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I've just installed Slackware version 12.0 on an Acer Aspire 5520. When I boot to Linux, I just get a command line. Why am I not getting a GUI? I selected for X and KDE to be installed during setup, so why do they not work?
BTW, I'm a Linux noob, so please dumb down any replies. Thanks!
BTW, I'm a Linux noob, so please dumb down any replies. Thanks!
Brett Kitchens
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To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
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To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
Open up /etc/inittab and edit the line that reads
id:3:initdefault: to id:4:initdefault: . This should boot straight into X. "Hey ass, don't hijack my thread. This is serious." -JoshSCH
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Originally Posted by Sturm 
Open up /etc/inittab and edit the line that readsid:3:initdefault:toid:4:initdefault:. This should boot straight into X.
before you do that, try to type init 5, or startx and see what happens. if the GUI doesn't come up, copy and post the messages you receive after trying to run startx
Last edited by DimaYasny; Feb 17th, 2008 at 11:24 am.
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Originally Posted by DimaYasny
first of all - not 4, 5. 4 is for the custom runlevels.
http://slackbook.org/html/x-window-system-xdm.html
KF4SQB: I highly recommend reading the Slackbook. It covers Linux basics, along with Slackware basics.
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well, then it is very much unlike all other linux basics, since runlevel 5 is used on every major distro.
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Ah, that's much better. I haven't tried yet to set the runlevel to make it start X automatically, but I did try typing "startx", and it did indeed start X. Thanks for the helping hand. I'll get the hang of this Linux thing eventually (maybe).
Brett Kitchens
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To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
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Solved! I edited the inittab file as directed, and X now starts automatically. Thanks for the help, everyone!
Brett Kitchens
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To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
KF4SQB
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To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
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