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Installing GNOME on Ubuntu Natty
# Adapted from multiple places on the web including LJ Villanueva. http://research.coquipr.com/archives/183
sudo apt-get update
# Note, this next line can take a good 20 minutes
sudo apt-get install -y ubuntu-desktop
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freenx-team
sudo sed -i 's/natty/lucid/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/freenx-team-ppa-natty.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo aptitude install -y freenx
mkdir downloads
cd downloads
wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/freenx-server/+bug/576359/+attachment/1378450/+files/nxsetup.tar.gz
tar -xvf nxsetup.tar.gz
ls /usr/lib/nx
sudo cp nxsetup /usr/lib/nx/nxsetup
sudo /usr/lib/nx/nxsetup --install
# Edit and change PasswordAuthentication to yes
sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart
sudo passwd ubuntu
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