[tor-relays] how to start remote VPS gui

[Sven Reissmann]

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.

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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 at 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.
> 
> Robert
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