startx fails to start

remove Xauthority THEN :

alt + ctrl + F1 THEN :

sudo pkill -9 Xorg THEN:

startx

hope this helps


Try to remove your .Xauthority file:

sudo rm /home/florian/.Xauthority

And restart your system (with your normal user account)


Fixed this problem with:

sudo chmod 1777 /tmp /var/tmp