Ubuntu Users

xRowan · 12 Sep 2010 at 20:47

I sound like a complete noob asking this since im a windows and mac user. I have installed ubuntu virtually and It asks for login I put it in then it sits there.

How do I get into the desktop

I wish i never had to ask

mrteabag · 12 Sep 2010 at 22:02

What do you mean it sits there?Did you press enter when you put in your login?

Essexraptor · 12 Sep 2010 at 22:06

if it showing a command prompt ">"

type - startx

xRowan · 12 Sep 2010 at 22:40

Essexraptor said:
if it showing a command prompt ">"

type - startx

FINALY THANK YOU SO MUCH

Essexraptor · 13 Sep 2010 at 00:01

no problem

Cycrow · 13 Sep 2010 at 02:20

quite surprised it booted to the command prompt.

ubuntu usually always loads up gdm on boot.

what version did u install, and did u set any options during install that would boot to the command prompt?

Essexraptor · 13 Sep 2010 at 08:05

It might be something to do with it being loaded or initially set up in a virtual machine?

FirebarUK · 13 Sep 2010 at 13:12

Or Ubuntu Server no?

quackers · 13 Sep 2010 at 20:09

the new netbook 10.10 daily build did this to me, did you download that?

Draeconis · 30 Sep 2010 at 13:52

Ubuntu Server comes without any windowing environment, so startx wouldn't have done anything.

Essexraptor · 2 Oct 2010 at 00:17

Not being a smart a***, in fact I'm a very green Linux newbie and often read these threads for tips and pointers, the only reason I knew this was I had the same problem.

I was using Windows VMWare and downloaded a VM iso of Ubuntu 10.4 to install. The lazy mans way of doing it.

On starting the VM Ubuntu 10.4 it would always load as far as far as the command prompt. To get to desktop you had to type the command startx, which I believe starts the GUI. I eventually got round it by altering Grub in Terminal but cannot remember how.... Dohhh

If I'm talking rubbish... please correct me... many thanks