On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 20:57 +1000, David Dang wrote: > Hi, > > I am new to Ubuntu. I downloaded Unbuntu Desk top and having used it > very effectively for the last few months. However, I am stuck wit > Ubuntu Server because it does not have Xwindows. I tried to install it > many times but I met with failure because it always encounter an IP > address that it could not be contacted.
Dear David, If you have an IP address on the Ubuntu Server, it should have been able to download the ubuntu-desktop packages. Based on the failure you reported, boot into "recovery mode" on the Ubuntu Server, select "Drop To Root Shell Prompt", and then review the X server log in /var/log/Xorg.0.log . Error messages start with an (EE) . Alternatively, if it's a server, you may prefer to administer it remotely. This bypasses any X Server problems on the Ubuntu Server. If you also install the secure shell (openssh-server), you should be able to connect to that Ubuntu Server remotely with the following command: $ ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] At that point, you should be able to run GUI admin tools (as well as regular command line tools) remotely. Thanks, Mike -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
