On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Rob Beard <r...@esdelle.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi folks, > > I'm in the process of building up an old PC to use as a basic Ubuntu box > at a remote site (to replace a bodge up job of a VMWare virtual > machine). Now I was wondering, is it possible to install the Gnome or > even XFCE on top of the server installation, and if so what packages do > I need? > > I'm not looking for the entire desktop (OpenOffice etc), I just want at > most a Terminal, Firefox browser and Remote Desktop viewer. I was > hoping to use FreeNX to connect to the machine too. Anyone know the > best way of doing this? > > Ta, > > Rob > > There was a thread here about installing Gnome on Dapper Server... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=186298 I've not followed that particular example but have I tried Nomachine NX to do something similar in the past. Chris
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