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I installed ubuntu, but i cant get the suer interface, only command line. It says there is an error with xserver. I tried sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg, apt-get -f install, ...
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    I installed ubuntu, but i cant get the suer interface, only command line. It says there is an error with xserver. I tried sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg, apt-get -f install, and sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. They were all unsccessfuly. How do i fix this?

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    What error did you get? Have you tried configuring xorg manually with xorgconfig?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bryansmith
    What error did you get? Have you tried configuring xorg manually with xorgconfig?

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    It said it could not connnect to xorg and yes i have tried configuring it myself

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    did you get any errors during the install?
    have you tried any other distros?
    Also, please post the responce from lspciso that I can tell what display driver your computer is using

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