Quoting Post Topic anyone using linux... please help! Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]neotreo[/m] at 10:55 pm on Jan. 5, 2009[quote]i just installed Ubuntu on my laptop. I couldnt use the live cd... idk why... so i got the alternative installation cd from their website. I installed it, and when i start up, I am at what appears to be some form of a command prompt. How do i get to a graphical user interface (gui)?[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post neotreo Posted at 10:55 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 i just installed Ubuntu on my laptop. I couldnt use the live cd... idk why... so i got the alternative installation cd from their website. I installed it, and when i start up, I am at what appears to be some form of a command prompt. How do i get to a graphical user interface (gui)?

Replies Chumbawumba Posted at 5:17 pm on Feb. 8, 2009 well of course its not going to have a gui... you installed from a alternate cd but just to make sure login (with what you setup during install) and then type this: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start if that doesn't work than use sudo apt-get install ubuntu desktop bass09 Posted at 11:01 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 how old is the laptop might not be able to take it and yes it very well could be the video card like he said   neotreo Posted at 10:58 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 Quote: from bass09 at 1:57 am on Jan. 6, 2009 i cant remember but i think its login   username = root password = toor well, i did my login stuff... but it does nothing after that Macropiper Posted at 10:58 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 What video card does your laptop have? There may be poor support for it in the version of Ubuntu that you are using. bass09 Posted at 10:57 pm on Jan. 5, 2009 i cant remember but i think its login username  = root password   =  toor All 5 previous replies displayed.