Re: Error: Can't open display?

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From: Me Again
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 00:00

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On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, David B wrote:
>Hi
>I have completed the installation of red hat 5 on my following computer:
>
>What settings should of I selected during installation in relation to
>display to fix this error?
>
>Your help is greatly appreciated and thank you for your co-operation.
>David B

if "echo $DISPLAY" gives you nothing then try
"export DISPLAY=:0.0" and see if it works now.  Of course you might want to
explain exactly when you get this error so I could be a little more helpful.


Regards

Mark
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