[ubuntu-uk] Desktop or Server?

[Paul Roach]

I'm afraid to say I follow the rest of the herd with this - and I've not
come across an administrative function yet that "requires" a gui on an
Ubuntu server.  If I need to move files around and i feel it will be quicker
graphically I just ssh://ipaddress within nautilus and copy files around
that way.  Updates and installations are easily achieved with
Apt-get/Aptitude - and it's even possible to remotely install a distro using
ssh, by converting the swap partition to ext2 and installing to that - all
at the command line....

The only example I can think of where a graphical environment would need to
be installed would be Tony's example - using FreeNX to create a terminal
server.

That said - if you must install a graphical environment - I'd install the
server version first and add the desktop (preferably a lightweight one)
rather than installing the Desktop edition along with all it's bloat...
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