On 02/20/2011 02:15 PM, Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 20. Februar 2011 schrieb Paul Cartwright:
>    
>> 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..
>>      
> sorry, forget the last mail, you'r sitting in front of the box, so it's
> easier:
>
> $ echo $DISPLAY
>
> this gives a thing like ":0" or something
>
> # DISPLAY=<that thing you got>  synaptic
>
>    
# echo $DISPLAY
:1.0

# DISPLAY=1.0 synaptic

(synaptic:15881): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 1.0


but:
$ sux -
(enter root password)
# synaptic

DOES WORK.

-- 
Paul Cartwright