System-config tools in text mode

[Erik Hemdal]

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> Message: 12
> Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:04:17 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "William Hooper" <whooperhsd3 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: System-config tools in text mode
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
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> Bill Anderson said:
> > I am running FC2 and cannot get system-config-packages or
> > system-cdinstall-helper to run in text mode. I always get the error "could
> > not open display." Are these tools designed to run in text mode?
> 
> Yes.

I think it depends.  Some do have text modes, but some don't.  I can run
up2date from the shell prompt, but have never run the package GUI
without X running.  Errors about 'can't open display' suggest that the
tool is trying to run in X, even if it does have a text mode.  Look for
an option like '-nox'.

Erik






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