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Old 04-05-2011
Firefox on AIX, Gtk-WARNING

Hi,

I try install firefox on AIX 6.1..

Now i get error then write /usr/bin/firefox command in ssh:

(firefox-bin:1478838): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

I heard, that need set DISPLAY or smth like that..

Also I try run firefox by vncviewer, but double click on firefox-bin not working Smilie

Maybe anyone can help me?
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Old 04-05-2011
You need to have a something like cygwin running on your desktop and then export your DISPLAY to your IP followed by a ":0" like this:
Code:
export DISPLAY=192.168.130.15:0
/usr/bin/firefox

A firefox window should then pop up on your desktop.
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