Hi Robert, Normally, you don't want a GUI on a GNU/Linux VPS :) But if you really do, you can not just install it like you did. What you got after installing ubuntu-desktop is a GUI waiting for someone to plug in a display to the local display port. To get a remote connection to the desktop, you would need to install a vnc server: http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/VNC If you only want to configure and run an exit relay, there should be no need to use a GUI. I am not using ubuntu, but i think you would have to do something like: - apt-get install tor - cd /etc/tor - edit torrc file - /etc/init.d/tor start You also can use apt-cache to search for a packet. I.e.: "apt-cache search tor". There are some howto's on the torproject.org website: - https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian - https://www.torproject.org/docs/tor-relay-debian.html.en Regards, Sven. -- PGP Key: https://0x80.io/files/key.asc On 09/06/2013 07:55 AM, I wrote:

Definitely a newboy question I ssh into an Ubuntu 13.04 (from Ubuntu 13.04) and see root@vps09:~#. To get a gui going which I can handle I apt-get update apt-get install ubuntu-desktop both worked. Restarted. I can't get the gui to start. What is a better way to control and install an exit relay remotely? Rimmina Remote Desktop Client works easily with another Windows 2008 exit relay elsewhere.

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