If you restart the server, it will open the terminal again. Move the slider up to see it.Įverything is ready, use your server with XFCE on it. If only folders and widgets are visible on the desktop and there is no panel with the "Applications" button, it’s okay - the panel is simply hidden at the top. That's how the desktop with default configuration looks (little details may vary): In an empty panel, you will have to configure everything yourself. If you are working with XFCE for the first time, select the first option - then the taskbar, clock, pre-configured Start menu, and other important things for work will appear on the desktop. In some cases, at the first start, the system gives a choice of whether to use the default configuration or create an empty panel. If you have installed "lightdm" select launching XFCE (Xfce Session) and log in with your username and password. If you have installed "Xinit" it will launch XFCE automatically. If at step №4 you installed xinit, start the graphical interface using the command: startxĦ. Reboot it using the command: shutdown -r now If you installed "lightdm" at step №4 the graphical interface will start after the server reboots. The desktop environment will be ready to run. The system will warn you that the installation will take several megabytes of hard disk space.ĥ.
#Open shell startx install#
Install the tool "xinit" using the command: sudo apt install xinit In other OS versions, you need to install the tool yourself.
In some versions of the OS, the system will offer a choice of "gdm3" and "lightdm" tools. Install a tool for initialization of a graphical system (it will launch the XFCE environment). The system will warn you that the installation will take several hundred megabytes of hard disk space.Ĥ. Install the XFCE environment and additional components (panel, file manager, various plugins) with the command: sudo apt-get install xfce4-session xfce4-goodies
#Open shell startx update#
Update the package list with the command: sudo apt-get updateģ. You can find the login and password for connection in your Control Panel in the "Instructions" section.Ģ. To connect through the Control Panel, go to the server control panel and click the monitor icon. Connect to the server through your Control Panel or via SSH. If you wish, you can install any other desktop environment according to the instructions from the Internet.
#Open shell startx how to#
In this article, we will show you how to install the XFCE desktop environment - it is easy to use, does not require many resources, and can be installed on even the weakest server. This will not delete the terminal - you can still open it and enter commands. After installing it, you will see the system in its usual appearance: with folders, shortcuts, and a menu. The desktop environment is a graphical interface that looks like a desktop. Install GUI (desktop environment) on Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian
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