quick Ubuntu / linux question

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I have Ubuntu 7.10 Server 64-bit installed, and it's great. I have the desktop (Gnome) installed, but I've been installing stuff via command line (using apt-get) remotely via terminal. Are the two exclusive? If I install something via command line, it doesn't seem to show up on the desktop version. And do the two of these run together (IE I have the desktop up locally, but I can remote in and do stuff via SSH2). Sorry if I'm not making sense or being clear about what I'm asking.

 

[xSauronx]

if you install with apt-get, aptitude, synaptic or the add/remove programs frontends most things will get an entry in the applications menu somewhere. CLI only packages, however, do not. if you add a front-end to one (for instance, nmap-fe) it will usually have an application entry, whereas nmap by itself doesnt.

some applications that are graphical still may not have an entry in the apps menu, i think it has to do with how its packaged and whether or not it has a certain *cant remember what* for an entry to be made automatically. most packages do, some do not, you can always edit your menu and add the entry if you need it.

 

[Nothinman]

If any GUI package doesn't add a menu icon somewhere then that's a bug in the package and should be reported.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Okay, so installing and configuring PHP5 via remote terminal will affect the desktop also, correct? The command-line and desktop aren't mutually exclusive?

 

[Nothinman]

The package itself won't affect the desktop because PHP doesn't interact with the desktop at all. But you have but a single package manager (dpkg in the case of Ubuntu) so as long as whatever you use to install package is just a front-end to that (i.e. apt, aptitude, synaptic, etc) then the package list will be exactly the same no matter what tool you use. There's nothing special about any of them.