Server-Workstation Combo?

[Don Henson]

Peter Garrett wrote:
> 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
> 
Sounds lke you've done this before. Thanks for the advice.

Don Henson