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Date:      Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:56:57 -0700
From:      "fbsd" <fbsd@wbs-inc.com>
To:        "Fabio Andres Miranda" <fmiranda@metrotel.net.co>, <mb@imp.ch>, <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: DISPLAY variable value ?
Message-ID:  <003601c0b5ca$55c3f220$0200fea9@infowest.com>
References:  <3ABE15CC.BE29B346@metrotel.net.co>

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DISPLAY is an environment variable used in X window stuff.  The value is the
IP address followed by a colon followed by the display number (which on a PC
used as a workstation is always 0 as far as I understand)

for example
10.10.1.5:0

----- Original Message -----
From: Fabio Andres Miranda <fmiranda@metrotel.net.co>
To: <mb@imp.ch>; <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 8:59 AM
Subject: DISPLAY variable value ?


> hi, please, some help:
> nietzsche# tty
> /dev/ttyp5
> nietzsche# cd /usr/ports/editors/staroffice52
> nietzsche# make reinstall
> ===>   staroffice-5.2 depends on file: /compat/linux/lib/libc.so.6 -
> found
> ===>  Extracting for staroffice-5.2
> >> Checksum OK for staroffice52/soa-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin.
> >> Checksum OK for staroffice52/so-5_2-ga-bin-linux-en.bin.
> >> Checksum OK for staroffice52/109939-02.tar.Z.
>
> Can't open display:
> Please check your DISPLAY variable.
>
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/editors/staroffice52.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/editors/staroffice52.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/editors/staroffice52.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/editors/staroffice52.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/editors/staroffice52.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/editors/staroffice52.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/editors/staroffice52.
> nietzsche#
>
>
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