When you say "the terminal", do you mean the Mac Terminal application? If so, then you need to run
setenv DISPLAY :0 before you run apps like gimp or xmms. It is possible to download stuff at work to use at home, but how you do this depends on what your machine at work is: If it's a Mac also running Fink then there's some easy things to do, but for a PC you'll have to go to some additional effort. --Alex On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Danny Sohayda wrote: > I've been trying to get programs such as gimp or xmms running on my 10.3.2 > system for a few weeks now with no luck. when X11 is running I get an error > saying; "Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:" when I type in "gimp" to the > terminal. I also get the following when I type in startx; > Fatal server error: > Server is already active for display 0 > If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock > and start again. > > OsVendorFatalError > AbortDDX > Quitting XDarwin... > Is this the same problem another user was having where they were told to > delete the first line in the startx file? > > Also, I'm on dial-up and would love to get the kdebase3 package, but when I > try to it says I would need to download another 60+ packages. Is there any > way to determine the full file size of this download? Is it possible to > download it at work and bring it home to use? Is there a way to know when > fink is done with my internet connection so that I wouldn't need to worry > about it getting cut off from my modem? > Thanks for any help anybody can offer. I'm a beginner in the extreme sense > of the word... > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. > Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's > Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. > Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
