how to start GNOME from terminal?

[Charlie Zender]

For reasons described in this thread,

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3111517.0

I am unable to use either the gdm or kdm login managers.
I can start KDE from the terminal on lucid with

startx /usr/bin/startkde

Does anyone know how to start GNOME from a terminal session
analogous to starting KDE above, e.g., is there a

startx /usr/bin/start_gnome_from_terminal

command?

Thanks!
Charlie
-- 
Charlie Zender, Department of Earth System Science
University of California, Irvine (949) 891-2429 :)