[NTLUG:Discuss] Slackware and Ximian Gnome

[David Stanaway]

If you are still not having any luck, you could try from a root console 
(EG: tty1)


lynx -source http://go-gnome.com/ > install-ximian.sh
chmod 755 install-ximian.sh
xinit $PWD/install-ximian.sh -- :1
(The last bit, "-- :1" is for if you are already running X as a normal
user) 

I personally think that the whole mechanism for installing ximian this
way is asking for trouble with a site defacement, or dns spoofing etc..

If you are feeling paranoid, you should check the source for the shell
script, or ximian should provide a signed checksum that you can verify.

On Sat, 2002-09-07 at 21:50, kbrannen at gte.net wrote:
> Patrick Parks wrote:
> > yep, it is set as :0.0 , any other ideas, is there a files with a
> > profile or something for the xserver permissions?
> > 
> > 
> > bash-2.05a# echo $DISPLAY
> > :0.0
> > bash-2.05a# lynx -source http://go-gnome.com/ | sh
> > ==> Autodetecting system type...
> > ==> Checking $DISPLAY and X permissions...
> > Error!
> 
> Try another X app (e.g. xclock) and to see if it's that process or something 
> else.  If xclock comes up, then there's something wrong with the installer.
> 
> If xclock fails to start with the same error, then you do have a permission 
> problem.  For most of us, security for X is not that much of a problem, so as 
> yourself (I think you said you, not root, started the X process) do "xhost +" 
> which will open it up completely.
> 
> HTH,
> Kevin
> 
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David Stanaway