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how to install a GUI in ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS server

Asked by Arvind Dahiya

I have insttaled Ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS in Vmplayer but i am able to login in Command Line .
How can i open GUI?
Kindly share the command or white paper.

Rgd
Arvind Dahiya

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Arvind Dahiya (info-yugtech) said : 		#1

E: could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock -open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: unable to lock the administrator directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Did you install server or the desktop OS?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

You can finx the lock by running:

 sudo fuser -vki /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a

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Arvind Dahiya (info-yugtech) said : 		#4

Yes i install Ubuntu server on VMplayer?

what is the command for installation of GUI?
and after installation how can shift from CUI to GUI?

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Wyatt Smith (wyatt-smith) said : 		#5

Depends which desktop envirnment you would like?

For GNOME
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

For KDE
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

For XFCE
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

Hope this helps,
Wyatt

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

If you wanted a desktop OS, why did you install the server OS?

The WHOLE IDEA of the server OS is to NOT have a desktop UI, thus giving more resources to the services it is running, like SQL and Apache etc.

If you need a desktop OS, install the desktop OS. It's no harder than installing the server OS. And will get what you want.

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