After installing Ubuntu server how do I install the desktop environment?
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Depending on which desktop you wish to install, you install the the meta-package that installs all the necessary packages. You can use apt-get or aptitude to do this.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
installs the Unity desktop
sudo aptitude install kubuntu-desktop
would install the KDE desktop
Other desktop meta-packages are xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, and edubuntu-desktop .
answered Aug 12, 2010 at 21:43
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3For onlookers, here's additional info I found useful that's on the same wavelength as the answer - ubuntugeek.com/install-gui-in-ubuntu-server.html– John KAug 13, 2010 at 3:30
If you wan to install a graphical desktop manager without some of the desktop addons like Evolution and OpenOffice, but continue to use the server flavor kernel use the following command
sudo aptitude install --without-recommends ubuntu-desktop
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3dam... started the install from the answer and scrolled down to this. :( Jun 11, 2014 at 8:29
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my version of aptitude doesn't have that option. It does have --without-recommends– JHowIXFeb 3, 2016 at 17:09
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sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktoporsudo aptitude install --without-recommends ubuntu-desktopApr 21, 2016 at 2:31
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
If you just need to run virtual GUI (GUI exsists but you dont need to see it) on the computer for testing or other purposes.
sudo apt-get install xvnc4viewer
Is a setup I have.
:)
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2So, the server isn't running the desktop, but you can still VNC from a client machine and get a desktop? That would be perfect for my needs (dunno about the OP).– ScaineOct 16, 2010 at 8:34
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From Ubuntu 20.04, we could use sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop-minimal to minimal install ubuntu-desktop, it removes around 80 packages (and related cruft) from the default install, including Thunderbird, LibreOffice and so on.
The command could replace the old command sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop or sudo aptitude install --without-recommends ubuntu-desktop.
