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wufo 01-14-2010 11:19 AM
Cannot open X display `:0.0' error
 
When trying to run X apps from terminal command line I get
Cannot open X display `:0.0'
error.
I tried
export DISPLAY=0.0

What do I need to do to permently fix this problem?

wufo

acid_kewpie 01-14-2010 01:22 PM
you're doing that as root on a normal users X session right? run "xhost +localhost" as the normal user first.


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