Can't start gslapt

[Former user]

Nothing happens when I click on it in user menu.
From root terminal "root:# gslapt No protocol specified

(gslapt:2706): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0"

VL7.2-STD-AO.2

[Former user]

check and make sure you have /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc you may have it as /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc.new simply mv or cp it as /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc and it should work fine

[nightflier]

"cannot open display" often happens when you su in a terminal and try to open an X-windows application. Try issuing command "xhost +" before doing "su".

[Moises Henriquez]

As explained by nightflier, this issue is not related to gslapt. if you want to launch it from a terminal, use a wrapper like gksu or vsuper to channel the security elevation through the proper channels.