Stuck in the shell prompt in ubuntu server 14.04

14.04 server vmware-workstation

Solution 1

The Server edition of Ubuntu does not come with a GUI by default. You can either use the Desktop edition, or you can install a desktop package manually. Just log in with your user name at the prompt you see and then run

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

That will bring all the files and packages necessary to run a GUI on the server. Before you do this, I suggest you read this Wiki page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ServerGUI to decide whether it's worth it for you.

Solution 2

It's normal as Ubuntu server does not provide a GUI. Most of the time server installations run in headless mode.

If you need the full Ubuntu Desktop (the GUI started by lightdm) then you have to reinstall your system with one the desktop iso.

Uttam Meerwal

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Uttam Meerwal over 1 year

I have an recycleview in the end of activity but i want,when keyboard appear on click field_comment_form the activity goes up to the EditText and only EditText and recycleview will be seen
I already tried many ways including

windowSoftInputMode:adjustResize

my code of xml is below:

    <RelativeLayout 
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingTop="3dp">

     <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
        android:id="@+id/post_text_layout_card"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="5dp"
        app:cardCornerRadius="1dp"
        app:cardElevation="5dp">

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:padding="5dp">

            <include
                android:id="@+id/post_author_layout"
                layout="@layout/include_post_author"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/star_layout"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/post_author_layout"
                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
                android:layout_alignTop="@+id/post_author_layout"
                android:gravity="center_vertical"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <ImageView
                    android:id="@+id/star_cmnt"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
                    android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
                    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
                    android:src="@drawable/ic_create_black_24dp" />

                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/post_num_stars_cmnt"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:gravity="center"
                    android:textColor="#000"
                    android:textStyle="bold"
                    tools:text="7" />

            </LinearLayout>

            <include
                layout="@layout/include_post_text"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
                android:layout_below="@+id/post_author_layout"
                android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
                android:layout_marginTop="10dp" />

        </RelativeLayout>

    </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/comment_form"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/post_text_layout_card"
        android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
        android:background="@drawable/cmnt_post_box_back"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:weightSum="1.0">

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/field_comment_text"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="0.8"
            android:breakStrategy="balanced"
            android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
            android:gravity="top"
            android:hint="Write a comment..."
            android:maxLines="2" />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/button_post_comment"
            style="@style/Base.Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="0.2"
            android:text="Post" />

    </LinearLayout>

    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/recycler_comments"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_below="@+id/comment_form"
        tools:listitem="@layout/item_comment" />
</RelativeLayout>`

screenshot is here

Cornelius almost 10 years

sudo service lightdm start or startx works?
jaydz49 almost 10 years

it says "lightdm: unrecognised service
hmayag almost 10 years

The server version does not come with a display manager by default. The assumption is that you need all the processing power of your system for services (web, database, email, etc). You can install a display manager on top, but it kind of beats the purpose of using the server edition. Perhaps you should consider installing the desktop edition instead.

terdon almost 10 years

Surely the reinstall is not needed! Why not just install the package?
jaydz49 almost 10 years

that is the code i used but after it was installed I typed startx and It took me to a white screen
Sylvain Pineau almost 10 years

Both solution are possible, as it's a fresh installation tough, I'd reinstall so that I don't have any server packages on the system.
terdon almost 10 years

@jaydz49 don't use startx. Either run sudo service lightdm start or just reboot the machine.
terdon almost 10 years

Ah, I was assuming that the OP wanted server packages but also a GUI.
jaydz49 almost 10 years

it turns out the code you said wasn't the same code, I am downloading package now :)
jaydz49 almost 10 years

@tardon how big is this package? because it is taking a long time!!!
terdon almost 10 years

@jaydz49 that will bring in loads of packages, the GUI is a heavy thing. As Sylvain pointed out below, the Ubuntu Server is not expected to work with a GUI so installing it requires installing a lot of dependencies. Unless you're sure you want the server edition, I would just reinstall with the Desktop edition. It will take about as much time and will probably be simpler all around.