Version: 1.4.2 (using KDE 3.3.2, (3.1)) Compiler: gcc version 3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-5) OS: Linux (i686) release 2.4.27-1-386 While in the Root Console I am not able to start any KDE programs. I always get an error: katzes:~# kate kate: ERROR: KUniqueApplication: Can't determine DISPLAY. Aborting. katzes:~# When I start Konsole as normal user it works fine, although there are too strange messages: katzee@katzes:~$ kate kdecore (KAction): WARNING: KActionCollection::KActionCollection( QObject *parent, const char *name, KInstance *instance ) katzee@katzes:~$ QFile::open: No file name specified katzee@katzes:~$
Not Konsole related... xhost + will solve this... do a man xhost for more info.
Kurt V.Hindenburg wrote: [bugs.kde.org quoted mail] xhost + did not solve this! katze@katzes:~$ xhost + access control disabled, clients can connect from any host katze@katzes:~$ xhost access control disabled, clients can connect from any host katze@katzes:~$ katzes:~# xhost xhost: unable to open display "" katzes:~# kwrite kwrite: cannot connect to X server katzes:~# If you want me to send you any (I don't know which) log files mail me. regards juergen katins
You forgot to set DISPLAY on that second shell.