First Cup of Ubuntu
I like the bash interface of the server edition of Ubuntu. I was wondering if there was any way i can just install that edition and via terminal run gui based applications, ei. A web browser or such. Also would it be possible to run VMPlayer from terminal without having the desktop environment installed.
Ubuntu addict and loving it
If your hardware supports VirtualMachines, I suggest don't install desktop environment.
Check out the server sticky at the top of this thread for virtualization.
You may also be interested in running VirtualBox headless how-to or look into KVM headless how-to.
What are your hardware specs, particularly RAM and CPU?
Nothing is ever easy, but if it is difficult you must be doing it wrong.
Ubuntu addict and loving it
Another option is to install just xserver-xorg and its dependencies. Then you can connect using "ssh -X" and run X applications on the server but display them on your local desktop. Typing "firefox &" in this arrangement will run Firefox on the remote server but display the browser on the client's screen.
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