> So your problem has been solved, for a moment I > thought it was the following bug > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=290681 > > However, I removed FC6 on that machine and I installed > Fedora 8 Test 2 and could no longer follow that one, > maybe you can add to it, if it is related or encourage > other users that have problems using > maxima/xmaxima/Wvmaxima, etc to check that page up. > > Regards, > > Antonio > This web page was what I found when first researching the problem of the gui's (both xmaxima and wxmaxima) not starting maxima. But it was not the answer. By adding 127.0.0.1 to the /etc/hosts config file, the gui's work. I'm not sure why 127.0.0.1 was not in the file - it seems to be included by default. Rick B.
