Thanks guys, I've got it going smoothly now.
Thanks again
Nathan
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From: Simon Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, 9 January, 2008 11:55:46 AM
Subject: Re: Ubuntu server trouble
On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 00:07 +0
On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 00:07 +, Nathan Herholdt wrote:
> When I try to login as root or su it says I have an authentication
> problem. Therefore I cannot enter the stage to add the GUI. Could
> someone give me step by step pointers to install.
Daniel has answered your question well enough.
If
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Sent: Wednesday, 9 January, 2008 9:50:56 AM
Subject: Re: Ubuntu server trouble
On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 01:02 +1030, Junin Toiro wrote:
> sudo apt-get install ubu
to install.
>
> Thanks
> Nathan
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> From: Simon Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Junin Toiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: Nathan Herholdt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 Janu
Junin Toiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Nathan Herholdt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: Wednesday, 9 January, 2008 9:50:56 AM
Subject: Re: Ubuntu server trouble
On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 01:02 +1030, Junin Toiro wrote:
> sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
I always
On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 01:02 +1030, Junin Toiro wrote:
> sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
I always like to use aptitude instead of apt-get.
The main reason is that it logs all package changes (well, the
intentions anyway) in /var/log/aptitude. This is good for retracing
your steps when someth
is steve.
Where do I go from here?
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From: Junin Toiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Nathan Herholdt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com
Sent: Wednesday, 9 January, 2008 1:32:23 AM
Subject: Re: Ubuntu server trouble
Hiya Nathan,
By default a server
, 2008 12:11:00 AM
Subject: Re: Ubuntu server trouble
Hi,
Ubuntu server doesn't come with a desktop environment if that's what you're
thinking of. Generally, the desktop environments add over-head, so without it
it's a lot faster and frees up ram. Once it's booted, j
Hiya Nathan,
By default a server install doesn't come with a GUI (Graphical User
Interface), only a TUI (Text User Interface) which is what your
seeing.
Login and run the command:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
Enter your password when prompted, let it all download and install and
you shou
Nathan Herholdt said:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm just setting up a Ubuntu server for the first time and am having
> some trouble (I think). Does Ubuntu have a desktop manager for the
> system, something that looks like normal Ubuntu? If so, how do I get
> to it. I can get as far as putting my login info in
Hi all,
I'm just setting up a Ubuntu server for the first time and am having some
trouble (I think). Does Ubuntu have a desktop manager for the system, something
that looks like normal Ubuntu? If so, how do I get to it. I can get as far as
putting my login info into a black and white screen.
A
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