installing x-server 8.04

[rushinblue]

How do I install x-server on Ubuntu 8.04 Server?

Thanks

[ibutho]

You can do

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install xserver-xorg

You can use use the same tool to install a GUI if desired.

[rushinblue]

Hmm, I can't install it. This is the error I get.


Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "xserver-xorg"
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "xserver-xorg"
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.

It looks like this is related to my earlier post...http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=828218


Thanks

[Xyem]

It should be:


sudo aptitude install xorg

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Edit:


Preparing for Graphical Environment

The absolute minimum for any graphical environment is X.org
Installing X.org

On Ubuntu Edgy (6.10), Feisty (7.04), and Gutsy (7.10), use the command:

sudo aptitude install xorg
from Installation/LowMemorySystems (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems) ( which hasn't been updated for 8.04 yet.. )

[ibutho]

xserver-xorg should work just fine. Its a meta-package that installs various xorg related applications.

The reason why the install fails does indeed seem to be related to the repo issues mentioned in the other thread.

[Xyem]

xserver-xorg should work just fine. Its a meta-package that installs various xorg related applications.

Are these applications not included in the 'xorg' metapackage? If so, are they of any importance?
Whenever I do an minimal/server install, I always install the 'xorg' metapackage..

[ibutho]

I don't really know if the package set they install is different. I am used to xserver-xorg from setting up Debian systems in the past.

[Xyem]

Thanks ibutho and apologies to rushinblue for the thread hijack

[rushinblue]

I ran
sudo aptitude install xorg

See attached screenshot for the error message:

"failed to initialize core devices"

Any ideas?

Thanks,

[RESID3NT]

xserver-xorg should work just fine. Its a meta-package that installs various xorg related applications.

The reason why the install fails does indeed seem to be related to the repo issues mentioned in the other thread.

Agreed. Used this with 8.04 and works.

[rushinblue]

I see, my app does not support 8.04 so I guess I am stuck for now.

[ibutho]

I ran
sudo aptitude install xorg

See attached screenshot for the error message:

"failed to initialize core devices"

Any ideas?

Thanks,

It seems like Ubuntu can't find the vmmouse module which is provided by the xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse package.

[rushinblue]

I noticed that, any ideas on how to correct that? Or to manually check that the "vmmouse" module exists?

Thanks

Please note, because the app I want to use does not support 8.04 I reverted back to Ubuntu Server 7.10