{"id":1886,"date":"2024-12-02T18:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T18:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2024-12-02T18:23:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T18:23:56","slug":"how-to-install-a-gui-on-your-ubuntu-vps-in-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/how-to-install-a-gui-on-your-ubuntu-vps-in-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install a GUI on your Ubuntu VPS in Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1886\" class=\"elementor elementor-1886\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927dead e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"927dead\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3d7b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b3d7b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e219ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e219ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re running an Ubuntu VPS and want to install a graphical user interface (GUI), you have come to the right place. Here is a step-by-step guide to help you get started.<\/p><p>Take into account that GUIs consume a lot of resources, so ensure your Ubuntu VPS has sufficient RAM and CPU (at least 2GB\/2 CPU, preferably more for a hassle-free computing experience). In addition, ensure your server has a minimum of 10 GB of disk space, which is recommended for installing GUI components.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83c473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e83c473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Update your Server Packages<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e45a57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e45a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, update your server packages to ensure you install the most stable desktop environment. To do so, run:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3498755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"3498755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp> sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt upgrade<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc33443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc33443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Install a Desktop Environment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b8114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53b8114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After updating your server, choose your preferred desktop environment and install it. Here are some of the popular options you can opt for:<\/p><ul><li>GNOME: This is the default Ubuntu desktop environment. It is stable and pretty much bundled with many features. However, it is more resource-intensive than the other options below.<\/li><li>KDE Plasma: It is highly customizable, aesthetically pleasing, lightweight, and easy to use.<\/li><li>MATE: It is a lightweight desktop environment with a Windows-like interface.<\/li><li>Xfce: It is lightweight while still being visually appealing and easy to use. It is designed to be low on system resources, making it suitable for older hardware or systems with limited RAM and CPU.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>To install KDE Plasma, run the following command in your\u00a0 terminal:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b109e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"b109e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp> sudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7625ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7625ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, if you want to install MATE, Xfce, or Xubuntu, you can run the following commands, respectively:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc72687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"bc72687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-core -y<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8ca89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"5a8ca89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>sudo apt install xfce4 slim -y\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3cd53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"7e3cd53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>sudo apt install xubuntu-core -y<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e074dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e074dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setting up your Display Manager<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa4816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaa4816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A display manager is a tool that allows you to log into your Linux distribution graphically. It handles user authentication and session control. As soon as you input your login and password, the display manager loads the desktop environment and launches the display server.<\/p><p>SliM and LightDM are some of the best display managers you can use. LightDM is a popular choice among users because it strikes an ideal balance between functionality and simplicity, while Slim is incredibly lightweight and customizable.<\/p><p>If you want to use Slim, you can run the following command:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844a759 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"844a759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>sudo apt install slim -y<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1837bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1837bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1888\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture1.png 624w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture1-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2205921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2205921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you prefer LightDM, you can install it with the following command:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0452514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"0452514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp> sudo apt install lightdm -y<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf3886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbf3886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1889\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture2.png 624w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture2-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a98e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a98e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you also want to install KDE Plasma as the GUI of your choice, you can consider choosing SDDM, which is the native display manager for the KDE Plasma desktop environment:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2a88a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"fa2a88a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp> sudo apt install sddm -y<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb4b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebb4b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, GNOME comes with its own display manager, known as gdm3.<\/p><p>Now let\u2019s say you want to install GNOME on your Ubuntu VPS. Run the following command in your terminal:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b98d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"95b98d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp> sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40e53c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c40e53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1890\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture3.png 624w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture3-300x29.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a15c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a15c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The installation may take a while to finish, so you can take a hiatus. When the installation is done, you can reboot your Ubuntu VPS:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769e558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"769e558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp> sudo reboot<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40fa9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e40fa9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now, to start the GNOME GUI, you have to force the display manager to launch it:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc67766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"fc67766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp> sudo service gdm3 start<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ffdf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09ffdf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You will be prompted to provide your login credentials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d6f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19d6f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1891\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture4.png 624w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture4-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04da6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04da6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After inputting your login credentials, you should be able to see your aesthetically pleasing GNOME desktop environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d745368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d745368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1892\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture5.png 624w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Picture5-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bdcbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89bdcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2072f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2072f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should now be able to install your preferred GUI desktop environment on your Ubuntu VPS. I hope you find this guide helpful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re running an Ubuntu VPS and want to install a graphical user interface (GUI), you have come to the right place. Here is a step-by-step guide to help you get started. 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