Check out the FAQ in the link by Deepak Vohra.
The main differences are that the desktop installation includes common
user's packages, as LibreOffice, while the server installation doesn't. But
the server includes server user's packages, as apache2.
Also, the Desktop has a GUI (a graphical interface to use with a mouse,
etc). The server doesn't. So, the server has more free memory for your
Spark (it's not used by the GUI) but if you are not quite proficient with a
Linux shell it will be a lot harder to start and configure.
Also, you can practically convert a desktop into a server or vice-versa
(installing and uninstalling packages and changing configurations).
If you don't feel completely confident with a pure linux shell, I would
recommend you a Desktop version.
Also, once you have all set up, you can disable the GUI to free some memory
and work from a terminal:
# Open a terminal
Ctrl+Alt+F1
# Shutdown the GUI
sudo stop lightdm
(for reference: http://askubuntu.com/questions/148321/how-do-i-stop-gui)
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On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Deepak Vohra dvohr...@yahoo.com.invalid
wrote:
For a beginner Ubuntu Desktop is recommended as it includes a GUI and is
easier to install. Also refer
ServerFaq - Community Help Wiki
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerFaq#What.27s_the_difference_between_desktop_and_server.3F
ServerFaq - Community Help Wiki
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerFaq#What.27s_the_difference_between_desktop_and_server.3F
Frequently Asked Questions about the Ubuntu Server Edition This Frequently
Asked Questions document is intended to help system administrators and
users of the Ubuntu Server edition.
View on help.ubuntu.com
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerFaq#What.27s_the_difference_between_desktop_and_server.3F
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*Subject:* Is Ubuntu server or desktop better for spark cluster
Hi gurus,
I am trying to install a real linux machine(not VM) where i will install
spark also Hadoop. I plan on learning the clusters.
I found Ubuntu has desktop and server versions. Do it matter?
Thanks!!
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