Jude DaShiell <[email protected]> wrote:
> After having done install desktop environment from tasksel, I ran orca 
> --text-setup in the speakup environment and after setup was finished was 
> told orca couldn't connect to the desktop because the DISPLAY variable was 
> not set.  I don't know if debian ought to have set this variable somewhere 
> in earlier installation process or not so this may not be a bug.  What I 
> would like to know is what I can do about it now and get the variable set 
> correctly.  

If the error message occurred at the end of the text setup, you can ignore it.
The DISPLAY variable is only set when the X server is running.

You should be able to run startx, gdm or whatever you're planning to use to
invoke X.


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