Re: buster xfce fails to start

["Russell L. Harris" <russell@rlharris.org>]

On Mon, Jan 06, 2020 at 09:42:46AM -0500, Kenneth Parker wrote:
> 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?

My first Debian was Potato; I have installed dozens of systems since,
nowadays almost always by netinst booted from USB flash.  I currently
am running Debian 9, so this is my first venture with Debian 10.  I am
not aware that I did anything unusual with this installation; I always
specify a normal user, and that is how I logged in via the CLI.

P.S. I specified XCFE because I hate the Gnome scheme ("It's there,
but invisible; just search for it with the mouse."); I need to see
menus.

P.P.S.  Typing "startx" at the CLI returns an error message, something
like "xserver not available"...