The custom installation of ubuntu VPS in virtualbox expires. However, after I tried linux, I returned to windows and found that there were indeed many disappointments. The simplest example is that I installed pip MySQLdb and there were problems. As a result, continue to toss linux. As a newbie, I started with ubuntu first. The installation will not be mentioned. For details, refer to the texts and tutorials written by others. The details are very detailed, and note nothing except partition. I successfully installed ubuntu1204LTS, but it was itchy. I always wanted to see what his graphic interface looked like. sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop installed a graphic interface. Some people say that there are too many things to install, which is not recommended. I will wait for the cainiao to use it for convenience. You can also customize the installation. Custom installation 1. basic for installing x-windows (required): sudo apt-get install x-window-system-core 2. install gnome BASICS (required): sudo apt-get install gnome-core 3. install the Chinese display (recommended ): sudo apt-get install language-pack-gnome-zh # display Chinese sudo apt-get install language-pack-gnome-zh-base sudo apt-get install language on the gnome panel and menu -pack-zh # Chinese language pack sudo apt-get install language-pack-zh-base sudo apt-get install language-support-zh # sudo apt-get insta is supported in Chinese language Ll scim # scim Chinese Input Method Platform 4. install the logon manager (not selected generally): sudo apt-get install RTL description: running the gnome display manager, or kdm/xdm, on the gnome GUI, it enables you to directly access the GUI desktop environment at startup, instead of starting the GUI through startx. 5. install the new profit software Manager (optional): sudo apt-get install synaptic 6. uninstall gnome Desktop: sudo apt-get-purge remove liborbit2 7. enter the graphic interface: startx 8. exit the graphic desktop: ctrl + alt + backspace is still very fancy. 1. call up the Terminal shortcut ctrl + alt + t, right-click it, lock it to the taskbar, and click it to use 2. change the default shell of shell ubuntu to DASH or like BASH. Change it to BASH and change the soft link of/bin/sh to bash, sudo ln-sf/bin/bash/bin/sh check again. ls/bin/sh-al finds that the soft link has already pointed to/bin/bash.