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by matthewsunshine

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How would you launch the GUI interface in Linux if you had started in the text mode?

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by johnson.charles.c

Depending upon your the flavor of Linux you are using, most offer a default of some windows manager or another.
Type "startx" at the command prompt, see what that nets you.
If unsuccessful, you will have to tell what Liunux you use for more assistance. ;-)

by harinder145

i have a debian linux installed... i am at the # prompt.. kindly help me with how to login to the GUI...?? me totally new to this and this is the first task provided to me by my BOSS..

thanks in advance

by johnson.charles.c

You can try typing "startx" at the prompt. If this doesnt work you will have to install x-windows on your machine.
-AJ

by f.png

If startx doesn't work, do ctrl-alt-F7. it will switch you to the graphical mode.

by penguin_me

Erm, it depends on the error whether switching to F7 will bring up the GUI, if you get one along the lines of "Cannot startx, already running" (something like that anyway) then switching will work, if you get "Unknown command" (or something along those lines) do "apt-get install xorg kde" that will install X and a GUI Desktop for you.

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