server w/ 'optional' desktop

[Mait]

Hi, Attila

Look my signiture. Yes, I'm newbie, too. :-)

I don't have experience with server administration, and ubuntu server
version too.

My suggetion is this, If you want experience 'server' adminstration,
try it in your normal ubuntu install.
Although you can start with server edition. But, maybe you need web
browser, music player, GUI editor, GUI system config tool and daily
using software for googling, read mail, music listening and whatever.
Yes, you need GNOME(KDE) before ready to dance with command line.

Just apt-get or call synaptic to get server package. Config that guys
and run it. WITH more friendly environment.
There is nothing special feature for Newbie(you and me ;-) in server
edition aka Enterprise Edition or similar.

[1]Install desktop version then install server package.
[2]Install server version then install desktop package.

What is your choice? : )

Regards,

On 4/16/06, Antony Gelberg <antony at wayforth.co.uk> wrote:
> Attila Horvath wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > Being (relatively)  new to LINUX &  UBUNTU, so far  EVERYONE been very
> > helpful w/ my questions to help me get up and running. Thank you! :-)
> >
> > After  playing   around  with  desktop   version,  I  have   a  better
> > understanding of what I want/need.
> >
> > I'd like to learn the 'server'  environment because I'd like to set up
> > a  standalone  system  as  a  personal  web  and  mail  server  -  for
> > starters. That said,  I probably need to install  the 'server' version
> > of UNBUNTU.
> >
> > I  did that  once and  only  afterwards I  found out  that the  server
> > install does  not include Gnome  and other related utilities.  I could
> > partition my HD and install both  but that would require wasting a lot
> > of disk  space. I  only have  a 20G HD  on my  target host!  <8-( [The
> > machine's 6 years old - at the time it was 'ahead' of it's time!]
> >
> > Question  - if  I install  the server  version which  only  [seems] to
> > provide  command   line  interface,  is  there  any   reason  I  can't
> > retroactively install GNOME and other desktop related utilities that I
> > can invoke optionally?
>
> Why don't you just install the packages that you need on your standard
> install?
>
>
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