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In this case, your system will show error messages and it will refuse to boot your Desktop Environment. It is even possible that your system is caught in a loop, in which it constantly keeps trying to execute <code>startx</code>.  
In this case, your system will show error messages and it will refuse to boot your Desktop Environment. It is even possible that your system is caught in a loop, in which it constantly keeps trying to execute <code>startx</code>.  


If this happens, get a tty by pressing <code>CTRL + ALT + F2</code> (or any other funktion key - try all function keys from <code>F1</code> to <code>F12</code>).
If this happens, get a tty by pressing <code>CTRL + ALT + F2</code> (or any other funktion key - try all function keys from <code>F1</code> to <code>F7</code>).
When you have a tty, you can log into your system, [[Install Display Managers]] or edit your <code>~/.xinitrc</code> file using  <code>nano</code> or <code>vim</code> (this might has to be installed before you can use it).
When you have a tty, you can log into your system, [[Install Display Managers]] or edit your <code>~/.xinitrc</code> file using  <code>nano</code> or <code>vim</code> (this might has to be installed before you can use it).




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