installing dapper 606

unisol · 06-17-2006, 09:44 AM

i did a server install with dapper with the altrnate cd(p3 750 384 mb mem 250 gig hd nvidia geforce5500(hda1,86gig winxp) hde5 ext3 dapper root and hde6 swap. after server install i installed x-windows-system then gnome desktop however when i log on the the gnome desktop most of the applications in system/adminstration do not show up the alacarte menu editor has them all checked off but i cant use them anyone help ihate to bug people but i never ecountered these problems with any other versions of ubuntu

brianthegreat · 06-18-2006, 12:21 PM

What applcations are you trying to use? If the applcation are checked in the menu then you should be able to use them. You might need to issue this command

killall gnome-panel

Thne the applcations should show up and you should be able to use them.

PDR60 · 06-27-2006, 10:23 PM

If you did a "server" install, it's a minimal install and no apps are installed. Servers don't use stuff like x-windows and openoffice.... If you want those install a deskto install.

PDR60

binary_y2k2 · 06-28-2006, 06:57 AM

To move from server to desktop version just install the ubuntu-desktop package

aysiu · 06-28-2006, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by binary_y2k2

To move from server to desktop version just install the ubuntu-desktop package

Code:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop

will get you what you need.

jerril · 06-28-2006, 11:25 AM

aysiu

Quote:

Originally Posted by aysiu

Code:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop

will get you what you need.

- Will this preserve the server environment?
- Is this a good way of setting up a machine as a desktop/server appliance?

thanks
jer

binary_y2k2 · 06-28-2006, 11:41 AM

All installing ubuntu-desktop should do is install Gnome, X and other apps, you'll still have all the other apps and setting you had before.

unisol · 06-28-2006, 02:32 PM

i tried what you said it returned an error message E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)i tried to intall gnome and x-server i cant get past the server install i dont want to give up on ubuntu i used it for over a year but im getting nowhere i tried sudo apt-get -f install it started to work then told me it was read-only so i mounted rw then when i tried install -f i got rhis error messagefailed to open /var/lib/dpkg/status Sub-process returned error code(2)

unisol · 06-28-2006, 05:28 PM

well after much work i got x-server started however im told the human theme is broken i still have no icons or menus but i think im going in the right direction

binary_y2k2 · 06-28-2006, 09:55 PM

if it's not installed, you could get the ubuntu-artwork and ubuntu-sounds packages, that has the default themes.
Also you could try installing all the dependences of ubuntu-desktop (there are 252 dependences) and see which one fails and decide if you want/need that package.

unisol · 06-29-2006, 08:04 AM

i cant do that now every time i reboot fsck runs saying the filesystem is corrupt it goes and deletes corrupt files and i lose my xserver install its there one minute then gone the next