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Re: buster xfce fails to start





On Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 4:18 AM ghe <ghe@slsware.net> wrote:


> On Jan 6, 2020, at 01:37 AM, Russell L. Harris <russell@rlharris.org> wrote:
>
> I just installed Buster via netinst on an amd desktop.  I specified
> xfce.  The system boots but no login screen or GUI appears.  Alt-F4
> allows me to log in and reboot or shutdown.

XFCE doesn't have a GUI login; you have to install one. I've used slim for years, on many computers.

Or you can just log in to the CLI and type 'startx.'

That's funny:  I installed Buster on a Laptop just last week via netinst, and selected xfce (Expert Install menu), and got lightdm.  What's different with the Original Poster?   For example, did you forget to Select a Username?

Kenneth Parker 

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