# Lambda Blade: Ubuntu 18.04, install GUI (i.e. Gnome)

**URL:** <https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/t/lambda-blade-ubuntu-18-04-install-gui-i-e-gnome/415>\
**Category:** Technical Help\
**Created:** [July 28, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/t/lambda-blade-ubuntu-18-04-install-gui-i-e-gnome/415 "2018-07-28T02:25:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@mpb](https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/u/mpb)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/t/lambda-blade-ubuntu-18-04-install-gui-i-e-gnome/415/1 "2018-07-28T02:25:23Z")

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If you have a Lambda Blade running Ubuntu 18.04 and want a GUI (like you’d have on normal desktop computer):

```
$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop lambda-desktop

```

Reboot the machine. You should now have a working graphical user interface.

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**Author:** ![akoubaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@akoubaa](https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/u/akoubaa)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://deeptalk.lambda.ai/t/lambda-blade-ubuntu-18-04-install-gui-i-e-gnome/415/2 "2020-06-15T20:28:57Z")

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Thanks  
Why by default, the server has no GUI?