On Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 4:18 AM ghe <g...@slsware.net> wrote: > > > > On Jan 6, 2020, at 01:37 AM, Russell L. Harris <russ...@rlharris.org> > wrote: > > > > I just installed Buster via netinst on an amd desktop. I specified > > xfce. The system boots but no login screen or GUI appears. Alt-F4 > > allows me to log in and reboot or shutdown. > > XFCE doesn't have a GUI login; you have to install one. I've used slim for > years, on many computers. > > Or you can just log in to the CLI and type 'startx.'
That's funny: I installed Buster on a Laptop just last week via netinst, and selected xfce (Expert Install menu), and got lightdm. What's different with the Original Poster? For example, did you forget to Select a Username? Kenneth Parker