Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3653 mails)

[Charles Griffin <cng3@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Tara L Andrews <tla@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 03, 2002 at 07:59:17AM -0400, gilson
> redrick wrote:
> > SuSE gurus:
> > 
> > Using 7.3 with default Mozilla. Tried to install
> Mozilla1.0.RC3.
> > Followed the recipe well, until...
> >      linux:/usr/local/mozilla1.0.rc3 # cd
> mozilla-installer
> >     
> linux:/usr/local/mozilla1.0.rc3/mozilla-installer #
> ./mozilla-installer
> >      Xlib: connection to "0.0" refused by server
> >      Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to
> Server
> >      Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:  :0.0
> > 
> > Not authorized? I'm doing all as root!
> > Please, what am I doing wrong?
> > TIA
> 
> Either you're not running X, or you're using su. 
> The error indicates
> that the application wanted to open an X window, but
> had no connection
> to an X server.  You'll either have to log in
> graphically as root (not
> recommended) or use sudo.  
> 
> Alternatively, you could just download the RPMs.
> 
> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/mozilla/
> 
> -tara
> 

> ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature 

I would go with Tara's suggestion.  I downloaded and
installed the rc3 rpm this weekend and it worked like
a charm.  Be sure to run /sbin/SuSEconfig after you
install it, though, otherwise you'll just get a gray
screen.

Good luck!

Cheers,
Charles

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