GUI mode in Debian

[elpinguino]

I have had Debian running on my system for some time, as a dual boot with Windows ME. However, suddenly, I cannot get into the Linux GUI mode. It brings up command line, and I can't get past that. Any help on how to solve this problem would be appreciated.

[Vergil83]

what happens when you login on the command line and run startx ?

[Zelmo]

Was there a recent package update involving the kernel or X.org? You might just need to redo the X setup:

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

[elpinguino]

when i type startx i get the following:
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xserverrc: line 5: /usr/bin/X11/X: No such file or directory
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xserverrc: line 5: exec: /usr/bin/X11/X: cannot execute: No such file or directory
giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.

[elpinguino]

When I type dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, it says the package is not installed and no info is available.

[Vergil83]

That should be installed. Try running

apt-get install x-window-system

[elpinguino]

Hmm. It says that package is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source.
I thought perhaps my internet connection could be the problem, but I booted into Windows and had no problem. Any other ideas?

[Vergil83]

try running

apt-get update

then try installing x-window-system again

[elpinguino]

it all works again...thanks a lot