#Linux startx not working how to#
I propose you should assume its out of the question that a complete new Linux user with no previous knowledge other than that "startx" starts the gui, goes on to start the gui with "xinit /usr/bin/lxsession", nor is it reasonable to assume he knows how to rename a file, do a "cat", or "ls", or god forbid read and interpret a logfile.Ĭome on guys this is an absolute beginner and you are asking things from him as if he is a somewhat experienced Linux user. What could he possibly have done to get his. Will start the more familiar GUI, and assuming like he said that it worked for one day, and that the next day it didn't work anymore. Ironic!Īssuming this is a brand new R-PI (and Linux) user who, as he tells us, knows nothing about linux than that typing *Firefox is claiming I've spelt patronising (and for the record spelt) wrong. 'ls' (el-es, not eye-es) to mooch about the file system, and hit TAB (or double tab if nothing seems to happen at first) for command-name / filename auto-completion. Some software, including window managers, sit and do nothing):Īlso, X (I'd also assume LXDE - never played with that either) has a very good log file under /var/logĬat, or less, or more should give various ways of reading the file. Making sure there is sufficient space left on the device is important (it's tripped me at times when not paying attention. Don't even know what the default login is at boot (I'd assume root, but I think someone somewhere suggested otherwise): 'whoami' answers this for a point of curiosity.
There is also a rename command, but if I remember rightly, it's a little more advanced on a Debian box.
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