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The downloads page indicates that this image includes LXDE, but I'm having trouble enabling it.

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Most people that use lightweight systems have go script. They just run it when their computer boots up or logs in, and it starts all the GUI and other services. – Andrew Larsson Jun 13 '12 at 16:05
Thanks for the tip! – jandjorgensen♦ Jun 13 '12 at 16:53

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When you've logged in, just type startx on the terminal, then it should fire right up.

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To have the GUI run automatically when you boot your Pi, you'll need to install something like GDM (sudo apt-get install gdm - this is next on my list, probably this evening). Then to get to a text-only terminal, press <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<F1> through <F6>; and <Alt>-<F7> to return to X.

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