X Window Software won't open on Redhat9
Hi,
I have an interesting problem that keeps me from using my beloved linux system. Sometimes when I am using my RH9 system, the X Window applications cannot be opened. When I try launching one from the K menu, the cursor changes to the icon of the program, and returns to normal after a little while. No matter how long I wait it doesn't open. When I try launching an app from the console, I receive the following error:
[/tmp]: xpdf
Error: Can't open display: :0
Similarly, when I type xvinfo, I receive the following error:
[/tmp]: xvinfo
xvinfo: Unable to open display :0
Then I try to logoff in order to restart the pc. That's when I receive another error saying it is impossible to connect to the X server and whether I want to see the log file. Finally, being overwhelmed by all these errors I find solace in the three finger salute which makes the penguin reboot in agony (I hate to close a linux os. It doesn't feel right. I think there shouldn't be an such an option, and the only way to do that must be to press the restart button on the case.)
As you see I am in pain. These singularities happen in an entirely arbitrary fashion, and sometimes they don't even though the computer is left open for a long time.
Where do you suspect the problem is? Is it the X server?
Should I provide more information? If yes, how?
Thanks for your time and concern,
bibby
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