Re: building rpms on debian

I had a similar problem. Install "alien".#apt-get install alienthen you run this comand:#alien --to-deb and it makes a .deb packege from the .rpm.Finally, type: # dpkg -i   If there where unreached dependencies, just open Synaptic and click the option to repair broken packages.Hope I were h

Re: su and X question

I used to have te same problem. It is because root cannot access to the X server.Here the sollution:user$ xhost + (press enter)And then:user$ su (without the "-") (press enter)password: (type your root password) root#Now you can launch windows from shell as root.Ciao!Matías.- On 4/12/06, Chris < [E