[ubuntu-uk] Installing GUI on Ubuntu Server

[Rob Beard]

On 21/01/2009 21:09, Chris Rowson wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Rob Beard <rob at esdelle.co.uk 
> <mailto:rob at esdelle.co.uk>> wrote:
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>     Hi folks,
>
>     I'm in the process of building up an old PC to use as a basic
>     Ubuntu box
>     at a remote site (to replace a bodge up job of a VMWare virtual
>     machine).  Now I was wondering, is it possible to install the Gnome or
>     even XFCE on top of the server installation, and if so what
>     packages do
>     I need?
>
>     I'm not looking for the entire desktop (OpenOffice etc), I just
>     want at
>     most a Terminal, Firefox browser and Remote Desktop viewer.  I was
>     hoping to use FreeNX to connect to the machine too.  Anyone know the
>     best way of doing this?
>
>     Ta,
>
>     Rob
>
>
> There was a thread here about installing Gnome on Dapper Server...
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186298
>
> I've not followed that particular example but have I tried Nomachine 
> NX to do something similar in the past.
>
> Chris
>
Great thanks Chris, looks like it'll do the job.

Rob