Arch Linux "startx" command not found.
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My raspberry pi keeps saying when i type "startx" that the command is not found can any1 help?
weirdfish
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Have you installed anything? Arch doesn't come with X by default.
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alexchamberlain wrote:Have you installed anything? Arch doesn't come with X by default.
Yes i have installed everything this tutoriol has said i needed to install
weirdfish
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alexchamberlain wrote:Have you installed anything? Arch doesn't come with X by default.
i might just get a new operating system either ubuntu or debian. I switched from debian because i forgot to set up a root password so i cant install anything!
weirdfish
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You don't need a root account on Debian. Just put sudo in front of a command to gain root permission, for example
sudo apt-get install example_software
sudo apt-get install example_software
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weirdfish00 wrote:alexchamberlain wrote:Have you installed anything? Arch doesn't come with X by default.
i might just get a new operating system either ubuntu or debian. I switched from debian because i forgot to set up a root password so i cant install anything!
Don't give up - Arch is much better. What tutorial were you following?
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bredman wrote:You don't need a root account on Debian. Just put sudo in front of a command to gain root permission, for example
sudo apt-get install example_software
Exactly. Just get in the habit of typing "sudo" in front of every single command and you will never have to worry about this root stuff ever again. Think of "sudo" as the modern equivalent of brainf****'s "PLEASE" command. Politeness is always a virtue, and never out of place.
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I think you mean INTERCAL. http://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/intercal-man/Joe Schmoe wrote:Think of "sudo" as the modern equivalent of brainf****'s "PLEASE" command.
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jojopi wrote:I think you mean INTERCAL. http://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/intercal-man/Joe Schmoe wrote:Think of "sudo" as the modern equivalent of brainf****'s "PLEASE" command.
Yes, you're probably right. BF's operators are all single character (I think).
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oh no i seem to have started an huge online argument
weirdfish
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bredman wrote:You don't need a root account on Debian. Just put sudo in front of a command to gain root permission, for example
sudo apt-get install example_software
Thanks
weirdfish
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You need to instal xorg-xinit. Try
pacman -Sy xorg-xinit
Good luck
btw: You need a file called .xinitrc which is a shell script which points the application which you want to start, like openbox-session or lxde
pacman -Sy xorg-xinit
Good luck
btw: You need a file called .xinitrc which is a shell script which points the application which you want to start, like openbox-session or lxde
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maribu wrote:You need to instal xorg-xinit. Try
pacman -Sy xorg-xinit
Good luck
btw: You need a file called .xinitrc which is a shell script which points the application which you want to start, like openbox-session or lxde
DONE IT. DIDNT WORK. MOVED ONTO DEBIAN. GOT THAT WORKING.
weirdfish
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Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα. (All I know is that I know nothing)
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