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How can I use GUI version of Ubuntu during virtualization with vmware?

Asked by Madan Neupane

Both server version and desktop version have been installed successfully in vmware. While logging in both versions start with the terminal window. However I need to use the desktop version in GUI form

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Ubfan (ubfan1) said : 		#1

The desktop vm should start a gui. Check the /var/log/Xorg.0.log files for errors. Try starting X yourself with:
  sudo startx
and see what errors are produced on the screen (and recheck the log). If you have a file /etc/X11/xorg.conf, try renaming it to xorg.conf.old and see if X starts without it. If you can get X started, the gui should work. What version of Ubuntu are you installing in the VM? The Unity GUI may run in 12.10, but so slowly as to be unusable in a VM, so you may need another one.

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