I managed to install LXDE on a Raspberry pi 3 b+ using DietPi but I can't get it to boot into GUI.
I am connecting to it from my Windows computer using SSH and when I type startx it gives me the below message.
Basically what I'm trying to do is setup the lightest GUI on the Pi and be able to access it from my computer.
many thanks for your request. This is all working as expected. Typing startx into a SSH session will launch the desktop for a direct connected monitor. But if I understood right, you would like to connect remotely from you Windows machine. For this you would need to setup RealVNC on your RPi and install RealVNC client on your Windows system. This way you will be able to connect to the RPi desktop remotely.
Pls let us know if a solution is working. This could help others if they hit by similar situation. Your DietPi Team
ahh.... Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I have been trying to figure this out for ages!
Just to confirm, I would still need LXDE installed to use RealVNC with a GUI interface or is it LXDE not needed?