apt-get Install ubuntu desktop

How do you install ubuntu desktop in Linux using apt-get command?

How to Install ubuntu desktop with apt-get?

Here is a tutorial to learn how to install ubuntu desktop using apt-get command.

Step 1: Open terminal with su access and enter the command as shown below:
apt-get install ubuntu desktop -y

Step 2: After completion, the install command exits and instructs the user to restart the running instances of ubuntu desktop if it is running already.

Result of the Command Execution shown below:

root@hiox:~ apt-get install ubuntu desktop -y
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libusbip0 libsm dev python3 minimal libjaxp1.3 java libtwolame0
  libjargs java libzbar0 rpm2cpio libchewing3 data libice dev
  libdigest sha1 perl fakeroot libxrandr dev libexpat1 dev libiw dev
  squashfs tools libxerces2 java unetbootin translations libxdamage dev
  libpthread stubs0 scim bridge client gtk libotr2 gfxboot libxnee0 libsvga1
  libxfixes dev g++ 4.4 libvarnish1 icedtea netx azureus ttf dustin
  libzend framework php libnspr4 dev libxcb render util0 dev libax25
  scim modules table language pack zh hant base x11proto xinerama dev libdca0
  libx86 1 x11proto render dev libxi dev xmms2 plugin pulse java common
  librpmio0 xubuntu plymouth theme librpm0 libmagick++2 rpm common
  icedtea 6 jre cacao libxnconfig9.0.5 libiso9660 7 libpixman 1 dev libcddb2
  lxde common libdirectfb extra java wrappers libcommons cli java
  default jre headless python urlgrabber libass4 scim znc tcl g++
  libfontconfig1 dev pidgin data libscim8c2a openjdk 6 jre lib
  firefox locale zh hans libvde0 firefox locale zh hant python3.1 libnss3 dev
  x11proto kb dev x11proto randr dev libdvbpsi5 libxinerama dev libxosd2
  openjdk 6 jre headless xtrans dev libatk1.0 dev libsexy2 libchewing3
  libmenu cache1 libbabl 0.0 0 libx264 85 libgegl 0.0 0 libelf1 libforms1
  libvlc2 xubuntu artwork libsdl image1.2 blt x11proto input dev
  xmms2 plugin id3v2 libenca0 python sqlitecachec x11proto fixes dev
  gnome extra icons cnee python rpm xubuntu wallpapers vlc nox xpdf reader cvs
  libggi2 libgtkimageview0 zend framework bin libreadline5 libgii1 libupnp3
  x11proto xext dev libmatroska0 tzdata java libxext dev libswt gtk 3.5 jni
  scim gtk2 immodule znc perl x11proto damage dev rsync liba52 0.7.4
  libnotify dev libglib2.0 dev libzookeeper java libswt cairo gtk 3.5 jni
  zlib1g dev lesstif2 liblzo2 2 desktop base python sqlite libcairo2 dev
  lxmenu data xmms2 plugin alsa liberror perl libzzip 0 13 tcl libpango1.0 dev
  libfreetype6 dev libdvdnav4 build essential libxau dev dpkg dev rpm
  libgii1 target x librpmbuild0 xfce4 power manager data libxmmsclient6
  libdvdread4 scim bridge agent gimp tcl8.5 pinyin database xmms2 core
  libgimp2.0 gnumeric common python3 ttf arphic bsmi00lp xz utils
  ibus pinyin db open phrase libc6 dbg libsidplay1 language pack zh hans base
  python3.1 minimal libc ares2 tk8.5 liblua5.1 0 libxcomposite dev vim runtime
  libxcb render0 dev libxrender dev xmms2 plugin vorbis libxmmsclient glib1
  libmad0 lxpanel ttf arphic gbsn00lp pmount libid3tag0 ca certificates java
  html2text libopencore amrnb0 libcommons lang java vlc data xmms2 plugin mad
  libxft dev libx11 dev libtar libqt3 mt x11proto composite dev patch xvfb
  language pack zh hans language pack zh hant vzquota libruby1.8 info
  libggi target x libdbus 1 dev libswt gtk 3.5 java murrine themes libxcb1 dev
  libimlib2 libvala0 libgtk2.0 dev libmail sendmail perl gimp data
  libdirectfb dev libvlccore2 libjpeg62 dev znc extra libvcdinfo0
  libdbus glib 1 dev libebml0 openjdk 6 jre libossp uuid16
  libsys hostname long perl liblog4j1.2 java libopencore amrwb0 openbsd inetd
  libjline java xmms2 icon libnet1 x11proto core dev xmms2 client cli
  xmms2 client nycli libxdmcp dev libpthread stubs0 dev libsysfs dev
  libxcursor dev libmpeg2 4 gnumeric doc xpdf common vlc plugin pulse
  libxine1 ffmpeg scim modules socket libvdeplug2 libstdc++6 4.4 dev libfaad2
  libswt mozilla gtk 3.5 jni libpng12 dev
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ubuntu desktop
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/31.9kB of archives.
After this operation, 61.4kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package ubuntu desktop.
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Unpacking ubuntu desktop (from .../ubuntu desktop_1.197_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up ubuntu desktop (1.197) ...
root@hiox:~

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