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J.Tho
Asked: 2021-09-03 18:54:45 +0800 CST

Stuck in TTY after install. Seemingly full functionality except for the lack of any GUI

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I used startx which gave:

update and startx output in TTY

I am going to try:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

However, I just wanted to post here to see if there's anything else I can do to make sure the re-install works. It's been a rough couple of days computer-wise.

Thank you.

*I have found this post which uses:

systemctl set default multi-user.target
systemctl start gdm

Would this work? To be honest I'm a bit scared to input commands that I'm not familiar with at this point. :|

Final Update

A simple fix! For some reason, the Nvidia drivers didn't install.

This answer to this question said to use:

sudo ubuntu-drivers install

Which worked great. Now I'm in the desktop environment!

Now to restore my old settings with Deja Dup.

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    This answer solved my problem. It says to use:

    sudo ubuntu-drivers install

    Which worked like a charm.

    I also used:

    sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

    Which "fixed" startx; however, I'm not sure if it actually did anything. Perhaps sudo ubuntu-drivers install is all I needed.

    Cheers.

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  2. If you are on a desktop install, then run:

    sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target
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