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[SPEhosting]

hi people how do i install GUI on the latest ubuntu server (dw people in not going crazy) I normally use command line but I want to install VMware with many different machines and would just be easy with GUI for that job...

i tried to install it but kept saying couldnt find package...

then I tried to gedit the source.list but apprenlty gedit didnt exists either works on backtrack 5

[cybertimber2008]

Edit: See https://help.ubuntu....unity/ServerGUI
For a similar set up (server w/ VMWare) at my university we had the bearbones of GUI, xorg. I'd recommend that if you need a gui but nothing fancy.

But earlier I said "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop".

[Loke]

You provide very little information regarding your actual problem. Where do you get your error message? During the installation? If so, when?
It sounds to me like you have a problem with your internet connection or that the mirror / repository list is broken.

I recommend Arch Linux or FreeBSD, both will probably suit you since you apparently prefer CLI.

[zoheb]

As far as i know there is no / never a GUI on server.(GUI is never meant to be on a server ) If you want to run VMs, you can use Proxmox or KVM

[+KomaWeiß]

zoheb, on 09 February 2012 - 13:03, said:

As far as i know there is no / never a GUI on server.(GUI is never meant to be on a server ) If you want to run VMs, you can use Proxmox or KVM

Windows Home Server has gui.

[neoraptor]

There is no issue having gui on a server (just look at ms servers). The reason why linux/unix servers usually don't is because you weaken your security (more exploitable things). Just install any lightweight window manager like - http://lxde.org/

use vim/emacs from the console

[zoheb]

KomaWeiss, on 09 February 2012 - 13:15, said:

Windows Home Server has gui.

Are we talking about Windows servers or Linux server? . .. btw if anyone is concerned with security, . . .never use WIN

[sean.ferguson]

gEdit wont open up your sources.list file because you dont have a GUI installed, gEdit is a Gnome Editor.

use

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

for an easy to follow CLI editor.

Also if your wanting a lightweight GUI dont install a desktop environment, install a window manager like Openbox or Fluxbox.

[ichi]

zoheb, on 09 February 2012 - 13:03, said:

As far as i know there is no / never a GUI on server.(GUI is never meant to be on a server ) If you want to run VMs, you can use Proxmox or KVM

There are lots of Unix servers with GUI, although not running. It's installed as a dependency for some of the software running there, which most likely will never connect to the local X but to your remote exported X session.

Now if by GUI you mean a full blown desktop environment then yes, there's absolutely no reason why you would need anything but plain X on a server, precisely because you can export you own X and run any application on your own window manager. It's not like you'll be ever sitting in front of your server with attached keyboard and monitor anyway.

[zoheb]

Considering his main purpose to install VMs on Ubuntu server, I would suggest him to use KVM / proxmox as I suggested before.. . .

Instead of GUI, He will have web interface. . . and finally more performance

[+BudMan]

"VMware with many different machines and would just be easy with GUI for that job..."

Says who?? What flavor of vmware are you wanting to use? Server, Workstation, Player? ESXi ?

"then I tried to gedit the source.list"

If you don't have a gui -- wtf good would gedit be? Use pico/nano or vi -- which are shell type editors.

[Farstrider]

First you need to make sure you have enabled Universe and multiverse repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list file once you have enable you need to use the following command to install GUI

sudo apt-get update

If you want to install a graphical desktop manager without some of the desktop addons like Evolution and OpenOffice, but continue to use the server flavor kernel use the following command

sudo aptitude install --without-recommends ubuntu-desktop

If you want to install light weight desktop install xfce using the following command

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop