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GUI on 7.10 server

Asked by jtt015

My plan is to load 7.10 server onto my laptop then load vmware server tp do this I need
vmware seems to need a GUI to start installing virtual machines.
So having loaded 7.1 server I'm trying to get X to start
startx errors with /etc/X11/X could not stat
/etc/X11/X is not linked anywhere
also
ubuntu-desktop not found

Most online docs tell me to install xserver-xorg and all will be fine but
I get xserver-xorg not found

I also get ubuntu-desktop not found
do I have to apt-get install ubuntu-desktop from the desktop install CD
and if so how do I get ubuntu to relaize this

Can anyone help

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Gord Allott (gordallott) said : 		#1

you should make sure you have enabled the online repositories and then run 'sudo apt-get update' before trying to install those packages. you can find information on howto do this here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/CommandLine

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Chiddo Luna (cluna) said : 		#2

Hey,
I also needed the GUI on a server so I could load up NoMachine for GUI remote managment. The jist of it is:

Update your package cache and sources and use aptitue to install the desktop:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop

This should get the packages needed installed. This will take about 1.5 hrs to download the package sets over a DSL type line. Then you will want to restart the dispaly manager with:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

Should be able to get in to the GUI desktop interface :)

Information taken from a well done LAMP server setup at:
http://www.zaphu.com/2007/08/07/ubuntu-lamp-server-setup-guide-with-desktop-gui/
By Sam on Auguest 7th. Thanks Sam!

Good Luck.

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