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how do i get the ubuntu server To look like a desktop instead of a CMD prompt???

Asked by michael heiland

Hey,

So i just installled Ubunut server base installation onto my Dell Power edge and when i boot it up i login on the command prompt then it just stays the same the command prompt doesnt leave...

I am learning the basics of servers but i know windows server '08 has a desktop and all, doesnt ubuntu??

Btw this is the newest version just downloaded.

Can some please tell me how to get the desktop of ubuntu onto my server????

Thanks!!!

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Tomaž Gorenc (tomzigorenc) said : 		#1

Take a look at this site.

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-gui-in-ubuntu-server.html

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#2

Please note that it is not recommended to install a GUI on Ubuntu Server (see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerGUI). If the reasons not to do so don't apply to you, then the advantages of Ubuntu Server compared to a desktop Ubuntu system likely don't apply either. You can install the same network services on a desktop Ubuntu system as on an Ubuntu Server system.

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