Kali linux does not boot in gui

Question

I got kali linux installed on my pc for a while but now linux will not boot in gui mode , only in text mode ( terminal ).

I get no errors on booting it goes directly to the login screen .

Hope you can help me and yes I tried googling it.

I had the same issue on VBox 5.2.2 with Kali 4.14 and nvidia card on the hosting pc win10 pro : I disabled 3D and works now like a charm... — hornetbzz, Dec 18 '17 at 18:32

Kevin · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-24T18:10:22.223

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Type:

gdm3

into the command line. This should start the gui.

If this does not work:

login to tty1
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get install -f gdm3

UPDATE:

I found some more to this workaround which may help you:

apt-get install chkconfig
chkconfig --level 2 gdm3
gdm3

Now the system should take you to the graphical mode.

Other users also managed to get to the graphical mode just by typing:

edited Jul 24 '15 at 18:10

answered Jul 24 '15 at 13:27

Kevin

non of it works – CaptainStony Jul 24 '15 at 14:51
Any error messages after typing gdm3? – Kevin Jul 24 '15 at 17:13
I edited the answer by the way. Please check if this works. – Kevin Jul 24 '15 at 18:12
Try ‘startx’. Worked for me in 2019 – Justin Geeslin May 17 '19 at 12:34

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