Unable to open X display error on Cinnamon (Linux Mint)

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I'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia, i have tried to update python i did the steps as in this tutorial https://mintguide.org/other/794-python-3-6-install-latest-version-into-linux-mint.html but after that i had big issues like the lack of a menu bar and all kinds of window decoration so also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressing ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified – so i tried to reinstall Cinnamon with this commands



sudo apt-get purge cinnamon

sudo apt-get install cinnamon


and that doesn't work also
i really have some important files and i don't want to lose them please help me.







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  • @Vlastimil yes i'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia and like i said i don' see any menu bar and all kinds of window decoration also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressin ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified
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    Apr 27 at 19:42















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I'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia, i have tried to update python i did the steps as in this tutorial https://mintguide.org/other/794-python-3-6-install-latest-version-into-linux-mint.html but after that i had big issues like the lack of a menu bar and all kinds of window decoration so also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressing ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified – so i tried to reinstall Cinnamon with this commands



sudo apt-get purge cinnamon

sudo apt-get install cinnamon


and that doesn't work also
i really have some important files and i don't want to lose them please help me.







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  • @Vlastimil yes i'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia and like i said i don' see any menu bar and all kinds of window decoration also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressin ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified
    – TryingToGetBetter
    Apr 27 at 19:42













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I'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia, i have tried to update python i did the steps as in this tutorial https://mintguide.org/other/794-python-3-6-install-latest-version-into-linux-mint.html but after that i had big issues like the lack of a menu bar and all kinds of window decoration so also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressing ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified – so i tried to reinstall Cinnamon with this commands



sudo apt-get purge cinnamon

sudo apt-get install cinnamon


and that doesn't work also
i really have some important files and i don't want to lose them please help me.







share|improve this question













I'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia, i have tried to update python i did the steps as in this tutorial https://mintguide.org/other/794-python-3-6-install-latest-version-into-linux-mint.html but after that i had big issues like the lack of a menu bar and all kinds of window decoration so also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressing ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified – so i tried to reinstall Cinnamon with this commands



sudo apt-get purge cinnamon

sudo apt-get install cinnamon


and that doesn't work also
i really have some important files and i don't want to lose them please help me.









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  • @Vlastimil yes i'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia and like i said i don' see any menu bar and all kinds of window decoration also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressin ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified
    – TryingToGetBetter
    Apr 27 at 19:42

















  • @Vlastimil yes i'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia and like i said i don' see any menu bar and all kinds of window decoration also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressin ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified
    – TryingToGetBetter
    Apr 27 at 19:42
















@Vlastimil yes i'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia and like i said i don' see any menu bar and all kinds of window decoration also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressin ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified
– TryingToGetBetter
Apr 27 at 19:42





@Vlastimil yes i'm using linux mint 18.3 Sylvia and like i said i don' see any menu bar and all kinds of window decoration also i can not open terminal i'm only using a TTY terminal by pressin ctrl alt F1 also if i tried to access for example firefox i get this error message ERROR: no DISPLAY environment variable specified
– TryingToGetBetter
Apr 27 at 19:42
















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