Ubuntu desktop on server hardware

[Austin_evans]

Hey guys I have some server hardware and I was wondering if I could put a desktop Ubuntu distro on it.
Motherboard:Supermicro motherboard: X7DBE
Cpus: 2x Intel SLANG 1.86GHz dual-core processors
Ram:6x Kingston KVR667D2D4F5/2G sticks
Thanks for the help.

[grahammechanical]

Does the machine have a video adapter?

[Austin_evans]

Yes it has a vga port, and pcie slots so I could add a video card

[Austin_evans]

Does the machine have a video adapter?

Yes it has a dvi out, plus it had a pcie slot so I could a video card later down the line

[grahammechanical]

I was hoping for a bit of information on the video capabilities because you left that out of the hardware specs that you provided. Hardware is just hardware but server machines do not usually run a graphical desktop environment. So, they may not have a video adapter capable of running a desktop distribution.

There is a minimum graphic capability requirement for Ubuntu. It is most certainly possible to install the standard Ubuntu desktop distribution on server hardware but the hardware has to meet the minimum specifications.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements

Regards.