Hi, I have installed firefox using pkg_add -r firefox and now want to use xterm i tried using xterm and it says: Cannot open display and display not set -- What we see depends mainly on what we look for. -MIHIR
Mihir Sanghavi wrote:> Hi, > I have installed firefox using pkg_add -r firefox > and now want to use xterm > > i tried using xterm and it says: Cannot open display > and display not set >It sounds like X is not running. Anyway Firefox has very little to do with xterm. jmc
On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 09:49:51AM -0700, Mihir Sanghavi wrote:> Hi, > I have installed firefox using pkg_add -r firefox > and now want to use xterm > > i tried using xterm and it says: Cannot open display > and display not setX11 is running right? You typed startx ? -- - db@db.net http://www.db.net/~db
Mihir Sanghavi wrote:> Hi, > I have installed firefox using pkg_add -r firefox > and now want to use xterm > > i tried using xterm and it says: Cannot open display > and display not setThese kinds of questions are generally asked on freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. If you're ever unsure of what list to ask a question on, that is your best place to start. hope this helps, Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection
>From KDE (or Gnome) there is a "Run a program" or similar on the mainmenu. Type "firefox" in there and it will most likely come up. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of John Merryweather Cooper Sent: Wednesday, 12 July 2006 2:54 AM To: Mihir Sanghavi Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to use firefox Mihir Sanghavi wrote:> Hi, > I have installed firefox using pkg_add -r firefox and now want to > use xterm > > i tried using xterm and it says: Cannot open display and display not > set >It sounds like X is not running. Anyway Firefox has very little to do with xterm. jmc _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
2006/7/11, Mihir Sanghavi <mihir.sanghavi@gmail.com>:> > Hi, > I have installed firefox using pkg_add -r firefox > and now want to use xterm > > i tried using xterm and it says: Cannot open display > and display not setExit root shell back to user's one. --> What we see depends mainly on what we look for. > -MIHIR > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >-- Dennis Melentyev