Learn How To Installing GUI Environment Lubuntu-Desktop on Ubuntu 17.04 Server
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There are cases when it is easier to manage a server using a GUI instead of with SSH. We are going to install Lubuntu Desktop on an Ubuntu server. After installation, you will be able to access the Lubuntu desktop using a VNC client.
Prerequisites
- Server with Ubuntu 17.04 x64 installed.
- Login with
sudo
rights orroot
.
Installing Lubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu
Login to your VPS server via the terminal.
Make sure that all of your packages and dependencies are up-to-date.
apt-get update
Install the Lubuntu Desktop.
apt-get install lubuntu-desktop
It can take up to ten minutes for the installation. After the installation, you’ll have a full-fledged desktop with some handy applications like AbiWord for docs and FireFox for web browsing.
Reboot the VPS.
reboot
Accessing the Desktop
Option 1
IT Web Services has a View Console
option for servers and IT Web Services’s noVNC is a secure alternative to VNC.
Click the View Console
option for your server and you’ll see an Ubuntu desktop.
Login using your username and your password.
Option 2
Install VNC Server and access it using any VNC client.
Install tightvncserver.
apt-get install tightvncserver
Run vncserver.
vncserver
Set a password for your server. If you are having a problem running vncserver like Couldn't start Xtightvnc; trying default font path.
, install xfonts-base
and re-run vncserver.
apt-get install xfonts-base
Once vncserver starts running, you’ll see a message like this one:
New 'X' desktop is yourhostname:1
Connect to your server using the VNC client.
Host: your server IP
port: 5901
password: you set for vncserver
Now you can use your server to perform tasks with the ease of a GUI.
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