Bit New To All This, Please Lend A Hand

[ExTruckie]

I to am using the desktop version for my server.
I used this to guide me though the setup: http://www.knightwise.com/content/view/300/9/ don't worry about the version on Ubuntu used any of the newer versions are ok
I didn't bother with Filezilla as I don't wish to run a ftpserver.
I haven't bothered to setup a print server yet, but it is in the future. Here is the place to be if you have questions. Someone here will be able to come up with an answer eventually.

[Geek9]

You can either install the Ubuntu Desktop edition from CD or run the following command:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

sudo: super user do - this is how you get administrator privileges on the machine to run something
apt-get: Ubuntu command line tool for handling packages
install: obvious
ubuntu-desktop: the ubuntu-desktop package which will install the entire Ubuntu Desktop environment for you

big ups to you my man, been searching around and that was what I was getting the just that I had to do, its just such a pain to find a guide, and then o relearn all the **** you thought you knew

[BQAggie2006]

The Ubuntu Pocket guide is a really good place to start for the basic stuff and can be downloaded for free: http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/index_main.html

Also, along the lines of servers is the Ubuntu Server Guide, which also can be downloaded in PDF form: https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverg...erverguide.pdf

I also use the Ubuntu Community Documentation for Servers a lot: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Servers

There is a lot of useful information in general at http://help.ubuntu.com

[Geek9]

thanks to the both of you, this should get me started, I'll let you know how this ends.

[Barriehie]

thanks to the both of you, this should get me started, I'll let you know how this ends.

Ends????? I've been messing around with my install for the last year and a half and I -think- I'm just gettng started!!!

Barrie

[cariboo]

There is always more to learn, once you get more familiar with the server version, you'll find that you don't need a gui any more. There are limitations to using a gui, especially if you want to stuff the server away in a corner without a monitor and keyboard connected to it.

There is also the fact that a gui uses resources that could be used elsewhere, as well as being a security problem if you have the server connected to the and accessible from the internet.

[mudcow007]

sorry guys quick hijack!

i have tried running

sudo apt-get ubuntu-desktop it takes about 1 1/2 hours (and im on a 20mb connection)

the desktop install fails here is one of them many messages that show on the cli

The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header [IP: 194.169.254.10:80] Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com Karmic/main xserver-xorg-video-v4 1:0.2.0-3ubuntu1

[Barriehie]

sorry guys quick hijack!

i have tried running

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop it takes about 1 1/2 hours (and im on a 20mb connection)

the desktop install fails here is one of them many messages that show on the cli

The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header [IP: 194.169.254.10:80] Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com Karmic/main xserver-xorg-video-v4 1:0.2.0-3ubuntu1

See the man page for apt-get, I think you need to have install in your command line.

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       Unless the -h, or --help option is given, one of the commands below
       must be present.


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Barrie

[Geek9]

There is always more to learn, once you get more familiar with the server version, you'll find that you don't need a gui any more. There are limitations to using a gui, especially if you want to stuff the server away in a corner without a monitor and keyboard connected to it.

There is also the fact that a gui uses resources that could be used elsewhere, as well as being a security problem if you have the server connected to the and accessible from the internet.

yeah, I just need to GUI to get it set up, but unfortunately I really don't feel like doing this from command line

[ExTruckie]

Ends????? I've been messing around with my install for the last year and a half and I -think- I'm just gettng started!!!

Barrie

I've only been at this for about 3 weeks.
I still have ALOT to learn