I am pretty new to ubuntu.I know that on installing ubuntu server i can install desktop version or GUI on it.My Questions are following.
if i am wrong then please guide me how to have both server and desktop versions on the same machine or what is the best practice?
regards
Server or Client; it is all about installed packages :)
from your server installation; you can run tasksel and install Desktop componnt(S)
if not installed, Open Terminal and run sudo apt-get install tasksel
This will install tasksel which is a Debian/Ubuntu tool that installs multiple related packages as a co-ordinated "task" onto your system`
you can then run sudo taskseland you will see a list of common installable server and Desktop components e.g
For the switch; there is no actual switch to turn on or off :); but you will usually connect to a Server via a remote SSH terminal (putty for example)
when you want to connect to Desktop (GUI), you may login locally or remotely via VNC (or RDP after installing xrdp package)
For best practice; you don't need to install GUI on a Server.
But if you do need to, here is the simplest words as I see install only what need to have on a Server box, and DON'T install *ubuntu Desktop components as it will install too many packages you don't actually need.
if you need a GUI; install Lubuntu Minimal Installation from tasksel
if you will login locally, you can choose between the Desktop environment (GUI) of shell environment (command line)
simplest way is to press Alt+Ctrl+F1 to bring you to tty1 (ttys 1 through 6 are command line and tty7 is for GUI) and after the first Alt+Ctrl+F1,
you can switch between them with only Alt+F# according to the required terminal #
P.S: tty stands for a terminal
hope this helps you (if so; don't forget an upvote and mark as an answer :D )
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