On Fri, 17 Feb 2017 22:18:34 +0530 Pranav Gade <pranavgad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello there! I installed debian 8.7.1 Jessie for i386 through the CD > image. After install, I was surprised to find that I had a command > line interface, instead of Graphical Interface. I have installed the > system with Windows XP professional sp 3. I cannot work with the > command line, so please suggest me some way of installing debian with > Graphical interface on my computer. Thank you and please help me. What "CD Image?" It's exact name. You could have just failed to tell the installer program to install the graphical interface. Or the installer had trouble configuring your graphic card. I've had this happen a lot in the past, particularly with old hardware. But we'lll get to that later, if it applies. A quick test: login as root; type startx at the prompt. Did the GUI come up? Or did you get a black screen with or without a working cursor? If not, what was output to the terminal? B
