The purpose of this post is to show some useful linux/unix commands you can use to start the GUI (Graphical User Interface) Windows if you have KDE or Gnome installed in your server.
For UNIX:
Code:xinit &
for Linux:
Code:startx
for Gnome:
Code:gnome&
for KDE:
Code:kde&
This command tell the X window system to run the Komon Desktop Environment (KDE):
for Motif Window Manager
Code:mwm &
for Blackbox
Code:blackbox &
Hope this helps
Comments and replies About How To Start GUI from Linux UNIX Shell Terminal Commands
graphical:
i get this error when i try to try to start my graphical user interface
fatal server error:
server is already active for display 0
if this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.x--lock and start again
xinit: unexpected signal 2.
Umarzuki:
you must've done
# xinit --:1
i got the same error with that command
grafical interface:
how do i start the gui from linux shell?