HELP Ubuntu server install

[jim barnes]

On Monday 11 June 2007 17:01, Kit Goins wrote:
> I tried installing Ubuntu 7.04 server edition
> today, as a dual-boot machine along with win XP
>  but when I rebooted...and I selected ubuntu,
> it booted to a text-based login.
>

As expected.

> Then i couldn't login as root...only as the user i setup
> during install, and still only had a text-based system.
> What happened to the GUI desktop?
>

The root account is not active by default. To activate it, set a password:
$sudo passwd

> why couldn't I see a GUI desktop...and what's the default
> root password?
>

You installed a server did you not? If you want a GUI consider a desktop 
install.

> Plus how do you uninstall GRUB after deleting partitions
> in windows XP partition manager?

???

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