Server-Workstation Combo?

[Peter Garrett]

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:13:40 -0600
Don Henson <wepin-list at wepin.com> wrote:

> cj wrote:
> > Don Henson wrote:
> >> I'm a recent refugee from OpenSuSE. In a few hours, I start installing
> >> Ubuntu on my one and only server which has up to now done double duty as
> >> a server and a workstation. I would like to continue that arrangement
> >> but I read on the download page that the Ubuntu CD does not install a
> >> gui. I'm hoping that there is a fairly straightforward procedure to
> >> adding a gui (Gnome) after the server install. Is there such a procedure
> >>  and, if so, where can I find it? Thanks for any pointers.
> >>
> >> Don Henson
> >>
> >>   
> > try sudo apt-get install gnome
> > 
> > --cj
> > 
> That's pretty straightforward alright. Thanks.
> 

The usual recommendation in Ubuntu would actually be:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

( for GNOME)

or

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

( for KDE)

or

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

( for xfce4)

Peter