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..

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Paul Cartwright