Re: File server without the Xserver

[Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com>]

Dan put forth on 3/11/2011 2:41 PM:
> Hi,
> 
> I am going to prepare a File Server with Debian in a ProLiant and I think
> that I will not install the X-Server. But I would like to run remotely some
> gnome X programs with ssh. Which package should I install to do this,  only
> xauth or I also need xbase-clients plus the gnome programs?
> 
> Is it better for a File Server to make a text-based installation or it is
> recommended to install also the X-Server to have GUI in the server?

If you want to make sure you get all the GUI tools you need without
chasing them down individually after doing a text only install, simply
do a standard desktop install but then set the default runlevel to 2.

-- 
Stan