garrett@GA:~$

Ubuntu Server does not install the graphical desktop. Standard usage of the Server edition of Ubuntu requires only the command line.

If you want to install the graphical environment that comes with the Desktop edition, onto an installation of Ubuntu Server Edition, you can do that too. If you have an Ubuntu Desktop CD, it will speed up the process - otherwise it will have to download a lot of packages to install the GUI. If you have the Desktop CD, put it in, and type "sudo apt-cdrom add". This will cause apt to copy the packages from the CD instead of downloading them. After that is finished, or if you don't have the CD and want to download all the packages, type "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop". If you opt to download the packages, expect it to take a long time to complete.

This also installs all of the applications that come by default with the desktop edition of Ubuntu.

I used the command sudo apt-cdrom add, but now how would I get into the GUI. Garrett@GA:~ comes up, I tried to do start x. Is there a certain command that will take my to the GUI? Should I be booting from the CD? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

You still need to install the ubuntu-desktop package. type

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

to install all the needed files for the gui. Once that finishes, you can type

startx

to load the gui or just reboot.