[news.eclipse.tools] Re: Need help getting started.

["Eric Cifreo" <ecifreo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> (eclipse: 967): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: localhost:0
>
> I have also downloaded the SWT Binary and Source but have no idea what
> to do with it.
>
> Please help me. I am new to Java and Linux after developing applications
> for Windows using VB and VC++ for 5 years. Now I am sick of it and want
> to jump ship.
>
> Thanks in advanced.
>
> Paul

Taking a guess here but it could be that you are logged in to the
workstation as you, and launching eclipse from a terminal where you are a
different user ( like root ). In the root terminal, try giving the command
"export DISPLAY=localhost:0", and in another terminal where you are logged
in, execute "xhost +root".
Hope that works.
--Eric