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Old 02-17-2006, 01:23 AM   #1
Bondspy007
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Kubuntu not going to KDE desktop?


So I downloaded and burned the ISO for the live version of Kubuntu onto a disc, I boot it up and it goes through all the loading and then it give me a commang line. I don't know much about linux command lines but I need to know how to get to the KDE desktop. Any suggestions? Thanks
 
Old 02-17-2006, 01:38 AM   #2
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try "xinit", then if it opens a sort of graphical console, type "startkde". Other things to try would be "startx" "X" (case sensitive) "gdm" "xdm" and "kdm".
 
Old 02-17-2006, 01:57 AM   #3
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thanks but when I typed xinit, it gave some critical error and when i did startkde it said done and then went back to the command line and nothing else worked
 
Old 02-17-2006, 10:53 AM   #4
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I would try this:
Code:
startx
If that doesn't work, try
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart
If that doesn't work, try:
Code:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
If that doesn't work, try
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
 
Old 02-17-2006, 11:47 AM   #5
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You may also want to be looking into the file /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see where it is failing to start. You may want to copy this file to a floppy along with the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file then post them here so we can see them. You most likely will have to split the log file into a couple of posts it is fairly big. Ah to actually copy the files try something like this since I see you say you have very little command line experience.

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sudo mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /media/floppy
cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /media/floppy/
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /media/floppy/
sudo umount /media/floppy
 
Old 02-19-2006, 09:51 PM   #6
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I have the same issue. Totally new to Linux and that command line almost made me drop the whole project as I could not find much information to get to a graphical enviroment.

I think I have gotten so far as to installing kubuntu-desktop. I did as "pyrosim" suggested and typed xinit and that worked.

- "startkde", "xdm", "kde" all gave "command not found".
- "gdm" gave "Only root wants to run gdm".
- "startx" gave:

Code:
xauth: creating new authority file /home/charlotte/.serverauth.28046
xauth: creating new authority file /home/charlotte/.Xautority

X: user not authorized to run X server, aborting.
What do I need to do to get a graphical user interface? Should I install another Linux distribution where this is easier?
 
Old 02-19-2006, 10:05 PM   #7
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After reading a bit more here,it seems to me that I should have gone for the Kubuntu package?

I was a userfriendly enviroment and not a Linux/Unix command prompt.
 
Old 02-19-2006, 11:54 PM   #8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aysiu
I would try this:
Code:
startx
If that doesn't work, try
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm restart
If that doesn't work, try:
Code:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
If that doesn't work, try
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
I tried all those and still nothing
 
Old 02-20-2006, 02:45 PM   #9
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kservik
I wa[nt
a userfriendly enviroment and not a Linux/Unix command prompt.
Then installing Ubuntu or Kubuntu isn't going to work out, I'm afraid.

Try Mepis, PCLinuxOS, or Linspire.
 
Old 02-21-2006, 09:35 PM   #10
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I figured I would try Ubuntu to see if I would get a different result and it says that it could not start the graphical user interface and to configure some x thing. When I try to do that it just freezes and i can't do anything
 
Old 02-22-2006, 02:37 AM   #11
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I got it working atleast :-)

Boots nicely into the GUI every time now.
 
Old 02-26-2006, 11:42 AM   #12
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How did you get it working? Might help me or another
 
Old 03-06-2006, 10:05 PM   #13
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Stepping in on this thread. Anyone know why Ubuntu (not Kubuntu, but same difference for this matter) might go to command prompt at boot, but I can log in using su or sudo gdm? I've tried reinstalling and reconfiguring the xserver and reediting the command to use gdm as my primary desktop. I can get into it fine, just not automatically on boot. Any ideas? Should I try reinstalling Ubuntu desktop? Thanks.
 
Old 03-06-2006, 10:39 PM   #14
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Instead of typing
Code:
startx
try typing
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
 
Old 03-07-2006, 05:39 AM   #15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aysiu
Instead of typing
Code:
startx
try typing
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
If this was a repsonse to my post, it doesn't seem to tell me anything. I've been typing sudo gdm to get into my Gnome desktop. The question is why is Ubuntu booting to a prompt, but then going into gdm with no problem when I invoke gdm at the prompt. Why isn't it just going into gdm?

I should note that for some reason, gdm wasn't initially installed (this is a build of Dapper, and I guess that was a bug). But it installed fine using apt (synaptic).
 
  


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