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Ubuntu Server is supposed to be a "easy to install", "secure from the start", "no nonsense" edition. It doesn't have a GUI. I'm not to sure if you can tag on X via its package management. Get the desktop edition if you need a GUI.
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Any machine that provides a "service", is a server. i.e. A computer that provides printing services is a print server. A computer that servers web pages is a web server. In this sense, any generic Linux distro can become a server once the proper services are installed.
Normally, when a distro is designated as a "server" edition, it only means that its security settings and applications are pre hardened and its performance tweaked for its role.
--== Anything can go wrong. It's just a matter of how far wrong it will go till people think its right. ==--
Normally, when a distro is designated as a "server" edition, it only means that its security settings and applications are pre hardened and its performance tweaked for its role.
--== Anything can go wrong. It's just a matter of how far wrong it will go till people think its right. ==--
zeland is right. Taken at a more philosophical level, typically "server" distro flavors are generally secured by default and are optimized to load the LEAST number of services/programs as possible to save computing resources.
Whereas a "desktop" flavor of the same distro would at least have a LOT of other services/programs running (and consuming resources) to provide the GUI (which is a pretty intense set of activities for any machine/OS).
zeland's best point is that the *services* a machine provides are what characterises its function and/or purpose. In truth, a GUI-enabled desktop version can run web server services (or FTP, or whatever) and can be regarded as a "server".
The "server" vs. "desktop" discussion is, therefore, a packaging, marketing, and default profile question.
Hopefully this helps.
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Whereas a "desktop" flavor of the same distro would at least have a LOT of other services/programs running (and consuming resources) to provide the GUI (which is a pretty intense set of activities for any machine/OS).
zeland's best point is that the *services* a machine provides are what characterises its function and/or purpose. In truth, a GUI-enabled desktop version can run web server services (or FTP, or whatever) and can be regarded as a "server".
The "server" vs. "desktop" discussion is, therefore, a packaging, marketing, and default profile question.
Hopefully this helps.
D.E.R. Management - IT Project Management Consulting
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theniteowl
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64AMD, it is easy to install a GUI onto the server edition of Ubuntu. In fact you can choose between several different GUI's to install or install them all and setup to choose which one to use when you boot.
You could install the non-server version then install Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl, etc, all separately. But it is easier to install the server version then install the GUI.
Look at these links:
To install a GUI
More info on multiple desktop environments
At my age I still learn something new every day, but I forget two others.
You could install the non-server version then install Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl, etc, all separately. But it is easier to install the server version then install the GUI.
Look at these links:
To install a GUI
More info on multiple desktop environments
At my age I still learn something new every day, but I forget two others.
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theniteowl
Programmer
Glad I could help. Now if I can figure out why I do not seem to have any Apache, PHP, MySQL, etc maybe I can get going too.
I did essentially the same thing installing the x86 64 distro as a LAMP server, then installed the desktop. But now I cannot find the apps that should be there.
BTW, if you are not familiar with it look into using Webmin.
It is a graphical interface for all of the popular server apps like Apache, MySQL, etc. It gives you the GUI you would not have otherwise.
At my age I still learn something new every day, but I forget two others.
I did essentially the same thing installing the x86 64 distro as a LAMP server, then installed the desktop. But now I cannot find the apps that should be there.
BTW, if you are not familiar with it look into using Webmin.
It is a graphical interface for all of the popular server apps like Apache, MySQL, etc. It gives you the GUI you would not have otherwise.
At my age I still learn something new every day, but I forget two others.
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