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How to Install a Desktop Environment (GUI) on an Ubuntu 20.04 Server

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Jun 12, 2021

Linux servers don’t come with a desktop environment installed, and usually, it’s not needed. In this tutorial, we’ll install some of the most popular desktop environments on a server running Ubuntu 20.04 for the cases where you do need a GUI to get your work done.
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