Is there a Linux server GUI

mwhite0 · 03-24-2010, 09:14 AM

Is there a Ubuntu Linux Server GUI? If so, how do I run it from the command line?

acid_kewpie · 03-24-2010, 09:16 AM

normally you'd be loading it automatically, so if it's not there, I'd guess you chose not to install it, or it's failing somehow. login an run "startx" to see if it does load up and there's a good reason it's not loading correctly / at all.

spampig · 03-24-2010, 09:33 AM

The Ubuntu SERVER version does not have a GUI by default. The desktop version has.

If you want to add one this post may have some pointers:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...server-463053/

frieza · 03-24-2010, 09:43 AM

yes that is correct ubuntu server install does not by default install a GUI
however you can install a gui i would advise against it the package group is ubuntu-desktop, the GUI eats up more resources then often necessary
if you still want a GUI interface as opposed to a command line another alternative is webmin (www.webmin.com) which is a self hosted web based administration tool written in perl (note by self hosted it has it's own mini web server process it doesn't rely on apache or other web server program)

dinakumar12 · 03-25-2010, 01:56 AM

hi,

i installed gui in ubuntu server 9.10 by using this command

apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

if this does not work update your ubuntu operating system by

apt-get update

and then execute that above command.

dinakumar12 · 03-25-2010, 01:56 AM

hi,

i installed gui in ubuntu server 9.10 by using this command

apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

if this does not work update your ubuntu operating system by

apt-get update

and then execute that above command.