How to Convert Ubuntu Server to Desktop

If your running Ubuntu Server Edition you can install a KDE or Gnome graphical desktop with a couple of apt installation. For a bare minimal install, you will be able to login to a full desktop with one of the following:

sudo apt-get install gnome-core
sudo apt-get install kde-core

For a baseline set of package you can install the following:

sudo apt-get install gnome
sudo apt-get install kde

For the entire package set released with either Kubuntu or Ubuntu you can install:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-dekstop

These commands will install all the files associated with the default graphical desktop that comes with either Ubuntu or Kubuntu.

See also

-Ubuntu Server - Convert to Graphical