Where is My Desktop

Marty A · 09-19-2022, 09:15 AM

Chromebook with AMD A4 processor Debian 11. I'm at a loss here. Have tried Gnome, KDE, Cinnamon at different times but I have never been able to get an actual desktop to appear on any of them. I do get the suite of Linux app in the Linux Folder but the actual desktop that comes with each package is unobtainable. I must be doing something wrong but no clue what. Each district was install using Tasksel.
Help! I'm about ready to give up on Linux.

boughtonp · 09-19-2022, 09:41 AM

Duplicate of https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-desktop-74/cinnamon-desktop-4175716643 and https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/linux-debian-on-chromebook-4175715251

uteck · 09-19-2022, 09:48 AM

Have you tried running the 'startx' command from the Linux terminal? That should start up the GUI, assuming you installed the whole desktop.

boughtonp · 09-19-2022, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uteck

Have you tried running the 'startx' command from the Linux terminal?

You are expecting a different answer to when that was asked in their other thread?

sundialsvcs · 09-19-2022, 11:49 AM

I haven't read the other thread, but I can say this about this one: [i]"Not enough concrete information to be able to meaningfully help you." The devil is in the details.

For instance: "Exactly how" did you try to "install a desktop?" Then, when the computer starts up, "exactly what" do you see? (A terminal prompt on a character-mode screen?) Do you see "error messages?" Do you see "a blank graphic screen?"