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I just restarted my Ubuntu OS and now, for some reason, my Ubunut 12.04 boots in command line...without the GUI?

I use Wubi and haven't really done anything out of the ordinary. I've managed to get the GUI running by using startx via the command line that appears when Ubuntu boots, but how can I revert back to the GUI boot?

Even after using startx a lot of the GUI is missing...top bar, applications panel...etc

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  • Use unity or lightdm(for login screen) instead of starting the X window system
    – HackToHell
    Apr 6, 2013 at 5:48
  • Did you check, your system architecture compatible for Ubuntu 12.04?
    – mumair
    Apr 6, 2013 at 5:49
  • If X is failing to start for some reason, you should find more information in /var/log/Xorg.0.log
    – etagenklo
    Apr 7, 2013 at 13:06

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You may try sudo lightdm, startx, sudo startx, or sudo gdm in that order of preference(Use the first that works). You may then try to set it up as the last entry in the system-wide crontab(See http://linux.about.com/od/ubuntu_doc/a/ubudg28t5.htm)

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  • What does crontab have to do with anything? This should be set in a script in /etc/rc5.d/ or whatev er the Ubuntu equivalent is. Cron should not be used to launch a login manager.
    – terdon
    Apr 6, 2013 at 13:48

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