GUI does not start after stretch to buster update

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Subject: GUI does not start after stretch to buster update
From: Isaac N <nyotaisaac@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 22:29:03 +0300
Message-id: <[🔎] CAONsYoZA-PORU1AbirKsrOR+ko-CoWW09z1tDmn8UUmmoW0kDw@mail.gmail.com>

After upgrading to debian buster i cannot access gui. I boot up and it stops services like UiD1000 then stops at "started update utmp about system runlevel changes".

I can log on using tty to terminal; startX terminates with "xinit:connection to X server lost"

Starting a GUI application like firefox displays error "no DISPLAY environment variable specified"

I can't troubleshoot beyond that; any help?

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