Switch to graphic interface

Mahmoud M. darweesh · 04-13-2008, 05:09 PM

Dear Group
After i installed linux(RedHat3) on my laptop two days ago, the system boot to the character interface. By trying the command startx, i got an error "there is no such command". How can i switch to the graphic interface from the command line.

Your help will be appreciated,,,

Mahmoud M. Darweesh
mdarweesh@hotmail.com

frndrfoe · 04-13-2008, 05:28 PM

Did you run the command as root?
If you "sudo su" or "sudo startx" did you include the full path to startx?

Try: "locate startx" and use the path given. If it cant find it then you have different problem.

what happens when you type in "init 5"?

lazlow · 04-13-2008, 07:22 PM

RH3 is getting pretty old. There was a major change in X a while back, you may predate the changes to X. Your RH subscription should cover this kind of thing.