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When I start Ubuntu it enters tty[1-6] instead of my desktop (How do I get to desktop?)
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When I start Ubuntu it enters instead of my desktop. Normally I could get back to the desktop by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7 but that doesn't work. I tried but it fails. I tried which started the or (not sure what it's called) but it just brought up a black screen with my mouse cursor. If I press printscr…
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tty[1-6]
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Fix for: When I start Ubuntu it enters tty[1-6] instead of my desktop (How do I get to desktop?)
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It sounds like you might have managed to uninstall your desktop environment. (Unless Karmic has replaced GDM, which I doubt.) If you were using GNOME, you probably installed Karmic with the ubuntu-desktop. You'll want to reinstall that: ...or possib…
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