On Sun, Feb 05, 2012 at 10:12:42AM -0500, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <[email protected]> flavor, containing: > > Sorry, I am not following this. > > I have Ubuntu server basic install no other options loaded. > > Should I switch to the workstation version?
Xastir is a program that requires the X window system[1]. Ubuntu Server generally does not have this installed, because it is designed for server systems (the kind that are usually rack mounted, providing services to other computers, and which don't usually have displays). Your server install may have the right libraries to build Xastir, but it is probably not running the display server (the "X server") required for Xastir actually to run. (i.e you got the message "can't open display" because Xastir couldn't find an X server to connect to). This is normal for a server install, because they usually don't have displays. You *can* use the server install, but you'll have to add a desktop environment. This will cause the X server to be installed and run, and additional desktop management stuff to be installed so you actually have something to look at when the display is up. You'll have to take some additional steps to do that, though. Try "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop" if you really want to use the server install and get access to the X window system, too. But consider your use of the system before deciding that --- if you don't need a server system, why are you running a distro aimed at servers? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerGUI for some more detail. Some of the stuff in that article tell you how to set up a more minimalist desktop than the Gnome desktop provided by "ubuntu-desktop," but that's a path to frustration for a new user (though something a lot of old-school Linux nerds prefer, especially on older hardware). A workstation install will have a desktop environment by default. The workstation/desktop install of Ubuntu is the one targeted at desktop machines, and it'll have all the right stuff to get Xastir both compiled and running. If you're not using your system as a server for some other purpose, you might be better off with one of the desktop versions. These are intended to Just Work on desktop and laptops right out of the box, and won't require you to jump through such hoops. If, of course, you've got a graphical display running on your server install already, then I'm off base here. But it sure sounds like this is the issue. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Russo > Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 10:04 AM > To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Wiki update for Ubuntu 11.10 > > On Sun, Feb 05, 2012 at 09:58:54AM -0500, we recorded a bogon-computron > collision of the <[email protected]> flavor, containing: > > I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10 server. > > I follow the direction in the wiki to install Installation went fine > > When I try to run xastir I get the > > Error: can't open display > > Are you running an X server (i.e. a desktop display using the X window > system)? > I though that the "server" installs of Ubuntu didn't ship with X by default, > since those installs are not intended primarily for desktop use, but for > headless machines. -- Tom Russo KM5VY SAR502 DM64ux http://www.swcp.com/~russo/ Tijeras, NM QRPL#1592 K2#398 SOC#236 http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?DDTNM "And, isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" --- The Tick _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
