GUI

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On 10/26/06, kbajwa <kbajwa at tibonline.net> wrote:
> Clive:
>
> I tried 'startx'. The result says that the command is not found.
>
> My feeling is that with standard ubuntu server installation, X Server
> package is not installed. Is it possible and if yes, what should I do? I
> used to installing RH or CentOS and start working. Ubuntu seems to be a
> different devil. In any case please suggest something because I do want to
> test ubuntu.

So, you installed the server version. You're right, it doesn't include
the graphical stuff. The aim of that version of Ubuntu is (rightly) to
install the minimum necessary and let you just add what you need. If
you want a desktop system that will also let you play with server
software, you would have been better to install the normal version.

However, as a few people have told you already, you can turn your
server installation into a regular one by running a single command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Type in your own password when prompted. There will be a *lot* to
download... Then reboot.

-Eamonn