kdesu synaptic

NOTE : you have to have your user in the /etc/sudoers file of course