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Subject: Re: Gtk-Warning **: Cannot open display
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Barnaby Scott wrote:
> 
> So, I installed Firefox from ports, having made sure everything was bang 
> up to date. Evrything seemed to go perfectly well, but lo and behold, 
> first attempt to use it and I get this:
> 
> (firefox-bin:582): Gtk-Warning **: Cannot open display
> 
> What the..?
> 
> I have searched for this problem and found plenty of references similar 
> error messages, but none of it seems to apply in my case. I am not 
> trying to run Firefox as root, I am not doing it from a remote terminal, 
> I am not standing in a bucket of water, I have the computer plugged in.

I think these are Good Things(tm), 'though I have been able to operate
a browser whilst standing in a bucket of water.

Q: Are you running an X display at the time this message is given,
or are you attempting to run Firefox from the console?

Kevin Kinsey

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