Ubuntu Server graphical interface?
 

Hi,

Sure, I know, you shouldn't run a graphical interface on a server. But
some of my customers just want to be able to start up a graphical
environment anyway. And since it's my task to server my customers in the
most optimal way, I'd like to have some advice here: is there any
recommended procedure of setting up X on Ubuntu Server, or is something
like

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome

just the best way of doing it?

Thanks for your advice,

Sander


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You should try installing the meta-package ubuntu-desktop.



I think that with the amount of resources that the machines of today have, having graphical interfaces in servers isn't really something bad.

Cheers, Leandro.

2008/4/30 Sander van Vugt <sander.van.vugt@xs4all.nl>:

Hi,



Sure, I know, you shouldn't run a graphical interface on a server. But

some of my customers just want to be able to start up a graphical

environment anyway. And since it's my task to server my customers in the

most optimal way, I'd like to have some advice here: is there any

recommended procedure of setting up X on Ubuntu Server, or is something

like



sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome



just the best way of doing it?



Thanks for your advice,



Sander





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If you are a consultant, I would argue your job is to provide the best advice and steer customers away from making bad decisions.

Regardless, you might as well install the desktop version and make it a server since the GUI packages won't be supported for the full server support term.


Either that or compile source packages for a lightweight GUI yourself.

You might want to include in your contracts provisions to pay for your time to apply any security and stability updates manually for the GUI that you will almost certainly have to do.


Just my $0.02 worth.

Aaron Kincer

On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Sander van Vugt <sander.van.vugt@xs4all.nl> wrote:

Hi,



Sure, I know, you shouldn't run a graphical interface on a server. But

some of my customers just want to be able to start up a graphical

environment anyway. And since it's my task to server my customers in the

most optimal way, I'd like to have some advice here: is there any

recommended procedure of setting up X on Ubuntu Server, or is something

like



sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome



just the best way of doing it?



Thanks for your advice,



Sander





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On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:31:03 -0300
"Leandro Pereira de Lima e Silva" <leandro@limaesilva.com.br> wrote:

> I think that with the amount of resources that the machines of today
> have, having graphical interfaces in servers isn't really something
> bad.

Resources were never the problem. It's about security and stability.
It's about too many moving parts that aren't necessary.

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On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 20:13 +0200, Sander van Vugt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sure, I know, you shouldn't run a graphical interface on a server. But
> some of my customers just want to be able to start up a graphical
> environment anyway. And since it's my task to server my customers in the
> most optimal way, I'd like to have some advice here: is there any
> recommended procedure of setting up X on Ubuntu Server, or is something
> like
>
> sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome

Similar to what Leandro suggests, there's the kubuntu-desktop and
xubuntu-desktop meta packages.

Thanks,
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Installing gnome+gdm should pull in all the dependancies, a much lighter
weight solution would be xfce+xdm.
Good Luck.
On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 20:13 +0200, Sander van Vugt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sure, I know, you shouldn't run a graphical interface on a server. But
> some of my customers just want to be able to start up a graphical
> environment anyway. And since it's my task to server my customers in the
> most optimal way, I'd like to have some advice here: is there any
> recommended procedure of setting up X on Ubuntu Server, or is something
> like
>
> sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome
>
> just the best way of doing it?
>
> Thanks for your advice,
>
> Sander
>
>


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Sander,

----- "Sander van Vugt" <sander.van.vugt@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> Sure, I know, you shouldn't run a graphical interface on a server.
> But
> some of my customers just want to be able to start up a graphical
> environment anyway.

Why does he want that?
To do extra things besides the normal server roles? Then that could be an option.
To manage the server? Then Webmin might be a better option.

> recommended procedure of setting up X on Ubuntu Server, or is
> something
> like
>
> sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome
>
> just the best way of doing it?

sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop

does the trick. Already did that in a classroom environment.

Serge

Serge van Ginderachter http://www.vanginderachter.be/

Kreeg u een "odt" bestand en kan u deze niet openen? Zie http://ginsys.be/odf

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if you need the full desktop gui...

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

... this should install all the packaged needed.

Eric

On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 20:13 +0200, Sander van Vugt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sure, I know, you shouldn't run a graphical interface on a server. But
> some of my customers just want to be able to start up a graphical
> environment anyway. And since it's my task to server my customers in the
> most optimal way, I'd like to have some advice here: is there any
> recommended procedure of setting up X on Ubuntu Server, or is something
> like
>
> sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome
>
> just the best way of doing it?
>
> Thanks for your advice,
>
> Sander
>
>


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On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 11:40:23AM -0700, MJang wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 20:13 +0200, Sander van Vugt wrote:
> > Sure, I know, you shouldn't run a graphical interface on a server. But
> > some of my customers just want to be able to start up a graphical
> > environment anyway. And since it's my task to server my customers in the
> > most optimal way, I'd like to have some advice here: is there any
> > recommended procedure of setting up X on Ubuntu Server, or is something
> > like
> >
> > sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xfonts* gnome
>
> Similar to what Leandro suggests, there's the kubuntu-desktop and
> xubuntu-desktop meta packages.

There is also eBox - a web-based gui that lets you use any machine to
remotely adminster the server.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/eBox

For more on this topic see

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerGUI

Neal McBurnett http://mcburnett.org/neal/

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On Wednesday 30 April 2008 14:47, Serge van Ginderachter wrote:
> Sander,
>
> ----- "Sander van Vugt" <sander.van.vugt@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> > Sure, I know, you shouldn't run a graphical interface on a server.
> > But
> > some of my customers just want to be able to start up a graphical
> > environment anyway.
>
> Why does he want that?
> To do extra things besides the normal server roles? Then that could be an
> option. To manage the server? Then Webmin might be a better option.
>
Webmin was removed from both Debian and Ubuntu because the way it manages
configuration files is not compatible with the Debian package management
system. Ebox is a similar system and much of it is available from the
official Ubuntu repositories in Hardy.

Scott K

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