can't figure out how to install with su and sh

[aserre]

I'm trying to install a program from a .sh file and I use the command "sh" I get this error:

The DISPLAY variable is not set. You should either login to as root or use
the command "su" with no flags, to make sure setup has an X display to use.

Then I tried su commands and xhost and this is what I got:

XANN3OMVT56:/home/adam/Shared# su
XANN3OMVT56:/home/adam/Shared# xhost +localhost
xhost: unable to open display "localhost:0.0"
XANN3OMVT56:/home/adam/Shared# export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
XANN3OMVT56:/home/adam/Shared# xhost +localhost
xhost: unable to open display "localhost:0.0"
XANN3OMVT56:/home/adam/Shared# sh install.sh

Verifying archive integrity...OK
Uncompressing CrossO............................................
you have no permissions to access the X server (localhost:0.0) it points to.
Try running xhost +localhost before su'ing to root.



I tried diffent comdinations just to be sure I just didn't do it in the right order

[kakariko81280]

The line "xhost +localhost" must be run as the user who owns the console. That is the user you logged into X as.

If you su to root first, it doesn't have permission to alter the X session so it can't add permissions for localhost.

Let us know how you get on

Chris...

[aserre]

I just tried that and got the same result... it says this before I do the su command:

access control disabled, clients can connect from any host


any ideas??

[kakariko81280]

Try dropping the localhost when setting up the display.

#export DISPLAY=:0.0
#sh install.sh

Also, which distro are you using? Having access controls disabled is unusual in my experience (unless you ran "xhost +" by itself).

Let us know how you get on

Chris...