Le 09/04/2020 15:45, Kent West a écrit :
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> On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 8:29 AM Bernard <bdebreil@free.fr
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> I just realized that in that Debian Stretch system,
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> I HAVE NO /home/<user>/.gconf directory !
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> It'll rebuild itself when it's needed. The lack of a .gconf directory is
> probably not causing your problem; rather, your problem is causing the
> lack of a .gconf directory.
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> What happened when you tried running tasskel and installing a simpler
> Windowing setup?
# tasksel
a graphical window opens and proposes a choice between Debian Desktop
environment, GNOME, KDE, xfce, MATE... I alternatively chose most of
these including Gnome Desktop env, GNOME, KDE, xfce, MATE.
During the install, did you get any errors?
What happens if you do:
# sudo aptitude update
and
# sudo aptitude full-upgrade
Errors?
$ startx
invariably leads to
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connexion to X server lost
So something is wrong with your X server setup; thus my suggestion to try a simpler windowing system, and my suggestion to update/upgrade.
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Another time, I attempted to run
# evolution
unable to init server, connexion refused
failed to initiate gtk+ could not open display
This is probably simply because X is not running; X-based apps aren't going to be able to run if X is not first running.
I see that for startx, you're writing a "$" prompt (normal user, in most cases - good), but or evolution, you're writing a "#" prompt (superuser (root), in most cases - not good).
As a test, create an ~/.xinitrc file with the single line
If X can start, this should start only an xterm window ("exit" should shut down X). (Don't forget to delete/modify/restore this file after this test so your system works normally.)