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Ubuntu Server Gui error

Yes, I am a newb of linux, but used to use Solaris 7/8 back in 2000 for a little bit before career path took me completely away from that realm.

Issue: When type the command

Code:

startx

I receive an

Code:

error X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting. ...Unable to connect to X Server.

I 'thought' I installed GNOME and GDM. I have started gdm, as if I try to start it again I receive the Warning GDM already running.

Any suggestions?

PS. I have tried google as well as the forum search feature and found nothing to assist me with this that I could tell.

Thanks!

I had trouble getting X to work under Ubuntu Server 8.04 which is to say that I never got it to work. I installed Ubuntu Desktop 8.04 with no problems. You can add any software to the desktop edition that is on the server edition. I'd say install the desktop edition and save yourself some frustration.

Try

Code:

sudo aptitude update

sudo aptitude install xserver-xorg

After that try running "startx".

Tried that, did not work. It asked me to Apt-get install xinit, which I did, but then when I tried to startx, the gui started to load and gave in error stating I did not an xsession file in my home folder or something.