Xfce on Ubuntu Server

Taigrr · 01-31-2006, 03:54 AM

I installed Ubuntu server, and I want to isntall a GUI. I tried Gnome, and it wasn't that great. I tried KDE, and it would have been awsome, but it's a hog memory wise. So I want to try installing Xfce. I tried teh command line "sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop", but "xubuntu-desktop" wasn't found. Is there another way to install Xfce? Like, if I just install gnome, then do it from inside gnome, and switch when I log in, or, can I get an ISO somewhere? Please fill me in, thank you very much (And appologies for all the posts today)

pljvaldez · 01-31-2006, 10:50 AM

You're probably looking for a package named something different than "xubuntu-desktop". At the command line try apt-cache search xfce. In Debian Sarge, the package name is xfce4. Ubuntu should be something similar (although maybe a newer version). Then just sudo apt-get install xfce4...

Taigrr · 01-31-2006, 02:07 PM

That didn't seem to work. apt-cache search xfce, came up with "smeg - simple menu editing" and sudo apt-get install xfce, came up that it couldn't find the packages.. Sigh..

Flesym · 01-31-2006, 02:12 PM

As you said, the package is named 'xubuntu-desktop'. So you have to type:

Code:

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

Before that you have to make sure that the proper repository is in your '/etc/apt/sources.list'

bosewicht · 01-31-2006, 03:11 PM

i believe you need to make sure you have at least breezy, I don't think it is in the hoary repos. I set up something similar for my sister on a laptop and recall having to upgrade to breezy for the xubuntu-desktop. (this was a while back though, maybe they added it by now)

pljvaldez · 01-31-2006, 03:16 PM

check your /etc/apt/sources.list file. xfce4 is in the universe repository for breezy.

Code:

sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_backup
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Then edit your file so that it looks like this:

Code:

## Add comments (##) in front of any line to remove it from being checked.   
## Use the following sources.list at your own risk.  
## You may replace "us" with your country code to get the closest mirror.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted

## MAJOR BUG FIX UPDATES produced after the final release
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted

## UBUNTU SECURITY UPDATES
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe

## UNIVERSE AND MULTIVERSE REPOSITORY (Unsupported by Ubuntu.  Use at own risk.)
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe multiverse

After that sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get install xfce4

pljvaldez · 01-31-2006, 03:24 PM

By the way, here is a guide to Ubuntu Breezy for installing some of the more popular software. It looks like sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop will give you xfce4 and the kitchen sink. Check out this link: http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy/misc/xubuntu-desktop

What I told you above will only give you a bare bones xfce4 install.

Taigrr · 01-31-2006, 03:44 PM

I thought Breezy refered to Breezy Badger, which is version 5.10, which I have. I just downloaded it a few days ago, a week at the very most.

pljvaldez · 01-31-2006, 04:16 PM

Yes it does. Sorry if I'm being confusing. There's a couple of versions for the "Unofficial Ubuntu Guide". The one I linked above is for Breezy Badger.

So what you need to do is follow the guide to update your repository list (/etc/apt/sources.list) and then sudo apt-get update. Then you need to install either xfce4 or xubuntu-desktop depending on whether you want a bare bones desktop or one that already has a bunch of programs installed.