Considering to use Ubuntu 10.10 as my test box for various Linux projects. Initially I thought about using desktop, but since I use some server tools as well (Apache, MySQL, php, etc) I thought I might install 10.10 server and install the Gnome desktop on it. What are then the major differences to using 10.10 desktop and install the server components this,
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First problem:
apt-get --purge remove ubuntu-desktop
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Package ubuntu-desktop is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
I have installed Ubuntu desktop on Ubuntu Server to get Boinc manager running. Now I want to remove Ubuntu-desktop.
Second Problem: /etc/init.d/xorg start : No such file or directory When the server boots i get a blinking cursor.
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Code:
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Code:
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/etc/auto.server
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enter password
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See the movies that I've made:
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