Install Gnome on Ubuntu Server.
I made my new box out of bits found in my cupboard after my last cleanup.
All I needed it for was VMware Server.
However there came a time where I needed to hook it up to my projector, and play a video.
So here is the easy way to install the default Ubuntu desktop:
apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
Yep, that’s all!
Steven
P.S:
If you don’t want it to start at boot:
nano /etc/init.d/gdm
and make line 2: exit 0
Steven Roddis said,
January 9, 2007 @ 6:37 pm
If you don’t want it to start at boot:
nano /etc/init.d/gdm
and make line 2: exit 0
Eric Walstad said,
March 27, 2007 @ 3:03 am
Hey Steven,
You can also do this to disable the gdm init script:
sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove
See also:
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Josir Gomes said,
May 24, 2008 @ 10:19 pm
Hi Steve,
the meta-package ubuntu-desktop is bloated with huge softwares like OpenOffice, Evolution, bluetooth support, etc. If you need just the graphical interface, the best option would be gnome-core.