rpm installed, how to run?

[ejt]

1. I am a newbie.
2. I am trying to just install and run software.

3. I downloaded netmaze.rpm
4. I typed: rpm -i netmaze.rpm, it installed.

5. I typed: rpm -qpl netmaze.rpm to see where it installed. It said "usr/bin/games/netmaze"
6. I went to "usr/bin/games" and typed in "./netmaze" and it said:

Defaultmaze is ok!
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
./netmaze: Can't open Display

This happens to everything I install, what am I doing wrong? How can I run the programs once they are installed?

Thanks,

[bdg1983]

Install seems to be ok. Looks like you're trying to run x programs in text mode. Start x, open an xterm and try again.

If you *are* in x and get these errors, hmm, you may have some problems with your display variable or something else that I don't know a goddamn about...

[Aikidoka]

you could be trying to run this as root, bad thing.

Try this:

# xhost+locahost then try it.

[ 03 March 2001: Message edited by: veloctTX ]