In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >For some reason, my Debian installation has started providing me with a >DISPLAY variable even in console logins (and when logging in over the serial >line...), which renders my scripts that use DISPLAY to check whether to fire >up a X program or a console programs non-working. > >Why? And is there any better way to check whether you're actually running X >or not?
This shouldn't happen. Check that DISPLAY isn't being set by one of your login scripts. Are you using screen? What Debian version are you using slink (stable) or potato (unstable)? -- Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
