so I just recently purchased an Ubuntu Dedicated server and on my mac I can't seem to connect to it. I used SSH (Im new 2 this) and I just see a console? What application for mac can I use to view the actual desktop etc not just the console. Thanks!
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Ubuntu Server by design does not have a graphical user interface. It's a server, and servers very rarely have monitors connected to them.
That, and graphics are actually a huge load to the system, and therefore aren't used in places where performance matters (ie, servers).
Now, if you still want a GUI, you have two options:
- Install Ubuntu Desktop and VNC over SSH in
To do this, you'd essentially just install and set up Ubuntu Desktop like you would anywhere else, and then just set up a VNC connection. You'd also need to set up an SSH tunnel for VNC, which covered in that Q&A - Install the
ubuntu-desktoppackage
Following this, you'd need to set up the same tunneling.
From there, you can just use a VNC client on your Mac to get in.
However, a GUI on a server is, as mentioned before, a bad idea. Just get used to the console, as it can do everything a graphical interface can do, if not more.
