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| Started by | Tony <atlyons777@bigpond.com> |
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| First post | 2015-11-17 00:00 +0100 |
| Last post | 2015-11-17 16:20 +0100 |
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Debian DeskTop Tony <atlyons777@bigpond.com> - 2015-11-17 00:00 +0100
Re: Debian DeskTop David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2015-11-17 00:10 +0100
Re: Debian DeskTop Himanshu Shekhar <irm2015006@iiita.ac.in> - 2015-11-17 05:10 +0100
Re: Debian DeskTop moxalt <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2015-11-17 16:20 +0100
| From | Tony <atlyons777@bigpond.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-17 00:00 +0100 |
| Subject | Debian DeskTop |
| Message-ID | <qvAUF-4Yp-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
Hi. I have just installed Debian 8.2. How do I get the Desk Top to show on the screen? On boot-up, the green Debian desk Top shows for a few seconds and then the Terminal appears and I cant get to the Desk Top. Can you please let me know what to do? Tony Lyons Australia
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| From | David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> |
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| Date | 2015-11-17 00:10 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <qvB4m-5h8-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #160645 |
On 11/16/2015 02:18 PM, Tony wrote: > I have just installed Debian 8.2. How do I get the Desk Top to show on the > screen? On boot-up, the green Debian desk Top shows for a few seconds > and then the Terminal > appears and I cant get to the Desk Top. > Can you please let me know what to do? Is there anything displayed in the Terminal, such as a login prompt? David
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| From | Himanshu Shekhar <irm2015006@iiita.ac.in> |
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| Date | 2015-11-17 05:10 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <qvFKG-8oS-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #160646 |
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This response is written considering you as a complete newbie. So some
parts may be boring to you.
There are two cases :
A. You have installed a desktop environment
B. You have not installed any desktop environment and the console is the
only interface.
Try pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7 (try other function keys if this doesn't works,
like F8 etc.)
First of all, enter your user name followed by password on the prompt*
(this is the one you created during install). If you forgot your username
(as I saw in case of many friends), enter the user-name "root" followed by
root password/the one you created during install.
*Note that the prompt could be a black and white command line or even a
colorful display manager. Don't worry if you could not see your password as
you type, it's still there.
Now, you are ready to use the system.
Now, heading towards the solution.
A. YOU HAVE INSTALLED A DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
So, you can login and are ready to use the OS, and you don't need to
read this mail further.
B. YOU HAVE NOT INSTALLED A DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
In this case, you need to install a DE. Enter the following commands.
sudo apt-get update
sudo tasksel (if this doesn't work then "sudo apt-get install
tasksel" followed by "sudo tasksel")
Select Gnome/any desktop of your choice using cursors and
spacebar, move to OK using tab and press enter.
Your download will start and you will be there with a DE installed
after a couple of hours.
This assumes that you have already configured to use a Mirror/Repository
and not dependent on the installation media.
If not, then use the above procedure after inserting the installation media
once you login or edit your Software sources, which you could find online.
Best of luck
Regards
Himanshu Shekhar
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| From | moxalt <moxalt@riseup.net> |
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| Date | 2015-11-17 16:20 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <qvQd3-6JK-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #160645 |
On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:18:11 +1100, Tony <atlyons777@bigpond.com> wrote: > I have just installed Debian 8.2. How do I get the Desk Top to show on the > screen? On boot-up, the green Debian desk Top shows for a few seconds and The 'green Debian desktop' that you are describing is probably the GRUB background. That is not the desktop- it is a splash screen which is part of the boot procedure. You do not appear to have actually installed a desktop environment. > then the Terminal appears and I cant get to the Desk Top. > Can you please let me know what to do? What installation image did you use? I suspect you forgot to tell the installer to install a desktop environment. What exactly do you see when you boot? Can you see a 'Login:' prompt once the terminal has opened?
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