yad - CannotOpenDisplay
Posted: 2015-03-11, 20:25
I've used Linux since the late '90s and I have always used Firefox - and that's
been fine - until the last few upgrades. Sundry un-needed & un-wanted features
have been introduced; scrolling (surely a basic function in any browser) has
become a nightmare; every time there's an upgrade it takes a day (at least) to
work out the changes; and the "help" system has become totally impenetrable -
"but there is a negative side" (a bit of Hunter S Thompson irony )
So, as a consequence, I've been looking for a replacement, have read good (but
also bad) things about Pale Moon and am hoping it is what I think it is. I
downloaded pminstaller-0.1.7.tar.bz2, unpacked it, copied pminstaller.sh into
~/ and ran it:
------------------------------------------------
Bash - 4.2.53 : sudo ./pminstaller.sh
root's password:
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm
constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc
aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid
sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm ida arat dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept
vpid
# Note, this line was repeated 4 times; the 4th time it was followed by the
final line:
(yad:2917): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display
------------------------------------------------
I took note of the instructions in the README:
"If the installer does not run because the built-in copy of yad complains
about being unable to load a particular library, then you clearly do not have
the basic dependencies required for any recent Mozilla based product. Please
update the related libraries and try again."
I discovered that SuSE-13.2 did not have yad installed by default so, entered
YaST & installed
Source Package:
yad-0.16.3-1.1 yad-0.16.3-1.1
My copy of Firefox (which, despite my complaints, has always worked) reports
"Congrats! You’re using the latest version of Firefox." (v. 36) - my Firefox
libraries should (I guess) be up to date.
I have tried closing the system & re-opening (not a restart: close, make - &
drink - a cup of coffee, re-boot). I have tried running it with Firefox both
open & closed. I have fiddled around with various things but, none of this does
any good,the result is always the same as shown above.
There is one thing I don't understand & that is this:
/.kde4/share/apps/RecentDocuments/pminstaller-0.1.7.tar.bz2.desktop
What is it, what is it doing there & how did it get there? (Not put there by
me.)
I would love to become a vociferous supported of Pale Moon but it seems I'll
need some help getting there. Here are the details of my system:
------------------------------------------------
Bash - 4.2.53 : inxi -zF
System: Host: linux-3w85.site Kernel: 3.16.7-7-desktop x86_64 (64 bit)
Desktop: KDE 4.14.5 Distro: openSUSE 13.2 (Harlequin)
Machine: System: SAMSUNG (portable) product: RV411/RV511/E3511/S3511/RV711
Mobo: SAMSUNG model: RV411/RV511/E3511/S3511/RV711
Bios: Phoenix v: 03PA.M001.20110312.XW date: 03/12/2011
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i5 M 480 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
clock speeds: max: 2667 MHz 1: 1199 MHz 2: 2667 MHz 3: 1199 MHz
4: 1199 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GT218M [GeForce 315M]
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.1 drivers: nouveau (unloaded:
fbdev,nv,vesa)
Resolution: 1366x768@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.7
Audio: Card-1 Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel
Card-2 NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.16.7-7-desktop
Network: Card-1: Broadcom BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
driver: bcma-pci-bridge
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
Controller
driver: r8169
IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 640.1GB (6.5% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_HM641JI size: 640.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 20G used: 7.4G (40%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
ID-2: /boot size: 979M used: 89M (10%) fs: ext3 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-3: /home size: 502G used: 26G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
ID-4: swap-1 size: 6.45GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda7
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0C mobo: 42.0C gpu: 48.0
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 189 Uptime: 1 day 1:21 Memory: 1399.7/5839.9MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.19
------------------------------------------------
I hope, very much, that you can help me.
dmk
been fine - until the last few upgrades. Sundry un-needed & un-wanted features
have been introduced; scrolling (surely a basic function in any browser) has
become a nightmare; every time there's an upgrade it takes a day (at least) to
work out the changes; and the "help" system has become totally impenetrable -
"but there is a negative side" (a bit of Hunter S Thompson irony )
So, as a consequence, I've been looking for a replacement, have read good (but
also bad) things about Pale Moon and am hoping it is what I think it is. I
downloaded pminstaller-0.1.7.tar.bz2, unpacked it, copied pminstaller.sh into
~/ and ran it:
------------------------------------------------
Bash - 4.2.53 : sudo ./pminstaller.sh
root's password:
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm
constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc
aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid
sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm ida arat dtherm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept
vpid
# Note, this line was repeated 4 times; the 4th time it was followed by the
final line:
(yad:2917): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display
------------------------------------------------
I took note of the instructions in the README:
"If the installer does not run because the built-in copy of yad complains
about being unable to load a particular library, then you clearly do not have
the basic dependencies required for any recent Mozilla based product. Please
update the related libraries and try again."
I discovered that SuSE-13.2 did not have yad installed by default so, entered
YaST & installed
Source Package:
yad-0.16.3-1.1 yad-0.16.3-1.1
My copy of Firefox (which, despite my complaints, has always worked) reports
"Congrats! You’re using the latest version of Firefox." (v. 36) - my Firefox
libraries should (I guess) be up to date.
I have tried closing the system & re-opening (not a restart: close, make - &
drink - a cup of coffee, re-boot). I have tried running it with Firefox both
open & closed. I have fiddled around with various things but, none of this does
any good,the result is always the same as shown above.
There is one thing I don't understand & that is this:
/.kde4/share/apps/RecentDocuments/pminstaller-0.1.7.tar.bz2.desktop
What is it, what is it doing there & how did it get there? (Not put there by
me.)
I would love to become a vociferous supported of Pale Moon but it seems I'll
need some help getting there. Here are the details of my system:
------------------------------------------------
Bash - 4.2.53 : inxi -zF
System: Host: linux-3w85.site Kernel: 3.16.7-7-desktop x86_64 (64 bit)
Desktop: KDE 4.14.5 Distro: openSUSE 13.2 (Harlequin)
Machine: System: SAMSUNG (portable) product: RV411/RV511/E3511/S3511/RV711
Mobo: SAMSUNG model: RV411/RV511/E3511/S3511/RV711
Bios: Phoenix v: 03PA.M001.20110312.XW date: 03/12/2011
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i5 M 480 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
clock speeds: max: 2667 MHz 1: 1199 MHz 2: 2667 MHz 3: 1199 MHz
4: 1199 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GT218M [GeForce 315M]
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.1 drivers: nouveau (unloaded:
fbdev,nv,vesa)
Resolution: 1366x768@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.7
Audio: Card-1 Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel
Card-2 NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.16.7-7-desktop
Network: Card-1: Broadcom BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
driver: bcma-pci-bridge
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
Controller
driver: r8169
IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 640.1GB (6.5% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_HM641JI size: 640.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 20G used: 7.4G (40%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
ID-2: /boot size: 979M used: 89M (10%) fs: ext3 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-3: /home size: 502G used: 26G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
ID-4: swap-1 size: 6.45GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda7
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0C mobo: 42.0C gpu: 48.0
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 189 Uptime: 1 day 1:21 Memory: 1399.7/5839.9MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.19
------------------------------------------------
I hope, very much, that you can help me.
dmk