How To Install GUI on Ubuntu Server In 2024
By Default, You won’t find any graphical interface on Ubuntu server. If you want to install Graphical User Interface on Ubuntu server then this tutorial is for you.
Step By Step To Install GUI on Ubuntu Server In 2024
1. Open the Ubuntu Server and login using your credentials, username and password.
Now, You need to update the repository of your Ubuntu server. Run the following command to update the repos.
sudo apt update
2. Install Display Manager
Now, You need to install the display manager to launch the display server. Ubuntu is loaded with GDM3 as the default Gnome Desktop Environment in Ubuntu but in this tutorial we will be using lightweight desktop environment.
Run the following command to install LightDM display managert on the Ubuntu.
sudo apt install lightdm
Follow the onscreen prompt.
Step 3: Install GUI on Ubuntu Server
You can install all of the desktop environments using Ubuntu’s default package manager apt.
Run the following command to install GNOME desktop
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop
Follow the onscreen instruction and Type y to continue the process. After installation is complete, Run the reboot command to restart the Ubuntu server:
reboot
After greeting, You will be greeted with the lightdm screen where you need to enter the login credential to access the GUI in Ubuntu server.
Just in case if you want to install other Desktop environment then go through the following commands.
For KDE:
sudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop
For XFCE:
sudo apt install xfce4-session xfce4-goodies
For Mate:
sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop
For LXDE:
sudo apt install lxde
Just in case if you want to remove the desktop environment from the Ubuntu server then run the following command:
sudo apt remove <display_manager_name> <desktop_environment_name>
Run the following command to remove all of the unnecessary dependencies, run:
sudo apt autoremove
![How To Install Paper GTK and Icon Theme on Ubuntu [2024]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5ubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/How-To-Install-Paper-GTK-and-Icon-Theme-on-Ubuntu.jpg?fit=512%2C288&ssl=1){kind=icon}
