On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:42 PM, kbesig <kbesig@socal.rr.com> wrote:

2. As root: /usr/bin/vidalia

No protocol specified
vidalia: cannot connect to X server :0


I am not sure if you should be running vidalia as root, but if you wish to test:
  1. Open a terminal before you switch to root
  2. xhost local:root
  3. Be aware that any program running as root can now manipulate your display
The effect will last till you restart X.

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