Won't boot to X after install

[Jim Cornette]

neidorff wrote:
> The system came up to the point of a grey screen with a large mouse
> pointer. No desktop loaded.

This sounds suspiciously like you did not install a desktop (KDE, GNOME 
or another desktop.

Which desktop did you install?

Jim

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