When I start my Pi, it boots to text and asks for the password. How do I start graphical version?
I tried holding the shift key when starting up, but it didn't change anything.
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Sign up to join this communityWhen I start my Pi, it boots to text and asks for the password. How do I start graphical version?
I tried holding the shift key when starting up, but it didn't change anything.
You can change how your Pi boots using the raspi-config
script.
From a command prompt start raspi-config
by typing the following:
sudo raspi-config
select option 3 Boot Options,
then select option 3 Desktop or Desktop Autologin (The first will require the password, the second will not).
Click Ok and
click Finish to exit raspi-config
.
Finally reboot to test your changes.
FYI holding down the shift key determines whether the Pi boots to safe mode.
If you just need to start it once:
sudo service lightdm restart
Assuming you are using the standard Raspbian.