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Liliac 05-11-2009 10:19 AM
How to Log into Ubuntu desktop from "user"localhost:~$ screen?
 
I've made a user account along with a password for it in username "root". after I log out of root and log back in as my new user, I get, "user"@localhost:~$

I'm not sure what to do from here, and I just want to get to the ubuntu desktop

any help on this will be greatly appreciated!

dxangel 05-11-2009 10:26 AM
Code:
startx

farslayer 05-11-2009 10:27 AM
startx

not sure why gdm wouldn't have started gnome.. Does this only occur on this new user, while other users log into a graphical desktop ?

Liliac 05-11-2009 10:38 AM
I actually just got this Ubuntu to work this morning. so theres only one user currently. I tried startx while logged in and it returns:

-BASH: STARTX: COMMAND NOT FOUND

By the way, this is on a ps3

farslayer 05-11-2009 01:23 PM
Did you not install X on the machine ? Did you possibly use the Server CD to do the install ? The Ubuntu Server edition does not install a Graphical desktop by default.

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Liliac 05-12-2009 07:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by farslayer (Post 3537305)
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
That was it, thanks a lot for the help!


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