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Install Gnome on ubuntu server
January 27, 2012
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1. Auto install
sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop
OR
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
This would install Ubuntu Unity graphic desktop.
2. Manual install
2.1 Install x-windows core
sudo apt-get install x-window-system-core
2.2 Install gnome core
sudo apt-get install gnome-core
2.3 Install gdm (option)
sudo apt-get install gdm
2.4 Install synaptic (option)
sudo apt-get install synaptic
2.5 Remove gnome
sudo apt-get –purge remove liborbit2
2.6 Start gnome
startx
2.7 Exit gnome
ctrl + alt + backspace
sudo apt-get install synaptic
2.8 Note
If the server is on Vmware virtual server, the vmware-tools is needed; and gcc compiler is needed for vmeare-tools installation.