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CribbleCobbliss

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Registered: 2025-02-12

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New to linux cannot bring up xfce desktop

I setup windows subsystem for linus, installed Ubuntu now I wanted a desktop environment so I downloaded xfce to my current setup but have no idea how to bring xfce up once installed.

k3dAR

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2022-07-27

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Re: New to linux cannot bring up xfce desktop

i don't use windows, but if you have already standalone linux gui app working, then you can try run: startxfce4

CribbleCobbliss

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Registered: 2025-02-12

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Re: New to linux cannot bring up xfce desktop

i don't use windows, but if you have already standalone linux gui app working, then you can try run: startxfce4

This is what I get when I do what you suggest. I do have Ubuntu installed but it isn't a gui at least all I've seen is a command prompt.
/usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0
dbus[95]: Unable to set up transient service directory: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR "/mnt/wslg/runtime-dir" can be written by others (mode 040777)
_IceTransmkdir: ERROR: euid != 0,directory /tmp/.ICE-unix will not be created.
/usr/bin/iceauth:  creating new authority file /mnt/wslg/runtime-dir/ICEauthority
gpg-agent[130]: WARNING: "--write-env-file" is an obsolete option - it has no effect
gpg-agent[130]: directory '/home/dave/.gnupg' created
gpg-agent[130]: directory '/home/dave/.gnupg/private-keys-v1.d' created
gpg-agent[131]: gpg-agent (GnuPG) 2.2.19 started

(xfce4-session:83): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 22:32:09.448: gpg-agent returned no PID in the variables

(xfce4-session:83): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 22:32:09.450: xfsm_manager_load_session: Something wrong with /home/dave/.cache/sessions/xfce4-session-wayland-0, Does it exist? Permissions issue?

(xfwm4:132): Gtk-WARNING **: 22:32:09.459: cannot open display: wayland-0

(xfce4-panel:160): libxfce4ui-WARNING **: 22:32:10.940: ICE I/O Error
xfce4-panel: Failed to connect to session manager: Failed to connect to the session manager: IO error occured opening connection
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dave@XPS-8940:~$
(xfce4-panel:160): libxfce4ui-WARNING **: 22:32:10.941: Disconnected from session manager.

Last edited by CribbleCobbliss (2025-02-14 03:42:12)