Ubuntu :: Start The Desktop Environment From The Command Line?

Mar 14, 2010

how to start the desktop enviorment from the command line.

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Ubuntu :: Change Desktop Environment From Command Line?

Jun 13, 2011

I installed the latest version off the download site yesterday, when first booting an error message came up that my hardware does not support the most recent desktop environment so I should switch to classic. After a bit of googling I found out how to do this.

The problem is that my hardware really doesn't support the current desktop environmet, I can't get the windows to appear, I just get black rectangles in the middle of the screen instead, so the GUI is inaccessable.

I am looking for instructions on changing the desktop environment from a command line (which I can boot to).

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Ubuntu :: Change Desktop Environment/Session From Command Line?

May 12, 2010

I had chosen automatic logon. Then updated to 10.04. During logout to change Desktop Environment/Session, I noticed that GDM login screen had an option for KDE session although I had not installed KDE. I got curious. So I tried it. System hangs. Restart does not help because somehow gdm proceeds to the KDE session although I did not choose it to be default session. So I had only CLI left.

I got over it by stopping gdm (/etc/init.d/gdm stop) and removing gdm and installing xdm. Anyway, what is the proper way? How to order desktop environment from CLI and/or where is the default desktop environment option written in a file?

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Servers :: Install - Access It Remotely Via Ubuntu Desktop Environment Instead Of SSH Command Line?

Aug 5, 2011

Is there any way to install a Ubuntu server and access the server remotely via a Ubuntu desktop environment instead of a SSH command line?

I will be installing a Ubuntu server in an office where the office manager will need to be able to do simple things like add/remove users, access filesystems, etc. She can handle these tasks in Ubuntu desktop/GUI, but it is impractical for her to have to learn how to use the CLI terminal to do this stuff.

Will I have to install desktop Ubuntu on the server to do this, or can I install Ubuntu server version and setup another computer Ubuntu desktop to remotely login graphically?

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General :: Difference Between Cron And Command Line Environment?

Feb 18, 2010

so i have a few shell scripts that execute wonderfully when i type them at the command line but they fail when they are run from cron.

for example, if i run a script from command line that contains

Code:
shopt -s nullglob

to prevent problems with for f in *.mp4 type loops, it works fine from terminal command line but when called from cron, it gives an error->

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/home/centralsqwall/Videos/videochecker.sh: 91: shopt: not found

a couple other random errors as well...

so there is some difference in the shell from cron and the terminal?

i'm running ubuntu 9.10, #!/bin/bash

what are the commands i should be using to echo my environment or simulate cron environment from the terminal?

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General :: Start X Without A Desktop Environment

Aug 10, 2010

How can i start X without desktop environment?

My needs: Boot and load a notepad and when i close the notepad the PC turn off. Is it possible?

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General :: How Important Is 'CLUE' / Command Line User Environment?

Oct 16, 2010

I have read many articles by eminent Linux users who laugh off, when they are asked "is a command line knowledge necessary"?. They go on to say that Linux Distros have evolved so much that the GUI is sufficient! I use my Win.desktop for 1)checking the news, 2)checking my e-mail, 3)writing a blog, 4)Listening to music, and 5)since i am a consultant physician, with specialization in diabetology,keeping up with the trends by visiting a few professional websites! So, my needs are few!Which Distribution would you suggest to a completely Linux-ignorant person,and that's me!

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General :: Desktop Environment - Where To Start Troubleshooting?

Oct 31, 2010

My problem started only after I upgraded my hardware. I'll describe the problem and the changes that led to it.

Problem: I have to restart my computer a second time before my icon set and controls are shown properly. The first time I boot up, I get an ancient looking set of controls. (By controls, I mean buttons, window splitters, etc.). My custom icon set is replaced by an ancient looking icon set I've never seen in Ubuntu before. (Maybe it is a Debian default? It certainly isn't stock Ubuntu). The Gnome panels are completely different from normal too. I simply reboot again and everything comes up the way it should. Every time I start my computer, I have to restart a second time. After that, no problems until I need to shut it down and start again.

I'm running a relatively new installation of Ubuntu 10.10. I changed the theme to a bisigi theme [url] and everything was fine. No problems at all until...

Changes: Then I upgraded my video card from an older nVidia to a GT430. I had to change a couple things in xorg.conf. For that, I just used the suggestions made by the nVidia settings utility. I also upgraded my mobo and RAM (from 4GB to 16).

These problems started only after I upgraded my hardware. Of course, the hardware upgrade involved the above noted software configuration changes. (xorg.conf was the only required change.)

