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NamelessPi
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pi@raspberrypi~$

Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:32 am

When i get to that pi@raspberry pi thing, what should i do next?
Startx doesn't work.
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Re: pi@raspberrypi~$

Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:19 pm

NamelessPi wrote:When i get to that pi@raspberry pi thing, what should i do next?
Startx doesn't work.
What Operating System did you install ??
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Re: pi@raspberrypi~$

Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:20 pm

NamelessPi wrote:When i get to that pi@raspberry pi thing, what should i do next?
Startx doesn't work.
What did you install? What did you do before you got there?
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Re: pi@raspberrypi~$

Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:51 pm

NamelessPi wrote:When i get to that pi@raspberry pi thing, what should i do next?
Startx doesn't work.
It's startx not Startx.

If you have installed Raspbian Jessie Lite image then that does not have GUI installed so startx will not work.
If so you need to install Raspbian Jessie Pixel instead.
Unless specified otherwise my response is based on the latest and fully updated RPiOS Buster w/ Desktop OS.
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Re: pi@raspberrypi~$

Sat Apr 22, 2017 1:40 pm

In computing, as in life, what you should do depends a lot on where you want to be. Once you define your goals, the path to those goals usually becomes clear.

So, what is the goal here? What do you want to do with the Pi?
If this post appears in the wrong forums category, my apologies.
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Re: pi@raspberrypi~$

Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:49 pm

I'm just trying to get Raspbian working.
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Re: pi@raspberrypi~$

Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:55 pm

Raspbian is working already, maybe you should have a look at some magpi :)
https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/
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Re: pi@raspberrypi~$

Sat Apr 22, 2017 6:26 pm

NamelessPi wrote:I'm just trying to get Raspbian working.
When you have that prompt, Raspbian is working. What you have there is a "shell prompt". However, it appears that you want the graphical desktop (aka GUI). Others have answered with the likely reasons why that isn't happening.
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