synaptic-pkexec fails: cannot open display 0
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synaptic (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
jonathan@
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(synaptic:10136): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0
Using synaptic 0.75.2ubuntu6.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: synaptic 0.75.2ubuntu6 [modified: usr/share/
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Aug 18 19:40:28 2011
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate i386 (20100928.3)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES=
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: synaptic
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
when using kdm on a freshly updated oneiric amd64 box,
pkexec synaptic fails in a unity session (cannot open display: :0). That means starting it from a launcher/dash icon fails.
Under a kde session synaptic is started with the kde sudo program, so synaptic can be started from the gui with kde destop, but not with unity desktop.
I am far away from the box with both desktops installed now, so i cannot check the contents/existence of the suspected file
/usr/share/ polkit- 1/actions/ com.ubuntu. pkexec. synaptic. policy