I'm looking for ideas on how to troubleshoot this? I don't even know the first step. For example, what logs should I check? Should I suspect a hardware problem (e.g., bad video card) or is this software/configuration related?

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Programming :: MHC Modula-2 - Cannot Access The Command Line Options And The Environment Variables

Jul 2, 2010

Anyone else using the Mill Hill & Canterbury (MHC) Modula-2 to Java compiler?

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I cannot access the command line options and the environment variables.

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Ubuntu :: My Desktop Environment Wont Start In Normal Mode

Jan 8, 2011

I get a blank screen with no progress when I use normal mode, but I am able to get into desktop environment using recovery mode and selecting safe graphics mode from there. Anything I could to do to restore my normal desktop environment.

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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Start Only In Command Line?

Apr 23, 2010

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) 64 bitlaptop Asus f5n vidio: GeForce 7000MI try to remove piton2.6, but system freeze, after these ubuntu show massage (after reboot)"Ubuntu is running in low-grahics mode our screen, graphics card, and input device settings could not be detected correctly. You will need to configure these yourself"I press "ok"and give me next list of options"run ubuntu in low-graphics mode for just one session" -- system freeze "regonfigure graphics" -- no resultI try to reinstall graphic driver "nvidia-glx-185" -- no result

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Fedora :: Where To Start Command Line

May 4, 2011

I may need to handle a Red Hat server soon and thought that has the same command line.Where do I start if I wanted to learn the command line? Especially, how do you connect to a Redhat / Fedora Server using console on windows and do C programming

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General :: Start .pps In Command Line?

Jun 16, 2010

i'm using ubuntu with the GUIi have a .pps (power point presentation) on the desktop. I installed the powerpoint viewer and made it the default program for opening the file.when i double click on the file everything works.my problem is i need this on a schedule so i downloaded scheduled task.in scheduled task they ask me the command line i want to execute and that's where it doesn't work. I checked the "allow executing file as program" box on the file but i get the error cannot execute binary file.

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Ubuntu :: Start Up Graphical Mode From Command Line?

Sep 19, 2010

Is it possible to instruct Ubuntu to start up (GUI) Graphical User Interface mode from (CLI) Command Line Interface mode? In the old days, you can type "win" in DOS to get into Windows - something along that line. Is it possible for Ubuntu in this case?

Yes, you can reboot to switch between the modes, but shouldn't there be a command for this?

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OpenSUSE :: Start VirtualBox From Command Line?

Feb 5, 2010

if is posible to start a VM from the command line?

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General :: Start GUI Programs From The Command Line?

Aug 18, 2010

In Windows, if I have a console window open, type winmine, and press enter, Minesweeper will appear, completely separate from the cmd program. The Minesweeper instance is not tied to the command prompt in any way that I know of, with the exception of Minesweeper's parent being set to that instance of the command prompt. It's different in Linux, however.

In Linux, if I have a console window open, type emacs and press enter, Emacs will open, but it seems tied to the command line. Specifically, it appears that I can't use the command line anymore until that instance of Emacs is closed. Is there a way to replicate the Windows behavior in Linux?

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Ubuntu :: Command Line Prompt Available On The Desktop?

Mar 27, 2010

is it possible to have a command line prompt available on the desktop, operating sort of like conky?

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Ubuntu :: Command Line Gone After Removing Desktop?

May 25, 2010

i'm running a 9.1 server. I had the ubuntu-desktop installed for training purposes and I decided to remove it.I followed these steps:URL...Now when I restart the server, I do not have access to my command line. Or more correctly, I dont have a prompt to enter anything into. the last thing it shows on startup is:restarting OpenBSD Secure Shell server sshd.I can login remotely with no issue. Apache is working fine. MYSQL is working fine, Memcached is working fine. But no clue how to manage the server from the server itself.

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Ubuntu :: GRUB Command Line Appears On Start Up. YIKES?

Feb 14, 2010

I just booted into Linux and the Update Manager prompted me to restart. After the restart the GRUB interface I expect to see is no longer there and now it is just a command line that says press tab for more options.I have not got a clue with shell language as I have had no time to learn it as of yet. Do I need to uninstall and reinstall Linux or is there a command that can be typed that boots up the operating system.Even better is there something I can do that can return me to seeing the interface like I was used to.

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Ubuntu :: Stuck On Command Line / No Gui / Unable To Start Xorg?

Apr 2, 2011

Last night my system rebooted and dropped screen resolution to 800*600. I was unable to change that from no where. I tried to install nvidia driver and now no gui, only command line. Starting xorg by using 'startx' fails. How I can get back to normal with normal resolution?At the moment I am logged in via live cd. Let me know if any log files needed (if I can locate those).

