Install a minimal xorg system
sudo aptitude -Ry install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-input-libinput rxvt-unicode xorg dbus dbus-x11
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sudo aptitude -Ry install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-input-libinput rxvt-unicode xorg dbus dbus-x11