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    Cannot install PIXEL desktop (lightdm) after interrupted installation.

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    • LinuxJokerL
      LinuxJoker
      last edited by LinuxJoker

      Hi guys..
      I just wanted to install the PIXEL desktop on my Raspberry Pi 3 with the latest RetroPie version
      with the command

      • sudo apt-get install lightdm

      I already did once and it worked, but I reset the whole system, so well...

      Anyway, I plugged the Pi into my PC with a normal USB cable...
      but at some point, my PC turned into standby mode and the power wasn't there anymore, so the pi turned off & the installation was uncompleted.
      After I turned it on and tried to type in the same command again, it said I had to fix some things somehow.. so I did, but i couldn't start the desktop anyway.

      So after that I tried all kinds of uninstallation, reinstall or purging and when I want to install it again with the command above, it seemed to work just fine, but - it only downloads something about 20.1
      MB's...
      when I type in "startx" it says "-bash: command not found"

      There also isn't a boot option under ports in emulationstation...

      I'm literally despairing here and I also don't want to reinstall my RetroPie image again, so I would very appreciate it if you could help me out..

      Thank you in advance!

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      • herb_fargusH
        herb_fargus administrators @LinuxJoker
        last edited by

        @linuxjoker did you try installing through the setup script as detailed in the documentation?

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        • LinuxJokerL
          LinuxJoker @herb_fargus
          last edited by

          @herb_fargus no, I don't think so.
          Looked around at the drivers and packages at the RetroPie script now, but can't find anything that says something about lightdm, or even a desktop..
          so what should I do now? 😅

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          • herb_fargusH
            herb_fargus administrators @LinuxJoker
            last edited by

            @linuxjoker https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ#where-did-the-desktop-go

            If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

            Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            • LinuxJokerL
              LinuxJoker
              last edited by

              well it worked now. Installed it manually over the terminal with the RetroPie script specific options. Thanks for the clue @herb_fargus 😁

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