How to Install Ubuntu Desktop

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First of all update Ubuntu

# sudo apt-get update

The below command will install GNOME desktop

# sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

If you wan to install a graphical desktop manager without some of the desktop addons like Evolution and OpenOffice, but continue to use the server flavor kernel use the following command

# sudo aptitude install --without-recommends ubuntu-desktop

If you want to install light weight desktop install xfce using the following command

# sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

If you want to install KDE desktop use the following command

# sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop