X11 Installation on Ubuntu

[David Curtis]

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:48:48 -0500
MirJafar Ali <mirjafarali at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> It seems that X11 is a huge software and large number of files and
> whenever I install some software ( not using Synaptic tool), I have
> very hard time determine which X11 library is missing on the system.
> Is there any way to install all the components of X11 in one go ?


sudo apt-get install xorg

will bring in the basics of a functioning X server (it's the Xorg meta
package that k/x/ubuntu-desktop packages depend on), you will need to
add your choice of a window manager/desktop environment on top of it to
get user functionality.

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop (if you do this skip the above step)

will bring in all the familar gnome features and apps (including the
afore-mentioned Xorg package and gdm.). A very very large install.
Probably not what you want.

If you're looking for something light, I highly recomend LXDE, an
openbox based desktop enviroment. But there are many window
managers/desktop environments to choose from. You can install whatever
apps you need after. I do not recall if it brings in gdm, but again it's
easy to add in after.

sudo apt-get install lxde

and if need be, sudo apt-get install gdm.

HTH,

Dave