fluxbox

[Loïc Grenié]

2008/11/29 Donny George <donny008 at gmail.com>:
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 2:40 AM, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
>>
>> Loïc Grenié wrote:
>> >     What "command line" are you talking about ?
>>
>> I mean the command line you get with CTRL-ALT-F1 etc.
>>
>> > If it is a command-line
>> > inside an Xterm, Konsole, Console or whatever running under fluxbox,
>> > you should not have any problem.
>>
>> I agree, but obviously Donny isn't using a terminal program because the
>> DISPLAY variable isn't set.
>>
>> > If the command-line is a console
>> > (obtained by Ctrl-Alt-F1) then the DISPLAY variable is not set. You can
>> > start firefox in that case by
>> >
>> > DISPLAY=:0 firefox -p
>> >
>> >   or
>> >
>> > export DISPLAY=:0
>> > firefox -p
>>
>> That should work if X is running but then you still can't see anything of
>> firefox because you are still at the command line.
>>
>>
>> Nils
>>
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>
> I started the xtrem( this is the command line i am talking about ) and it is
> frmo here that i try to start the mozilla with the command firefox -p
>
> as from the replies i understand that i should go for CTRL-ALT-F7 then type
> firefox -p or else try to add mozilla to the fluxbox menu
>
> am i right ?

    You don't need to do Ctrl-Alt-F7 if you are running an xterm. The command
  firefox by itself should work (but apparently it does not). Try

DISPLAY=:0 firefox

  just to see if that works. Your situation sounds REALLY strange however.

       Hope this helps,

            Loïc