Buntu (Bantu) is a desktop application of the Linux operating system, the name from the southern African Zulu or Hausa "Ubuntu" word, meaning "human nature", "I exist because of the existence of everyone", is a kind of African traditional values, similar to the Chinese society's "benevolence" thought. Ubuntu is based on the Debian distribution and the GNOME desktop environment, unlike Debian because it releases a new version every 6 months. The goal of Ubuntu is to provide an up-to-date, yet fairly stable, operating system built primarily of free software for the average user. Ubuntu has a huge community power that makes it easy for users to get help from the community. January 3, 2013, Ubuntu officially released the mobile operating system for smartphones.
Ubuntu Server is a version of the server based on the Ubuntu kernel, its stability compared to the desktop version of a lot of stability, its purpose is to provide Ubuntu users with a high-performance server system. However, to improve the performance of the operating system, this version does not provide a user interface , but only provides a command-line terminal. This is nothing for experienced background developers, but it's really inconvenient for us as a stud programmer, so this experience will tell you how to install the graphical interface for the latest version of Ubuntu Server 14.04 lts.
Tools/Materials
- Computer A x64
- Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS
Method/Step
First of all, the Ubuntu server version of the installation is no longer mentioned here, the basic or three steps, the first is to download the image, then use UltraISO to burn to the U disk, and finally through the USB drive boot to install. During the installation process, you will be asked to enter a user name and password, be sure to keep in mind that the installation of subsequent software requires a password.
Then, login enters the system and begins the installation of the user interface. First enter the following command:
sudo apt-get install Xinit. The interface at the time of installation is shown below.
After the installation is complete, install the Environment manager. I am testing the installation of GNOME. Install using the following command:
sudo apt-get install GDM
The interface at the time of installation is shown below.
Then, install the desktop environment. I test the installation is Kubuntu. The installation commands are as follows:
sudo apt-get install Kubuntu-desktop
The interface at the time of installation is shown below.
Online someone also said to install some necessary packages, such as the new Rieter Package Manager, Chinese support, etc., if you are too troublesome, you can not install. After the installation is complete, reboot directly. After the restart is complete, then enter the system, is the graphical interface,.
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Precautions
- It is important to ensure that each step of the above steps is successful, otherwise it will affect the final result.
How to install the graphical interface for Ubuntu server 14.04