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Customize Ubuntu Server to load a minimal desktop only when needed

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I would like to have an install with:

Ubuntu Desktop with no additional applications or games

Graphical interface only when I manually run 'startx'

I am using Ubuntu server and would like a GUI, but do not want all of the additional desktop applications and games. (I'm using it with CLI mode.)

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answered 2 Years ago pantkie · Accepted Answer

I did exactly this myself using:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop --no-install-recommends

Keep in mind that this will give you the bare minimum for a graphical desktop and will probably enable lightdm at startup. You can correct this by setting the kernel to boot to text mode:

Open a terminal and run:
```
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
```

Change the line that reads:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="splash quiet"

to:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text"

Run:
```
sudo update-grub
```

Restart.

Edit: Hmmm... that doesn't seem to be working. Probably you should just remove the lightdm package.