Re: WindowMaker: fatal error: could not open display ""

From: rds (rustydstone_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/31/05

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    --- Matt Zagrabelny <mzagrabe@d.umn.edu> wrote:
    > root generally doesnt have privileges to X. so you should run it as a
    > normal user. given that, are you currently in a X environment?

    No. This actually brings up an interesting question: wmaker package does
    install xfree86-common automatically but not xserver-xfree86. Should
    xserver-xfree86 be installed explicitly/manually? Thanks 

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