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How To Start GUI from Linux UNIX Shell Terminal Commands

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

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Comments and replies About How To Start GUI from Linux UNIX Shell Terminal Commands

:: 1 :: Reply #41258 Reply By diet On Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:28 pm

diet:

tnxs bro it rely helps.

:: 2 :: Reply #53379 Reply By graphical On Sun May 11, 2008 7:03 am

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.

:: 3 :: Reply #76353 Reply By Umarzuki On Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:44 pm

Umarzuki:

you must've done
# xinit --:1

i got the same error with that command

:: 4 :: Reply #80367 Reply By grafical interface On Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:20 pm

grafical interface:

how do i start the gui from linux shell?