ubuntu server gui help. very urgent.

[rakeshakurathi]

today i have installed ubuntu server 9.04 in my company server.

after installation i found out that it is command line..
so i have installed desktop

using this command.
sudo apt-get install ubunt-desktop

it was successfully installed even after installation i was in the same GUI
so i started GUI
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
i got the same result..

now i have few problems more..
now how to connect this server from my client in GUI mode before that i have used putty but heard that putty doesnt support gUI.

is there is any other process to connect to GUI mode of server from my windows computer.

if u want to do this in windows we use RDP very user friendly protocol.

can any one explain me the process how to solve this problem..
i have seen various articles say about NX but i donknow much about this issue .

please help me guys its urgent ,
thanks in advance.

[bigtomrodney]

You can either connect using VNC, or if you are familiar with the command line you can use X-forwarding in conjunction with Putty and Cygwin/XMing to run individual applications. NX is great too but I've never had to configure it.

I'd recommend sticking to VNC, you can configure that in Ubuntu through the GUI. There is also the Remote Help Assistant.

[rakeshakurathi]

i m newbie, i don know much about ubuntu , can u describe brielfly how to do it...

[wcbenyip]

Well... actually the server edition is all in command line without gui.... so it's a fault that you didn't check it about this~ Anyway, what's the purpose of this server that you want it to be? If you just want to use it as a "dummy" server like DNS server, or other application... then you can install the webmin that's great to configure lots of the setting via the web interface~

Useful link:

Step By Step Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) LAMP Server Setup
www#ubuntugeek.com/step-by-step-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-lamp-server-setup.html

Install GUI in Ubuntu Server (Desktop GUI & Webmin)
www#ubuntugeek.com/install-gui-in-ubuntu-server.html

Remark: Pls replace the # sign in above URL with a DOT

Hope it could help~

[pdk]

today i have installed ubuntu server 9.04 in my company server.

after installation i found out that it is command line..
so i have installed desktop

using this command.
sudo apt-get install ubunt-desktop

it was successfully installed even after installation i was in the same GUI
so i started GUI
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
i got the same result..

now i have few problems more..
now how to connect this server from my client in GUI mode before that i have used putty but heard that putty doesnt support gUI.

is there is any other process to connect to GUI mode of server from my windows computer.

if u want to do this in windows we use RDP very user friendly protocol.

can any one explain me the process how to solve this problem..
i have seen various articles say about NX but i donknow much about this issue .

please help me guys its urgent ,
thanks in advance.

Try Xming software.
I think you would be better off with the Alternate cd for Ubuntu.

[SeanGee]

As wcbenyip said the server edition is intended as a command line edition. You may be better off installing the desktop edition although what you have done will work.

I personally use NX server for my Ubuntu desktops. Its a doddle to set up using synaptic (you may as well install that now that you have a gui). For the client just do a google search for freenx. Its a simple install with no config required and I am using this with Windows and Mac clients.

[rakeshakurathi]

As wcbenyip said the server edition is intended as a command line edition. You may be better off installing the desktop edition although what you have done will work.

I personally use NX server for my Ubuntu desktops. Its a doddle to set up using synaptic (you may as well install that now that you have a gui). For the client just do a google search for freenx. Its a simple install with no config required and I am using this with Windows and Mac clients.

the problem is i have intalled the gui but i m not able to connect to gui mode as i m using putty to connect it my server.
so i need to connect to the server in gui mode in order to do all the stuff which u have mentioned.

[D-cat]

so i need to connect to the server in gui mode

I assume you mean from remote?

You can use aptitude from remote to search, browse, and install packages (it's a text mode package manager with a similar layout to Synaptic). If the terminal supports it, aptitude even accepts mouse commands.

Once you have NXserver installed and listening, you run the client on your local machine and direct it to the IP of your server. I believe it makes its initial link over ssh, so make sure that's installed and accepting connections (probably is if you're using putty). You should be prompted for your username and password, after which the user's default desktop from the server should now appear on the local terminal.

FreeNX technology is the basis for Linux based Thin Client computing, which some organizations are making use of since even some real dinosaurs of computers can be made useful this way. As long as you're using the default key, setup is real easy, and no you don't need to be in a GUI first to do it.