What Is the Difference Between Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Desktop?
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What is difference between Ubuntu Desktop and Ubuntu Server?

What’s the difference between desktop and server? The first difference is in the CD contents. The “Server” CD avoids including what Ubuntu considers desktop packages (packages like X, Gnome or KDE), but does include server related packages (Apache2, Bind9 and so on).

Can I use Ubuntu Server as a desktop?

You can use Ubuntu Desktop as a server. And yes, you can install LAMP in your Ubuntu Desktop environment. It will dutifully hand out web pages to anyone who hits the IP address of your system.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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