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Old 07-20-2003, 09:20 PM   #1
Leon S. Kennedy
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"GTK-warning**: Cannot open display"


Thats all I get when I try to open gnome. Can someone help me?
 
Old 07-21-2003, 03:05 AM   #2
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you're running a program as root when logged into X as a normal user?
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[user@linux user]$ xhost +localhost
 
  


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