How to start the gui if you have a command prompt?

[ryno]

Hi,

How can I start the GUI when I only have a command prompt?

[Guest]

Re: How to start the gui if you have a command prompt?

I don't know your situation exactly but,

First, X server should be installed. If you didn't install the X server, you can install the X server using this command: sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg

If you already installed the X server, the driver for the graphic card must be installed and configured.

Then, you can start X using 'startx' or through KDM, /etc/init.d/kdm start.

I'm not a native speaker of English, sorry for my poor English.

[dibl]

Re: How to start the gui if you have a command prompt?

@pcandme that's better English than half the Americans I know could write :-X


OK, to continue the thought .... if the X server is installed and configured appropriately for your graphics chip, then from the command prompt:

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start

is the official method, and (as a user)

startx

will work too.

[maestrobwh1]

Re: How to start the gui if you have a command prompt?

If you use kdm-kde4 rather than kdm, in case someone has a similar issue with kde4,

you'll need to do this:

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm-kde4 start