It consumes a lot less system resources than a full-fledged desktop environment. These things are fine for experimental purpose when you are learning and exploring. Please do not add GUI on a production server. Preparing your systemįirst, since you are going to make some system-wide modifications, let’s update & upgrade everything to make sure that our system is running the latest packages: sudo apt update & sudo apt upgrade Installing the desktop environment Removing GUI afterwards could cause dependency issues and leave a broken system in some cases. Using a Debian tool called tasksel which helps with the installation of multiple packages in one coordinated process (tasks)Įither one will let you install the full desktop environment you choose as a full package, just like if you were installing the desktop version from scratch.With the updates out of the way, you can continue with the installation of a desktop environment. If you want to use tasksel you must first install it using the following command: sudo apt install tasksel By this, I mean that you will get all the default applications and tools you get with the desktop version. Once this task is finished, you can use tasksel to install the desktop environment (also referred as DE). Now, you probably know that there are several desktop environments available. Some desktop environments need more system resources (like GNOME) while some use fewer system resources (like Xfce, MATE etc). It is up to you to decide which DE you would like to use. I am going with the GNOME Desktop since it is the default desktop for Ubuntu. If you are using tasksel run this command: sudo tasksel install ubuntu-desktop Later on, I’ll share some tips for installing different desktops too. If you want to use only apt, then run this command: sudo apt install ubuntu-desktopĭepending on your connection speed and hardware this process will take from a couple of minutes to an hour. I want to point that both actions will result in the full installation of the GNOME Desktop Environment. I ran both commands for the sake of this tutorial and ended up having the exact same results. Installing and setting up the display managerĪfter this process is completed, you will need a component called a Display Manager, also known as a “login manager”. This tool is going to be responsible for starting the display server and loading the desktop while managing user sessions and authentication.īy default, GNOME Desktop uses GDM3 as its display manager, but it is a bit heavy on the resources side. You can use something lighter and more resource-friendly. Install it with apt: sudo apt install lightdm In this case, let’s go with lightdm, a platform independent display manager.
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