Apps won't start without sudo first
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So, I've got Ubuntu Server 17.10 running with xorg and openbox and I've got this strange problem that I didnt have with my previous build using bspwm.
The problem is that I can't launch any app inside openbox except XTerm which opens normally.
But when I start any app with sudo, e.g. sudo gedit, it launches normally and any subsequent app will launch normally, even without sudo. So I only need to start one app with sudo and the rest will work just fine.
I get no output when I run them without sudo, no errors or anything so I dont know where to start looking...
Thanks for the help!
P.S. Its running in VirtualBox if it makes any difference...
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So, I've got Ubuntu Server 17.10 running with xorg and openbox and I've got this strange problem that I didnt have with my previous build using bspwm.
The problem is that I can't launch any app inside openbox except XTerm which opens normally.
But when I start any app with sudo, e.g. sudo gedit, it launches normally and any subsequent app will launch normally, even without sudo. So I only need to start one app with sudo and the rest will work just fine.
I get no output when I run them without sudo, no errors or anything so I dont know where to start looking...
Thanks for the help!
P.S. Its running in VirtualBox if it makes any difference...
server gui openbox
asked Feb 28 at 9:19
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Please remember to avoid plainsudowith GUI application programs. Usesudo -Hinstead, for examplesudo -H gedit-- Otherwise the ownership of the configuration files might be modified (torootinstead of the normal user ID), and it will make it difficult or impossible to use the program with the normal user ID. See for example this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?
– sudodus
Feb 28 at 9:29
Thanks for the tip, I usually run them withgksudobut I did this for a quick example.
– xCode
Feb 28 at 13:43
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You can change the ownership, of the whole content in your home directory, back to your user by the command:sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME. Where$USERand$HOMEare environment variables and you can check their values by the command:echo $USER $HOME.
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Feb 28 at 13:48
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So, I've got Ubuntu Server 17.10 running with xorg and openbox and I've got this strange problem that I didnt have with my previous build using bspwm.
The problem is that I can't launch any app inside openbox except XTerm which opens normally.
But when I start any app with sudo, e.g. sudo gedit, it launches normally and any subsequent app will launch normally, even without sudo. So I only need to start one app with sudo and the rest will work just fine.
I get no output when I run them without sudo, no errors or anything so I dont know where to start looking...
Thanks for the help!
P.S. Its running in VirtualBox if it makes any difference...
server gui openbox
asked Feb 28 at 9:19
xCode
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So, I've got Ubuntu Server 17.10 running with xorg and openbox and I've got this strange problem that I didnt have with my previous build using bspwm.
The problem is that I can't launch any app inside openbox except XTerm which opens normally.
But when I start any app with sudo, e.g. sudo gedit, it launches normally and any subsequent app will launch normally, even without sudo. So I only need to start one app with sudo and the rest will work just fine.
I get no output when I run them without sudo, no errors or anything so I dont know where to start looking...
Thanks for the help!
P.S. Its running in VirtualBox if it makes any difference...
server gui openbox
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Please remember to avoid plainsudowith GUI application programs. Usesudo -Hinstead, for examplesudo -H gedit-- Otherwise the ownership of the configuration files might be modified (torootinstead of the normal user ID), and it will make it difficult or impossible to use the program with the normal user ID. See for example this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?
– sudodus
Feb 28 at 9:29
Thanks for the tip, I usually run them withgksudobut I did this for a quick example.
– xCode
Feb 28 at 13:43
1
You can change the ownership, of the whole content in your home directory, back to your user by the command:sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME. Where$USERand$HOMEare environment variables and you can check their values by the command:echo $USER $HOME.
– pa4080
Feb 28 at 13:48
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Please remember to avoid plainsudowith GUI application programs. Usesudo -Hinstead, for examplesudo -H gedit-- Otherwise the ownership of the configuration files might be modified (torootinstead of the normal user ID), and it will make it difficult or impossible to use the program with the normal user ID. See for example this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?
– sudodus
Feb 28 at 9:29
Thanks for the tip, I usually run them withgksudobut I did this for a quick example.
– xCode
Feb 28 at 13:43
1
You can change the ownership, of the whole content in your home directory, back to your user by the command:sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME. Where$USERand$HOMEare environment variables and you can check their values by the command:echo $USER $HOME.
– pa4080
Feb 28 at 13:48
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Please remember to avoid plain
sudo with GUI application programs. Use sudo -H instead, for example sudo -H gedit -- Otherwise the ownership of the configuration files might be modified (to root instead of the normal user ID), and it will make it difficult or impossible to use the program with the normal user ID. See for example this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?– sudodus
Feb 28 at 9:29
Please remember to avoid plain
sudo with GUI application programs. Use sudo -H instead, for example sudo -H gedit -- Otherwise the ownership of the configuration files might be modified (to root instead of the normal user ID), and it will make it difficult or impossible to use the program with the normal user ID. See for example this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?– sudodus
Feb 28 at 9:29
Thanks for the tip, I usually run them with
gksudo but I did this for a quick example.– xCode
Feb 28 at 13:43
Thanks for the tip, I usually run them with
gksudo but I did this for a quick example.– xCode
Feb 28 at 13:43
1
1
You can change the ownership, of the whole content in your home directory, back to your user by the command:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME. Where $USER and $HOME are environment variables and you can check their values by the command: echo $USER $HOME.– pa4080
Feb 28 at 13:48
You can change the ownership, of the whole content in your home directory, back to your user by the command:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME. Where $USER and $HOME are environment variables and you can check their values by the command: echo $USER $HOME.– pa4080
Feb 28 at 13:48
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Please remember to avoid plain
sudowith GUI application programs. Usesudo -Hinstead, for examplesudo -H gedit-- Otherwise the ownership of the configuration files might be modified (torootinstead of the normal user ID), and it will make it difficult or impossible to use the program with the normal user ID. See for example this link, Why don't gksu/gksudo or launching a graphical application with sudo work with Wayland?– sudodus
Feb 28 at 9:29
Thanks for the tip, I usually run them with
gksudobut I did this for a quick example.– xCode
Feb 28 at 13:43
1
You can change the ownership, of the whole content in your home directory, back to your user by the command:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME. Where$USERand$HOMEare environment variables and you can check their values by the command:echo $USER $HOME.– pa4080
Feb 28 at 13:48