On 28/12/17 10:59, Floris wrote: > Op Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:41:22 +0100 schreef Tony van der Hoff > <li...@vanderhoff.org>: > >> Hi, >> >> Since upgrading Jessie to Stretch, I find my system boots to a terminal, >> instead of a desktop. I can log in, run startx, and the desktop then >> appears. I then need to log in again. >> >> So, how do I get my system to boot straight to the desktop? >> >> Cheers, Tony >> > Thanks for your swift reply, Floris; much appreciated.
> Things you could try: > > - Is systemd set to boot into graphical mode? > $ systemctl get-default > graphical.target > > If you get an other output run: > # systemctl set-default graphical.target > > Yes, I'm seeing that response. > - Reconfigure gdm3 and make sure gdm is the default display manager > # dpkg-reconfigure gdm3 > $ cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager > /usr/sbin/gdm3 > I should have said I'm using KDE, so I guess gdm stanzas are inappropriate. Anyway, I'm seeing: $ cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager /usr/bin/sddm Should I dpkg-reconfigure that? Cheers, Tony
