Re: startx fails after update

Samuel Sieb <[email protected]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:24:17 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 6/29/26 4:31 PM, Michael D. Setzer II via users wrote:
> # dnf5 provides startx
> xorg-x11-xinit-1.4.3-4.fc44.x86_64 : X.Org X11 X Window System
> xinit startup scripts
> Repo         : @System
> Matched From :
> Filename     : /usr/bin/startx
> 
> xorg-x11-xinit-1.4.3-4.fc44.x86_64 : X.Org X11 X Window System
> xinit startup scripts
> Repo         : fedora
> Matched From :
> Filename     : /usr/bin/startx
> 
> Don't know if he has either of those installed on his system after
> upgrade?? Perhaps adding would add the startx. It exist on my
> machines.

startx exists and he's running it.  But you can't start Gnome with that 
because it doesn't run on X any more.

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