GUI Installation Question

[BigPaul2006]

I'm new to Ubuntu Server and I'm in the process of installing a GUI. (Preferably GNOME). In Ubuntu help, there are 2 sets of instructions:

sudo apt-get install fluxbox x-window-system-core xdm

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

sudo apt-get install gdm

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Do I need to type them both or just the second?

[Fish]

The second set of commands will give you the Ubuntu Gnome desktop with graphical login screen.

[dmd3x]

so looking at that real quicky, I assume 'sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop' installs gnome?

[gigapixels Veteran]

I believe ubuntu-desktop is all the essentials, and then you have gdm, the gnome display manager, both of which are necessary for the UI to work.