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eiluj

Member

Registered: 2007-05-18

Posts: 2

gnome error

Just installed the gnome package via pacman.  When I attempt to start the DE with the gnome-session command,
I recieve the following: (gnome-session:1009) Gtk WARNING **: Cannot open display:

I did the usual: searched Google, forums, wiki, faq, to no avail.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks.

mitsoko

Banned

From: In the Coal Chamber

Registered: 2007-05-08

Posts: 143

Re: gnome error

gnome-session needs an active x session host ...

you may get this by adding gnome-session to your xinitrc ..

open ~/.xinitrc and add gnome-session

making sure everything else is commented out ...

so it will look like ..

#exec wmaker
gnome-session

.. then use startx to start start it up ...

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alternatively you may start it with startx directly

`startx /usr/bin/gnome-session -- :1`

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startx is provided by xorg-xinit so be sure to install it first ... pacman -S xorg-xinit

mucknert

Member

From: Berlin // Germany

Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 510

Re: gnome error

Also, don't forget to configure X.org first. Many people with that problem simply did not do that and keep wondering why X11 wont start.

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