How to start gui, *after* running install-desktop

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A GUI for the RaPi/Octoprint can be installed by running sudo ~/scripts/install-desktop.

The user is then presented with the option to automatically have the GUI start on boot, or not. In my case I chose "no", because I will only need the GUI on occasion, and I do not wish it to interfer with printing.

Question: How does one actually start the GUI? I have tried "startx" with no success.

In my specific use case, I would like to be able to start the GUI via SSH from another machine. (I have a large touchscreen connected to the Pi/Printer, no keyboard.

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Afaik you have to startx locally via console.

There might be another way but I'm not aware of it.

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Thanks. startx via console just gives "command not found".

I have made some progress now with "startlxde", it's giving some display errors, but working on that now...

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Found the solution:

run "sudo apt-get -y install xinit"

and after that one can start the gui with "startx".

Might be nice if this info is placed in the bottom of the "install-desktop" help text

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Hey guys, solution for me: after running the "./install-desktop" script in ~/scripts to start the Xsession, type "sudo X". Its a bit different than standard raspbian.

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When I typed "sudo X" it ended up crashing the Pi. :frowning:

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what about startx

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startx works locally but only after running "sudo apt-get -y install xinit" -- cannot be run over SSH/Putty.

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I'm still facing the same issue with the "startx" and "X" both with and without sudo. Has this been resolved elsewhere?