Objekt
December 12th, 2009, 02:57 AM
I was feeling quite proud of myself when I left for work today, because I'd made a very old laptop (Compaq Presario 710) not only boot the Xubuntu 9.10 Alternate Install CD over the network, but install Xubuntu over the network as well.
However, once the install completed, I found something very wrong. Chiefly, there is NO GUI whatsoever. I chose the "full disk encryption" option when installing, and after entering the password to unlock the disk at boot, I never get to the XFCE desktop or any hint of it.
What did I do wrong? I haven't the slightest idea how to install all the bits that give you the XFCE graphical environment, nor do I know where I went wrong. Is it possible to rescue this install, or am I better off starting over?
If I have to start over, what options should I choose during install? I didn't choose to leave out the GUI, or at least I didn't think I did. Does the Xubuntu alternate install CD simply not allow you to have a GUI?
However, once the install completed, I found something very wrong. Chiefly, there is NO GUI whatsoever. I chose the "full disk encryption" option when installing, and after entering the password to unlock the disk at boot, I never get to the XFCE desktop or any hint of it.
What did I do wrong? I haven't the slightest idea how to install all the bits that give you the XFCE graphical environment, nor do I know where I went wrong. Is it possible to rescue this install, or am I better off starting over?
If I have to start over, what options should I choose during install? I didn't choose to leave out the GUI, or at least I didn't think I did. Does the Xubuntu alternate install CD simply not allow you to have a GUI?