Why is the command startx not working on my Raspberry Pi 3 Model B?

Question

I have just flashed Raspbian to my 8 GB hard drive, but when I boot up the Raspberry Pi and log in, it says:

bash: startx: command not found

Is there a problem with the boot files?

Answer 1

It sounds like you may have installed the Raspbian lite distribution, which is just command line, and no GUI. If you need a GUI, you could try installing Raspbian Pixel (full OS with GUI) on your SD card.

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