Bug #13625

Root Terminal cannot start graphical applications

Added by anonym 2017-08-14 16:13:13 . Updated 2017-09-28 18:52:41 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
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Category:
Target version:
Tails_3.2
Start date:
2017-08-14
Due date:
% Done:

100%

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Type of work:
Research
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Description

Note: this only affects the Root Terminal provided by the gksu package.

When I try to start e.g. synaptic:

root@amnesia:/home/amnesia# synaptic
No protocol specified
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

(synaptic:15100): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :1


So it seems the hack for Bug #12000 is not working any more.

This doesn’t affect Tails 3.1, but affects builds of devel at least as of 2017-08-14.

Subtasks

Related issues

Blocks Tails - Bug #12034: When running Nautilus from a Root Terminal, start it silently and immediately give the prompt back Resolved 2016-12-14
Blocked by Tails - Bug #12738: Remove gconf Resolved 2017-06-19

History

#1 Updated by anonym 2017-08-14 16:17:50

  • blocks Bug #12034: When running Nautilus from a Root Terminal, start it silently and immediately give the prompt back added

#2 Updated by anonym 2017-08-14 16:19:04

#3 Updated by anonym 2017-08-14 16:19:55

Let’s solve Bug #12738 first, which means we’ll drop gksu and have to find a replacement for the “Root Terminal” any way.

#4 Updated by anonym 2017-09-06 17:12:03

  • Assignee set to anonym

#5 Updated by anonym 2017-09-06 17:13:28

I think the fix for Bug #12738 incidentally fixes this one.

#6 Updated by anonym 2017-09-13 22:52:58

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Fix committed
  • Assignee deleted (anonym)
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100
  • QA Check set to Pass

anonym wrote:
> I think the fix for Bug #12738 incidentally fixes this one.

Yup!

#7 Updated by anonym 2017-09-28 18:52:41

  • Status changed from Fix committed to Resolved