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qedqed
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 Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:03 pm Post subject: openbox error after fresh installation |
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This is my first time using openbox, so I expect some error.
After installing www-client/google-chrome, I tried to use it but instead I got an error :
"no protocol specified" and "Gtk-warning : cannot open display"
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Jaglover
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| Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: openbox error after fresh installation |
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| qedqed wrote: | This is my first time using openbox, so I expect some error.
After installing www-client/google-chrome, I tried to use it but instead I got an error :
"no protocol specified" and "Gtk-warning : cannot open display"
Anybody care to help me? |
OK ... you failed to provide necessary information.
The first question - is Openbox running?
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qedqed
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| Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: openbox error after fresh installation |
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| Jaglover wrote: | | qedqed wrote: | This is my first time using openbox, so I expect some error.
After installing www-client/google-chrome, I tried to use it but instead I got an error :
"no protocol specified" and "Gtk-warning : cannot open display"
Anybody care to help me? |
OK ... you failed to provide necessary information.
The first question - is Openbox running? |
I think it's running, when I type the screen goes blank but I can do right-click and then open xterm, just like the "how to" says. |
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qedqed
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| Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Jaglover wrote: | | How exactly are you starting Openbox? From ~/.xinitrc? |
Yes, because I added this line
| Code: | | exec openbox-session |
to .xinitrc and then i just type startx |
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Jaglover
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Alright, so the next thing you do is you open the terminal and type chrome? And you get the the error you mentioned? Please post your emerge --info.
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imaginasys
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It looks like you started twm ?? try to start OpenBox with a .xinitrc script with the following
| Quote: | | exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session openbox-session |
You need to add some utilities to make your openbox a decent desktop :
obmenu -for configuring the menu
obconf -for configuring openbox
wbar -a dock for your apps
feh -for the background
there some config files that are in $HOME/.config/openbox : autostart and rc.xml (the menu)
read this good guides about openbox : http://urukrama.wordpress.com/openbox-guide/ https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Openbox
and good luck!
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Jaglover
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While there is nothing wrong with above recommendations, any X app should run when X is running. Even regardless if there is a WM or DE running.
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| Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 12:25 am Post subject: |
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The OP has openbox working. What he has in his xinitrc is just fine. The problem seems chrome. There is nothing wrong with the above recommendations. They just will not solve this problem as Jaglover pointed out.
Personally, I found tint2 to be a good dock. There are options.
OP: seeing the output from chrome in its original form might be helpful. You should emerge wgetpaste. From your xterm, type google-chrome 2>&1 | wgetpaste> or whatever the command line is and post the url returned here. The line 2>&1 redirects the error output to standard out. Since we want to see everything, you should use this. You can use the same method to post the output of emerge --info, although in that case you can use emerge --info | wgetpaste
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Are you running X as root?!? 
You just asked for support and made several members of this board to work for you while you neglected to follow the rule #1 of Unix - never run anything as root unless absolutely necessary?
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