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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:13:38 -0400
From: Diane Bruce <db@db.net>
To: Mihir Sanghavi <mihir.sanghavi@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: how to use firefox
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On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 09:49:51AM -0700, Mihir Sanghavi wrote:
> Hi,
> I have installed firefox  using  pkg_add -r firefox
> and now want to use xterm
>
> i tried using xterm and it says: Cannot open display
> and display not set

X11 is running right?
You typed startx ?


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