On 02/20/2011 01:58 PM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > oh, i overlooked that tart with ":1.0". try this: > > $ xhost + > $ su > # DISPLAY=:0 synaptic > > > # DISPLAY=:0 synaptic Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key (synaptic:10481): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 maybe I should reinstall synaptic.. -- Paul Cartwright