You can also do
startx xfce-session
this works for most sessions, I have found, e.g.
startx openbox
startx ratpoison
etc.
It prints any error messages programs cough up to an xterm.
How is:
sudo start lightdm
different than:
sudo lightdm
Thanks. my /etc/default/grub file is the same except I have:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
Instead of what is in the image you posted:
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="text"
I'm not sure what the difference is?
Also, I don't know what the
Thanks for the suggestion. I had not heard of the service program.
I tried the "service lightdm start" and it loaded lightdm. When I choose a
window manager and enter my password, the screen goes black and takes me back
to the login screen. I tried a few window managers and it does the same
Great suggestion! startxfce4 loads very fast!
For me the only drawback is that I often like to logout and switch between
different window managers. So if I figure out a lightweight way to switch
between window managers, then I will definitely use startxfce4 on a regular
basis.
This is
Wouldn't it be simpler just to start xfce from the terminal directly? See
https://wiki.xfce.org/faq.
I once used startx xfce-session as well, although it opens an xterm and
prints messages from the X.org server.
Try using:
sudo service lightdm start
Instead of:
sudo lightdm
I *guess* you're experiencing this problem because you invoke lightdm
directly in the current TTY, so lightdm thinks it must assume/take the
current TTY. In turn, the X server is usually started after lightdm,
and, on most .deb
I wrote something to that effect here.
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/open-gui-command-line#comment-95254
Check if it applies to your situation.
My desktop is configured to boot to a text-console. From there, when I want a
GUI, I start X Windows by typing in VT1:
sudo lightdm
The GUI starts in VT7 but I remain with the black screen in VT1 so I must
switch to VT7 manually with: Ctrl-Alt-F7
Now I am in VT7 and I see the greeter and I
