Quoting Chris Ray <chris....@bazaarsystems.co.uk>: > As a Ubuntu newbie I'm thinking of migrating a couple of servers I have > from openSuse to Ubuntu. They need updating anyway, (running Open Suse > 10.2) but I could spend the time moving distros. > What I need are server functions; DNS, DHCP, Postfix, Samba, etc. But, > as the servers are remote, I also want to get to an X desktop via VNC. > I have no concerns about command lines, grep and awk do not scare me, > well maybe awk just a bit; but a GUI is so much easier browsing for > updates or moving files around. > I was impressed that Ubuntu has separate Desktop and Server editions but > worried that the Server edition appears not to load X or Gnome. (unless > I missed an option somewhere?) > I can understand dropping Open Office, Gimp, Media players, etc., from a > server edition, but why a GUI desktop?
Because Server's don't need a desktop... :P > So, as I see it, either I missed something in the Server setup, or I > have to choose between adding server stuff to a Desktop install, or > adding GUI stuff to a server install. > I cannot be the first here. Any advice greatly appreciated. You can quite easily install Gnome etc onto a server if required (although I'd recommend something light and fast such as fluxbox, xfce or icewm) you just need to use "aptitude install" once the base server is setup. Personally I tend not to use a GUI on a server because it's just one more thing to patch/maintain and the commands do what I need them to. If I need to do bulk moves etc then I tend to use either *.ext or a for loop to get the work done, but I guess that's just me. Kind regards, Matt -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace matt...@truthisfreedom.org.uk http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
