Re: how to start gnome from the command line

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:03:28 +0000, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:20, Camaleón wrote:

>> What error did you get? Maybe a problem with your VGA card?
> 
> I had done
> apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment
> 
> then
> startx
> gives an error along the lines of : "startx: unknown command."
> 
> Now I have also done
> apt-get install gdm
> apt-get install gnome
> <wait a long time>
> 
> then, on boot gnome starts, I get a login window, do log in, but am only
> given a blue screen without anything!!!
> 
> What to do?

By any chance... did you install "gnome-core"?

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón