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How do I solve the following error?

Dear,

I have downloaded the following: sudo apt-get install firestarter.

On the command line where I am using the root user,  I wrote: firestarter.

An error occurs showing the following:

(Firestarter :4080) GTK-Warning **-cannot open display.

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I have installed x11-server-utils, and try the above xhost command but nothing happens.

may be the command and arguments are wrong:

So in number 2:     do I have to write #xhost su DISPLAY=:0.0 export DISPLAY firestarter

or What?
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I am still getting the attched error ....

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Greeting all,

I am using a fresh ubunto server installation on virtual box machine.


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@several posters - you don't need a full gui on the server to get X-forwarding to work through ssh.  Only the client part of X.  It will use the X server on the local machine to display.  If you install enough for the package "xeyes" rather than the full desktop GUI, X forwarding should work.