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Debian Programming :: Automate Command Line At Start-up

Jan 26, 2015

I'm trying to automate two command lines, a synclient and a syndaemon. They both work well if I type them manually in a terminal, but if I do a littre script to do this, tap to click and scrolling don't work anymore.

This is the script I wrote:
Code: Select all#!/bin/bash
synclient VertEdgeScroll=1
syndaemon -d -t -K
exit 0

So I made a chmod +x on the file, placed it in ~/bin then change PATH to include the directory. Then I added this file in "Startup applications".

The scripts run ok, mais it has a different effect than if I run the commands manually.

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Slackware :: Start Compiz And Plugins From Command Line

May 20, 2010

I've been searching for hours now on how to start compiz from command line and configure the plugins. I just want to use the compiz core package in Slackware (no add-ons for now). I've figured out starting compiz

Code:
compiz --replace
and the windows decorator

Code:
gtk-window-decorator --replace
kde-window-decorator --replace
for gtk based or kde respectively. I know how to start the plugins (by putting their names in the compiz command), but not what all of their command line names are.

What I'm looking for is all the console names of the base plugins (and eventually the others too), the order they need to be started in (if any), how to automatically start compiz when X starts, and how to change plugin settings (all without ccsm). How to do the above stuff without the use of a graphical tool.

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Ubuntu :: Change Desktop Icon Via Command Line?

May 28, 2010

What is the command to change a desktop icon's image to a custom image? Also, is it the same for a link and launchers?

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Ubuntu :: Turn On Remote Desktop Via Command Line?

Oct 4, 2010

I have to access my laptop and transfer files but the screen is broken. The only protocol that I know for certain that's on that machine is rdp. Since the screen is broken I can't test anything else.

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CentOS 5 :: How To Install Command Line Instead Of Desktop

Jul 27, 2010

Just got the new Dual Quad Server and after the installation was completed, It was the destkop edition... Can I get a reference on how to install the "Command Line Only" version of CentOS, OR Can I run the desktop edition and still be able to host VPS's and Web Servers, etc...

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OpenSUSE :: Invoking The Gnome Start Menu From The Command Line?

Jun 28, 2010

I'm wanting to be able to run the Open Suse start menu from the command line.king remotely, I have found that I have faster response time by only running specific X components instead of an entire desktop (particularly useful under Windows 7 Cygwin). Specifically, I'd like to invoke the start menu from a ssh command line.On Linux Mint,line command is:mintmenuWhat is the equivalent command to bring up the Slab Start Menu on Open Suse?

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Jul 10, 2011

How to stop/start KDE from the command line (Terminal) on opensuse 11.4?

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General :: Start KDE From Command Line (Debian Lenny On IMac)?

Jan 22, 2010

I have a nearly 10 years old iMac at home and installed Lenny on (somehow, I had to thrash Mac OS 9.2 :-P). Everything was successful until now, but on entering "startkde", the screen fills withkpersonalizer: cannot connect to X serverlines. Upon looking at other threads here I tried mdetect, installing X11... but to no avail

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Software :: Can't Start / Stop / Restart Samba Via Command Line

Oct 12, 2010

I have a GUI for Samba already as it most likely installed, the problem is I don't have a shared folder in admin menu. I have told samba what folder to share and what user to have access to it. As well I have looked at the config file to make sure what was in the gui printed into the config file. However I cannot start, stop, restart samba via command line. I will try config package and hopefully that drops down everything,

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sudo service smbd restart unrecognized service, nmbd same thing. Now it is installed, but has no script file or the script file is not in the init.d folder like it should be still trying to figure I have come to the conclusion that the daemons are not installed and am trying to figure out what those script files look like or a way to import them off a ftp, however no luck with google so far. But the scripts files don't exist on my box. how do you install samba daemons when it says samba is already installed.

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CentOS 5 Networking :: Unable To Start Eth1 From The Command Line?

May 28, 2009

I am trying to attach my server to 2 diferent networks, with fixed ip addresses,
eth0 = 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0 with gateway 192.168.0.1. This is currently working, and I can ssh o the machine on this address

eth1 = 192.168.150.5 255.255.255.0 with gateway 192.168.150.1

When I try and start eth1 with ifconfig eth1 up, I get the error message "eth1: unknown interface: no such device"

I have configured eth1 using system-config-network-tui and /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth1 looks correct

GATEWAY=192.168.150.1
TYPE=Ethernet
DEVICE=eth1
BOOTPROTO=none

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