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xfce4-settings package

Unable to launch xfce4 desktop

Asked by Lorenzo

I am currently running ubuntu's 14.04 and recently installed the xfce4 desktop by way of apt-get. All went well, however, I am unable to launch. At least based on the various instructions I have searched out. Which are as follows: First I
tried a restart after the install; secondly, clicking on the gear icon on the desktop to see if (xfce4) was there. Next
a log-out to see if I could log into it. I also searched the Dash. Finally, I went to the terminal and ran ‘startxfce4' and
got the following: lorenzo@lorenzo-Latitude-D630:~$ 'startxfce4'
/usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0
xfce4-session: Another session manager is already running
lorenzo@lorenzo-Latitude-D630:~$
Next I installed Dconf with the expectation of reaching and configuring the currently running session manager....no such provisions available. Granted, I am a newbie, but this should be simple...right? At any rate,
I am at a lost for a solution. Could someone please help me.

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Taras Chernenko (soft-dert38) said : 		#1

you tried ctrl+alt+f7?
If X server is already running it coult switch on it

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

You need to log off then log in to the XFCE session. You don't run XFCE as you do with gedit.

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Lorenzo (lojay397) said : 		#3

Tried suggestion (ctrl+alt+f7)...no success. As for (log off/log in). When I do log out there is no provisions that I can find, at least, on the log out screen to log in to the xfce4 desktop. Am I suppose to do something special to bring up the xfce4 log-in?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

You can select the session on the login screen. You choose session then login.

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Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131) said : 		#5

You do have xfce4-session package installed, correct?

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Lorenzo (lojay397) said : 		#6

Went to software center and it said (meta-package for the xfce4 light weight desktop was installed as well as all the opt add-ons. Also about xfce4 is installed as well) From this I am assuming the session package is also installed. When I log-out, the only thing on my log-in screen is lorenzo/the password field; then , guest session followed by remote log-in. Under the gear icon there is suspend and shut down. Do you think something may have happened in the initial install that is preventing the usual log in.

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Best Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#7

On the login screen you should see an icon besides your name to open a selection box for the different desktop environments to choose from. http://linuxlookup.com/files/imagecache/800x600/ubuntu_11.10_login.png

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Lorenzo (lojay397) said : 		#8

At first attempt with clicking on the icon, nothing happens... so I open and closed Remote. Click back on icon... All is well.

Thanks to all of you.

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Lorenzo (lojay397) said : 		#9

Thanks Manfred Hampl, that solved my question.

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Begueradj (beg-bill) said : 		#10

I had the same problem with the same error message; and I solved it by running this command:

sudo apt-get install xfce4

Hope this will be helpful for others in the future.

Begueradj .