desktop of ubuntu server

[Sebastian Gil]

> So I have 3 questions
>
> How can I boot normally and not automatically start the gui
> how do I then start the gui manually when I do want to use it
> What  is the config file called and located so I can change the default
> screen res for the desktop so I can try and get it to display

Hi,
1) when grub loads hit esc and select the recovery mode kernel
2) running startx
3) You can configure the x server running "sudo dkpg-reconfigure
xserver-xorg" or editing the file "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

in case you need to reload the x server you could open a console (hit
control+alt+f1) and execute "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart"

Best
Sebastian