From Terminal to Desktop: Unlocking the Power of Ubuntu Server

One who handles server (bare metal or virtual server), Linux is the top choice as operating system to be installed on it. Although you can choose the blue pill and go with Windows Server grade OS, you likely should use a free operating system for your Server.

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Target Audience: Anyone who is a beginner or professional, who want to setup an ubuntu server.

Pre-requisite: I assume reader is familiar with computer OS, ISO files and has little experience of installing any operating system before.

Minimum Recommended System for ubuntu server:

• 100GB of ROM
• 4GB of RAM
• 2-core processor

Download the ubuntu server ISO from the Official website: https://ubuntu.com/server

Section 1: Installing Ubuntu Server

Section 3: Adding Users to your server

step 1: Switch to sudo user if you’re not in the sudoers list.

sudo su -

step 2: Add new user

sudo adduser <your-user-name>

step 3: Setup Password for the new User

sudo passwd <your-user-name>

Section: Customization and Configuration

The default Gnome installation will have the minimal window tiling and basic features, to customize the look and function of your gnome desktop, you must install gnome tweaks.

use below command to install gnome-tweaks

sudo apt install gnome-tweaks