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The big long apt-get install with all the packages failed because some of the packages weren't found. I figured that the article might be out of date so I tried to just let apt-get figure out the dependencies.

sudo apt-get install x11vnc

tried startx but was told I needed to install xinit

sudo apt-get install xinit

Now startx & tells me I don't have permission to start x so

sudo startX

Now there's now xserver, so I installed with

sudo apt-get install --fix-missing xserver-xorg

The first attempt without the --fix-missing failed and suggested adding it.

Now
$ sudo startx
[sudo] password for rick: 
xauth:  creating new authority file /home/rick/.Xauthority
xauth:  creating new authority file /home/rick/.Xauthority

X.Org X Server 1.5.2
Release Date: 10 October 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-19-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux frodo.local 2.6.27-7-server #1 SMP Fri Oct 24 07:37:55 UTC 2008 i686
Build Date: 24 October 2008  08:00:16AM
xorg-server 2:1.5.2-2ubuntu3 ([email protected]) 
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Apr  3 11:13:07 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"


waiting for X server to shut down 

So I can't seem to get X started.