Ubuntu server trouble

[Junin Toiro]

Hiya Nathan,

By default a server install doesn't come with a GUI (Graphical User
Interface), only a TUI (Text User Interface) which is what your
seeing.

Login and run the command:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Enter your password when prompted, let it all download and install and
you should be good to go after that. I'm pretty sure GDM will run and
give you a standard graphical login once it's finished installing but
if not you may need to run:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

Or you could just give it a restart.

Enjoy ;)

-Sam Jackson

On 1/8/08, Nathan Herholdt <zs1nat at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm just setting up a Ubuntu server for the first time and am having some
> trouble (I think). Does Ubuntu have a desktop manager for the system,
> something that looks like normal Ubuntu? If so, how do I get to it. I can
> get as far as putting my login info into a black and white screen.
>
> All suggestions welcome, even if it means reinstalling it.
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan
> VK6DNA
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