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) *Sebastián Ramírez* Diseñador de Algoritmos <http://www.senseta.com> ________________ Tel: (+571) 795 7950 ext: 1012 Cel: (+57) 300 370 77 10 Calle 73 No 7 - 06 Piso 4 Linkedin: co.linkedin.com/in/tiangolo/ Twitter: @tiangolo <https://twitter.com/tiangolo> Email: sebastian.rami...@senseta.com www.senseta.com 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> > Preview by Yahoo > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Joanne Contact <joannenetw...@gmail.com> > *To:* "user@spark.apache.org" <user@spark.apache.org> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 14, 2015 7:05 AM > *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!! > > J > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@spark.apache.org > > > -- *----------------------------------------------------* *This e-mail transmission, including any attachments, is intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received this transmission in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please notify Senseta immediately by return e-mail and permanently delete this transmission, including any attachments.*
