Yast2 GUI from command-line

SUSE Product Topics SLES Configure-Administer
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Hi!
SLES 11 SP1/2 for VMware. Don’t have direct root access, but have rights to use sudo. Trying to run Yast2 from command-line using sudo, but … only text (terminal) screen appear. Same using Yast. Any ideas?
More thanks, Alar.

2

Hi
Is this a remote or local connection to the system? Are the YaST GUI
components installed (yast2-gtk)?

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 12.2 (x86_64) Kernel 3.4.11-2.16-desktop
up 10:50, 3 users, load average: 0.09, 0.12, 0.08
CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU

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Hi and thanks!
This is a remote connection, using NX. Tried to lookup for yast2-gtk, but couldn’t find at all under Software Management, probably I’m looking for wrong name, I’m not so good at this, sorry. Seems to be default SLES installation, I suppose all components is there. Btw. mentioning “gtk” reminds that when I tried to use “sudo gedit” I get “(gedit:10544): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:”. Could be connected!
More thanks, Alar.

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Hi
Try exporting the display, for example;

malcolml@bert:~$ echo $DISPLAY
:1019.0
malcolml@bert:~$ sudo DISPLAY=:1019.0 gedit
malcolml@bert:~$ sudo DISPLAY=:1019.0 /sbin/yast2

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 12.2 (x86_64) Kernel 3.4.11-2.16-desktop
up 11:46, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05
CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU

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Hi and thanks!
Absolutely, did the trick! =) Tried all morning find something via internet … nothing I could and now … it’s done! Thank You! I’m so pleased.
More thanks, Alar.