Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo.

Control: tags -1 + wontfix Hello Phil, On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 09:06:20AM -0400, Phil Susi wrote: > retitle 674486 X apps don't work under su [...] > I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with Debian's su > package, or its default configuration ( or possibly Xorg ). We don't > have

Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo.

retitle 674486 X apps don't work under su reassign 674486 login subscribe 674486 ps...@ubuntu.com thanks On 10/11/2015 11:59 PM, Peter Easthope wrote: > Oops, sorry. Yes, the problem is not just with gparted. > > peter@joule:~$ su > Password: > root@joule:/home/peter# xeyes > No protocol

Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo.

From: Phil Susi > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 10:06:48 -0400 > On 10/7/2015 12:26 AM, Peter Easthope wrote: > > As peter in a terminal window in LXDE, I started xeyes. > >  > > As root in a terminal window in LXDE, I attempted to start > >   This is a difference that I am saying

Bug#674486: Re (2): Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo

On 10/7/2015 12:26 AM, Peter Easthope wrote: > As peter in a terminal window in LXDE, I started xeyes. > > As root in a terminal window in LXDE, I attempted to start This is a difference that I am saying is the problem. Try to start xeyes *as root*, just as you did for gparted.

Bug#674486: Re (2): Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo

From: Phil Susi Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 14:40:47 -0400 > You mean when you run it from that root shell right? Sorry to say, I don't know how LXDE starts. I installed it using aptitude. After login with userid peter and my password, LXDE works. As peter in a terminal window

Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo

On Mon, October 5, 2015 9:28 am, Phil Susi wrote: > It appears that you do not have your DISPLAY environment variable set, > so no X11 apps will work. peter@joule:~$ echo $DISPLAY :0 LXDE is used routinely. No other problems observed with applications. xeyes, for example, works.

Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo

On Mon, October 5, 2015 9:28 am, Phil Susi wrote: > It appears that you do not have your DISPLAY environment variable set, > so no X11 apps will work. peter@joule:~$ echo $DISPLAY :0 LXDE is used routinely. No other problems observed with applications. xeyes, for example, works.

Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo

On 10/5/2015 1:54 PM, Peter Easthope wrote: > On Mon, October 5, 2015 9:28 am, Phil Susi wrote: >> It appears that you do not have your DISPLAY environment variable set, >> so no X11 apps will work. > > peter@joule:~$ echo $DISPLAY > :0 > > LXDE is used routinely. No other problems observed

Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo

The problem described by Mikko Koho occurs in a jessie system here. ii gparted0.19.0-2 i386 GNOME partition editor root@joule:/home/peter# gparted No protocol specified (gpartedbin:1835): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 In other jessie systems, gparted works. So

Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo

On 10/5/2015 10:13 AM, Peter Easthope wrote: > > The problem described by Mikko Koho occurs in a jessie system here. > > ii gparted0.19.0-2 i386 GNOME partition editor > > root@joule:/home/peter# gparted > No protocol specified > > (gpartedbin:1835): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot

Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo

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Bug#674486: gparted: Gparted doesn't open with sudo

Package: gparted Version: 0.11.0-2 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, (LXDE-desktop) At terminal: $ sudo gparted No protocol specified (gpartedbin:14905): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500,