unable to switch frm console mode to desktop mode
 

hi i m using ubuntu 10.04 server and i unable to switch frm console mode to desktop mode.......any solutions plz....


regards
kapil

Hello,

If you're using Ubuntu Server edition and did not install the desktop environment (which is not installed by default server installation if I'm not mistaking) then you cannot change to it. If you need a desktop environment, install it.

Kind regards,

Eric

thns for this bt sir wenever i m trying sudo apt get update there is temporary error

You need to show the original error message, not your paraphrased version of it. Also, please write your words out in full.

here is error Err http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security release.gpg
temporary failure

Is the machine connected to the Internet? If that's working, it might just be that the repository (?) is having problems (though a persistent problem could suggest something is wrong at your end).

yes machine is connected with internet

Hi,

Can you post the contents of your sources.list file? Should be in /etc/apt/sources.list.

Kind regards,

Eric

-bash: /etc/apt/sources.list: permission denied

Try with alt-ctrl F7
Check if Xserver is installed

java socket

console to desktop
 

lets try th following command

$ startx

:doh: See that this was already mentioned.

Try
sudo is probably not be necessary

Post the output here between the words [code] and [/code]

wever i m trying startx............the progrm startx is nt installed........thn aftr i m trying sudo apt-get install xinit..........reading package list...done, reading state info....done,,,"E: could nt find xinit"............

try and then try

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