Chris Ray wrote: > I can understand dropping Open Office, Gimp, Media players, etc., from a > server edition, but why a GUI desktop? > > 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. > > Chris > > My guess is it's partly a performance decision, and partly a security decision (once you start adding extra software, it's just more possible things that could go wrong). I used to run a VPS that used Ubuntu server, and the memory limits were tight enough even without trying to squeeze a windowing system on there.
Adding something lightweight like XFCE shouldn't be a problem though, this is an old guide: http://www.howforge.com/how-to-install-pure-xfce-on-ubuntu-server Then you can just run the gui when you need it. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
