gnome-core startup?

[ajcurtis84]

Hello,

I have been looking at many postings trying to figure out how to install a minimum graphical environment on UBuntu server.

This computer is being configured as a VMware server but the configuration utility requires a graphical environment.

One posting that I saw said to install gnome-core. This installed fine and the VMware tools are happier *BUT* how do I start gnome? startx does not exist. There seems to be many things missing.

What do I need? How would I figure this out in the future?

TIA

- Allen

[cariboo907]

You could install a minimal desktop like fluxbox or window maker.

Jim

[Oldsoldier2003]

see community/ServerGUI
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core
then install the lightweight WM of your choice.

[ajcurtis84]

did you mean xserver-xorg-core ?

I can not find a x-window-core..

[Oldsoldier2003]

did you mean xserver-xorg-core ?

I can not find a x-window-core..

yeah I think I need to go back and redit that wiki page... thanks for pointing that out.