Run level 3 boots to a
plain-text login prompt in multiuser mode.
Just because you have a text prompt doesn??™t necessarily mean you can start a desktop environment.
Many Linux experts boot to a text prompt because they want to bypass the graphical login screen
or use the GUI only occasionally. However, if X and the necessary other desktop components are
installed on your computer, you can typically start the desktop after you log in by typing the following
command:
$ startx
The default desktop environment starts up, and you should be ready to go. What you do next
depends on whether you have a KDE, GNOME, or some sort of homespun desktop environment.
In most cases, the GUI configuration you set up during installation for your video card
and monitor gets you to a working desktop environment. If, for some reason, the screen
is unusable when you start the desktop, you need to do some additional configuration. The section
???Configuring Your Own Desktop??? later in this chapter describes some tools you can use to get your
desktop working.
K Desktop Environment
The KDE was created to bring a high-quality desktop environment to UNIX (and now Linux)
workstations. Integrated within KDE are tools for managing files, windows, multiple desktops,
and applications.
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