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   Carlos E.R. to rbowman   
   =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_=E2=80=9CWhat_a_Linux_ro   
   24 Jan 26 14:21:23   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-23 23:30, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:00:40 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>> And, does that still work with wayland?   
   >>   
   >> No idea, I don't have any machine with it.   
   >   
   > I can't address your OpenSUSE configuration but on Ubuntu 'sudo su -'   
   > starts a tty session with no display.   
      
   Where exactly do you type 'sudo su -'?   
      
   I ask because my custom is to run such commands on a terminal, so I   
   don't understand your sentence.   
      
   > root@kropotkin:~# gvim   
   > E233: Cannot open display   
   >   
   > gVim fails and brings up Vim.   
   >   
   > The Linux Mint laptop, which is x11, also reports root can open a display.   
      
   can or can't? :-?   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
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