Ubuntu-Server 16.04 - Need to install a GUI

[wh33t]

I have a little ubuntu server on my network which I mostly use as a mumble and samba server. I want to install a GUI on it so I can VNC into it and run Handbrake on it to do a bunch of batch video encoding. This server only ever had a monitor hooked up during install, since then it's just had power and an ethernet cable to it. Now when I hook up a monitor to it, the monitor gets no signal. So... not sure what the issue is.

Regardless, I want to install a desktop environment on it so I can vnc into it. Is this all possible from the command line over PuTTY without having monitor support?

Any steps in the right direction would be great!

[westie457]

Hi wh33t.
Hopefully this link will provide you with some ideas of what to install. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems

Once you have installed a gui and there is still no signal to your monitor we will look into that.

[wh33t]

Thanks. Trying that now!