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Re: how to start gnome from the command line



On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:39:56 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote:

> I have just installed debian squeeze from CD-rom 1 (amd64), and from the
> command line run sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment.
> 
> But on booting the computer I am still dropped to a shell, and the
> command startx
> do not work.

"startx" should be fine.

What error did you get? Maybe a problem with your VGA card?
 
> How do I start gnome from the command line (and how configure debian to
> start it automatically on boot?

It should be automagically done after you installed "gnome-desktop-
environment" :-?

"/etc/inittab" should say:

***
# The default runlevel.
id:2:initdefault:
***

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón


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