On Mon, Jan 06, 2020 at 09:42:46AM -0500, Kenneth Parker wrote:
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?
My first Debian was Potato; I have installed dozens of systems since,
nowadays almost always by netinst booted from USB flash. I currently
am running Debian 9, so this is my first venture with Debian 10. I am
not aware that I did anything unusual with this installation; I always
specify a normal user, and that is how I logged in via the CLI.
P.S. I specified XCFE because I hate the Gnome scheme ("It's there,
but invisible; just search for it with the mouse."); I need to see
menus.
P.P.S. Typing "startx" at the CLI returns an error message, something
like "xserver not available"...
