> ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:04:17 -0400 (EDT) > From: "William Hooper" <whooperhsd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: System-config tools in text mode > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1546.12.29.16.103.1085166257.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 > > > Bill Anderson said: > > I am running FC2 and cannot get system-config-packages or > > system-cdinstall-helper to run in text mode. I always get the error "could > > not open display." Are these tools designed to run in text mode? > > Yes. I think it depends. Some do have text modes, but some don't. I can run up2date from the shell prompt, but have never run the package GUI without X running. Errors about 'can't open display' suggest that the tool is trying to run in X, even if it does have a text mode. Look for an option like '-nox'. Erik
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