Glibc?

[Metal Militia]

setup.gtk failed to start?
DISPLAY: :0.0
Do you need to issue an xhost + command to let root access X11?
The setup program seems to have failed on x86/glibc-2.1


That was the error message I got when trying to install a program (GTKRadiant - Map Editor)
Someone help please?

*Sorry if this is in the wrong section :/*

[mlomker]

I add this command to my ~/.bashrc file:


xhost local: > /dev/null 2>&1


That'll allow any local user to use the X session.

[Metal Militia]

Lol sorry forgot to mention im a total noob :P

i typed ~/.bashrc while rooted and got this:

bash: /root/.bashrc: Permission denied

[mlomker]

You can edit the file from a command-line using nano:


nano ~/.bashrc


Change what you want to and then Ctrl-W, Y, and Enter to save the file. The changes won't take effect at your terminal prompt until you close and re-open a new one.

Here's a nice shell introduction (http://linuxcommand.org) for when you have some time.

[Metal Militia]

xhost local: > /dev/null 2>&1
is already in ~/.bashrc at the bottom, twice..

according to a couple other people, my problem is that my version of glibc is too old.. could that be the problem maybe?

Thanks for the help btw..

[mlomker]

according to a couple other people, my problem is that my version of glibc is too old.. could that be the problem maybe?


I don't know--that must be a problem with the program that you are installing and not xhost. If it is something that you are compiling then the author usually provides a README file with a list of dependencies for the program.

You cannot update glibc--it'll fry your system. If you are running Hoary then you could upgrade to Breezy and give it another try--Breezy's version is newer.

[Metal Militia]

Im already on breezy, but thanks for the help anyways, i guess ill have to live without the program :P.