This is my first time messing with Linux so please forgive my ignorance.

I have an HP Elitebook 840 G8 that I’ve installed Ubuntu server on. I was trying to install a GUI on it, so I tried pulling the SLiM package from the web, but got "Temporary Failure resolving ‘Archive.ubuntu.com’.

This laptop doesn’t have an Ethernet Port, so I have to use a Microsoft USB-Ethernet dongle. But I haven’t been successful in getting that to work.

Is there a way for me to manually download the driver on a USB, then load it that way?

  • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    This won’t be very easy to do and installing a GUI on a vanilla server system can cause issues (that are solvable but not welcome anyways). Start with a more user-friendly desktop distro like Ubuntu or Mint. You will have access to the terminal and all the magic of Linux on it so you can learn and practice what you need and then switch to something harder if you want

    • SecretSauces@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 months ago

      I was following this walk-through (https://lemmy.world/post/6542543) for getting Docker and all its container apps set up, so that’s why I went with Ubi Server. I downloaded 24.04 as its the latest version. Would Mint be able to substitute Server for those things?

      My Daily Driver has Mint on it and its working just fine. If I can use Mint instead of Server, that’d make things so much easier.

      • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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        6 months ago

        Wait I thought you’re using Linux for the first time and went for an obscure server distro as your first one for some reason. Idk anything about servers except that they use ssh, private-public key pairs, firewalls and no DEs. I can’t help with them

        • SecretSauces@lemmy.worldOP
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          6 months ago

          Lol, I AM using Linux for the first time. But yea, I’m trying to use the most user-friendly things to accomplish what I want to do. Thanks anyway for trying. :)