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How To Install a Graphical Desktop on an Ubuntu Instance

edited Nov 9, 2022 9:00AM in Linux

1). From a shell prompt, run the following commands to install the Xfce4/xubuntu desktop, which is a light-weight GUI desktop for Ubuntu:

(ubuntu) $ sudo apt update

(ubuntu) $ sudo apt install tasksel

(ubuntu) $ sudo tasksel install xubuntu-desktop

2). To make sure the system boots into the GUI, run the following command:

(ubuntu) $ sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target

3). Once installation has completed, reboot your system:

(ubuntu) $ sudo reboot

If you need to access the graphical desktop remotely, you can do so by setting up a VNC server on the instance.

1). First, install a VNC server package, such as TightVNC Server:

(ubuntu) $ sudo apt get install tightvncserver

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