Just install xorg xterm xinit icewm that is I normally do after base Debian install.<br><br>On Tuesday, October 7, 2014, Edward Holcroft <<a href="mailto:eholcroft@mkainc.com">eholcroft@mkainc.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">On one of my side projects, I want to install some Ubuntu servers with a basic GUI (preferably not Unity). What's the best way to do this? </p>
<p dir="ltr">I don't want libre office and all the stuff that would normally come with installing the desktop meta-package. I just want some non-IT folk to be able to log on locally and easily manage files or perform some other functions for me on the event of a WAN failure. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheers<br>
Ed</p>
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