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mykey

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From: out of the blue

Registered: 2007-03-02

Posts: 113

[SOLVED] Can't start arora as a normal user

I don't know when it happend, but I don't seem to be able to start arora as a normal user any longer - it starts as root with no problem though - what can I do to figure out what's wrong - there is no output when starting it via the commandline.

Last edited by mykey (2009-10-31 09:11:48)

whiteychs

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From: USA

Registered: 2009-02-13

Posts: 39

Re: [SOLVED] Can't start arora as a normal user

I had a similar problem.  A simple reboot fixed the problem.

I then removed Arora and kdemod...

mykey

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From: out of the blue

Registered: 2007-03-02

Posts: 113

Re: [SOLVED] Can't start arora as a normal user

Jeesh - I thought I left this reboot-thing behind when I stopped using windoze - thanks for the hint - it solved the problem here too.

1LordAnubis

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Registered: 2008-10-10

Posts: 253

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't start arora as a normal user

Yeah, I just had the same problem...

Jeesh - I thought I left this reboot-thing behind when I stopped using windoze - thanks for the hint - it solved the problem here too.

Well, you should have left the reboot thing behind. For some reason I had to log out and log back in for it to work again.
On linux you should only have to reboot when you update your kernel. Otherwise I believe everything can be fixed or will just work without needing a reboot. (Except for those rare instances where you have an obscure hardware/driver combination and get a freeze)

Lots of things only take effect if you log the user out/back in, but I'm not sure what the relation is with arora.... not getting any output...
Still though, flash seems to run faster with arora than with other apps

Last edited by 1LordAnubis (2009-11-22 22:22:47)

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adee

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From: The Moon

Registered: 2009-11-10

Posts: 110

Re: [SOLVED] Can't start arora as a normal user

After Arora crashes it will never start up again until I logout and log back in, or reboot. I found a file in /tmp named Arora....  something (I can't remember it's exact name). I deleted that file and Arora works again! So I guess that is the case for everyone who has a similar problem