GUI

lightningrod66 · 01-07-2009, 10:06 PM

I just installed Ubuntu Server 8.10. When it boots up, i get the login prompt. When I login, i just get a command prompt. How do I get to the desktop??? Is this strictly a command-line OS?? I thought it was supposed to use the Gnome desktop. I installed a LAMP server and was hoping to be able to USE it. Please help if you can as I really don't know how to use this without a GUI

AuroraCA · 01-07-2009, 10:19 PM

Ubuntu Server is a command line interface (CLI). If you want a GUI you can install the GUI per the instructions here:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-serverinstall-gui-and-webmin-in-ubuntu-810-intrepid-ibex-guide.html

You will probably also want to install Webmin per those instructions for a server administration GUI.