How do you install a GUI on Ubuntu Server in Google Compute Engine (GCE)?

Question

I deployed an Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS Virtual Machine (VM) in the Google Compute Engine. However, I am unable to make the GUI to start. I followed all the steps found in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerGUI, but nothing worked.

I would like to install LXDE for my server but it is very hard to make it work. When I reboot the machine it loads Ubuntu Server in Command Line and when I run sudo startx, I get following error:

Loading extension GLX
(EE) 
Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE) 
(EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
         at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(EE) 
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

I am also thinking that the problem could be related with the fact that It does not ask me to log in. And when I sudo it does not ask me for a password.

Solution

You can install VNCserver, I use the following link. Hope it helps http://www.namhuy.net/3106/install-vnc-server-ubuntu-14-04.html

Comments

[Michael Lindman]

Welcome to AskUbuntu, Could please edit your answer to explain the contents from the link? The internet changes and if it is later removed this answer would help no one, by all means leave it as a source but it is better to explain the process directly on AskUbuntu.