Rebuilt my laptop to fix the /var/lib/dpkg/status problem. I install sawfish-gnome and all it's dependancies, xserver-xfree86 and fonts. Enter "startx":
Get the graphical grey background (normal X without window manager) On the console I get: Audit: Fri Feb 1 07:18:29 2002: 5047 X: client 1 rejected from ocal host Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by Server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server doing a Ctrl-Z, bg and trying to export DISPLAY="localhost:0.0" && xhost + just says unable to connect to X server. First time I've seen this one. Anyone? :wq! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Harris | Micros~1 : Senior System Engineer | For when quality, reliability at RnD Consulting | and security just aren't \_ that important! DISCLAIMER: These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else. FYI: perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'