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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 :(

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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.

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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.

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  On 09/02/2012 at 13:03, zoheb 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.

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"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.

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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[/CODE]

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[CODE]sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop[/CODE]

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