Comments on: Starting and Stopping GNOME from the Command Line http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/ News, Tips, and How-Tos for Ubuntu Linux Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nate http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-174140 Nate Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:05:39 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-174140 Thanks a lot for this, my GUI froze after disconnecting from an external TV. Had to go into a virtual terminal and type from the command line as root and worked perfect! Thanks again. Thanks a lot for this, my GUI froze after disconnecting from an external TV. Had to go into a virtual terminal and type from the command line as root and worked perfect! Thanks again.

]]> By: Al http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-55400 Al Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:48:41 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-55400 Great stuff, but what if gdm stop fails to work? The system returns a message that "Stopping Gnome Manager", and it appears to have functioned, but Gnome is still running. I'm trying to kill it to install the proper NVIDIA drivers, but it just won't die. Any suggestions? Great stuff, but what if gdm stop fails to work? The system returns a message that “Stopping Gnome Manager”, and it appears to have functioned, but Gnome is still running. I’m trying to kill it to install the proper NVIDIA drivers, but it just won’t die. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Anonymous http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-32794 Anonymous Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:18:46 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-32794 chriscmc26, You said "So I only have SSH to the server. How can I get my desktop to work?" Have you tried Webmin? Webmin is a stand-alone web-based *nix administration tool. It installs its own web server with or without SSL and has a modular construction so you can add or remove modules to manage your server. I have focused on learning to manage from the command line, but webmin works great if you really need a GUI. http://www.webmin.com/ chriscmc26,

You said “So I only have SSH to the server. How can I get my desktop to work?” Have you tried Webmin? Webmin is a stand-alone web-based *nix administration tool. It installs its own web server with or without SSL and has a modular construction so you can add or remove modules to manage your server.

I have focused on learning to manage from the command line, but webmin works great if you really need a GUI.

http://www.webmin.com/

]]> By: Tom http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-9293 Tom Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:08:03 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-9293 chriscmc26: Setting up a VNC server to do that can be a bit of work. Here's some documentation that could help you: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC chriscmc26:
Setting up a VNC server to do that can be a bit of work. Here’s some documentation that could help you:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC

]]> By: chriscmc26 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-9287 chriscmc26 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:48:49 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-9287 Forgot to mention that i have tried both tightvncserver and vnc4server and both have the same effect. i have also tried several other vnc viewers. Forgot to mention that i have tried both tightvncserver and vnc4server and both have the same effect. i have also tried several other vnc viewers.

]]> By: chriscmc26 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-9286 chriscmc26 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:47:36 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-9286 I have been trying to install vnc on my Ubuntu Server 7.10 (that has gdm installed) so I can remotely manage the server from the Windows PC in my office. When I run realVNC and log in, all I get is a brown-ish (gray if I don't specify 'gnome-session &' in the ~./vnc/xstartup file) and a big X, but I can't do anything other than move the cursor, and nothing shows up on the desktop. This server is a blade server with no video port on it, I had to take the case apart and put in a video card to install the server. So I only have SSH to the server. How can I get my desktop to work? I have already started gdm using the post above. I have been trying to install vnc on my Ubuntu Server 7.10 (that has gdm installed) so I can remotely manage the server from the Windows PC in my office. When I run realVNC and log in, all I get is a brown-ish (gray if I don’t specify ‘gnome-session &’ in the ~./vnc/xstartup file) and a big X, but I can’t do anything other than move the cursor, and nothing shows up on the desktop.

This server is a blade server with no video port on it, I had to take the case apart and put in a video card to install the server.

So I only have SSH to the server. How can I get my desktop to work? I have already started gdm using the post above.

]]> By: Installing and Using a SSH Server | Tombuntu http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-7694 Installing and Using a SSH Server | Tombuntu Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:00:32 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-7694 [...] Starting and Stopping GNOME from the Command Line [...] [...] Starting and Stopping GNOME from the Command Line [...]

]]> By: Joe Smith http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-7223 Joe Smith Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:28:18 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-7223 I knew about these, but totally forgot. They totally saved me when GNOME froze up on me earlier, thanks a bunch :) I knew about these, but totally forgot. They totally saved me when GNOME froze up on me earlier, thanks a bunch :)

]]> By: Tom http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-7049 Tom Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:33:09 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-7049 Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does the same thing as restarting GDM. The disadvantage is that it only works from inside X. So if you are in a virtual terminal or on SSH it won't work. Ubuntu-newbie: If the mouse and keyboard are locked, your only option is to connect via SSH from another system. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does the same thing as restarting GDM. The disadvantage is that it only works from inside X. So if you are in a virtual terminal or on SSH it won’t work.

Ubuntu-newbie:
If the mouse and keyboard are locked, your only option is to connect via SSH from another system.

]]> By: Vadim P. http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-7029 Vadim P. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:06:45 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/02/08/starting-and-stopping-gnome-from-the-command-line/#comment-7029 Ctrl+alt+backspace restars the X server. Yesterday though in some instructions I was supposed to stop it completely, and "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop" did just that. Useful to know! Ctrl+alt+backspace restars the X server. Yesterday though in some instructions I was supposed to stop it completely, and “sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop” did just that. Useful to know!

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