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            Titel: Firefox Blues 
             Verfasst am: 02.11.2008, 04:11 Uhr
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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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          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: 04.11.2008, 07:04 Uhr
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          | ... forgot one thing: you have to start FF with "firefox --display :0". | 
         
        
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