Xserver problem with Ubuntu

[eqhunter]

heres what I got hope you can help


make
root@don-desktop:/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0# make
make all-recursive
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0'
Making all in src
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/src'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/src'
Making all in conf
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/conf'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/conf'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0'
root@don-desktop:/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0# make install
Making install in src
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/src'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/src'
test -z "/usr/local/bin" || mkdir -p -- "/usr/local/bin"
/bin/sh ../libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c 'showeq' '/usr/local/bin/showeq'
/usr/bin/install -c showeq /usr/local/bin/showeq
/bin/sh ../libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c 'showeqitemdbtool' '/usr/local/bin/showeqitemdbtool'
/usr/bin/install -c showeqitemdbtool /usr/local/bin/showeqitemdbtool
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/src'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/src'
Making install in conf
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/conf'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/conf'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
test -z "/usr/local/share/showeq" || mkdir -p -- "/usr/local/share/showeq"
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 'seqdef.xml' '/usr/local/share/showeq/seqdef.xml'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 'worldopcodes.xml' '/usr/local/share/showeq/worldopcodes.xml'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 'zoneopcodes.xml' '/usr/local/share/showeq/zoneopcodes.xml'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 'seqopcodes.dtd' '/usr/local/share/showeq/seqopcodes.dtd'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 'seqpref.dtd' '/usr/local/share/showeq/seqpref.dtd'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/conf'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0/conf'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0'
root@don-desktop:/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0# showeq
showeq: cannot connect to X server
root@don-desktop:/home/don/showeq-5.7.0.0#

hope someone can tell me what Im doing wrong

[tanner]

You are installing from tarball instead of source .deb.

[eqhunter]

You are installing from tarball instead of source .deb.

yes... I like to tarball.... Ubuntu is satating to piss me off... I had the xsever die and could not get it running again. not I cant even load a new install from the DVD.

getting HW faults. mb may have taken a hit but I can load Windows on the damn thing and it works.

[purple]

You need to allow root to open up X windows on your desktop. If you're behind a firewall, the easiest thing to do is "xhost +" from your user account. This turns off all access control.

[Cryonic]

or xhost +127.0.0.1 to only allow the local host access.

[eqhunter]

thanks Guys....


Ubuntu seems to be a little harder for me to use with the SU not being there.

[eqhunter]

You need to allow root to open up X windows on your desktop. If you're behind a firewall, the easiest thing to do is "xhost +" from your user account. This turns off all access control.

can you tell me how to do this so its set for life