Linux Advice - Ubuntu

[Ucof]

Do you have a VGA port on the video card? Use it if you can temporarily.

The only way I could get anything displayed was to do it this way, then set up dual monitors when on the Desktop.

 

[herpsuk]

Do you have a VGA port on the video card? Use it if you can temporarily.

The only way I could get anything displayed was to do it this way, then set up dual monitors when on the Desktop.

only got dual dvis and no i dont want dual monitor, just after one monitor....

 

[hmallett]

Yeah then what about configuration?.

The postfix config file is commented. I can't remember the last time I had to look at the docs.
Apache - well the config file is mostly commented, and for all the other bits, I don't see how having a GUI is going to help you really.

For a complete newbie its a very daunting thing to do on the command line.

Maybe, but you gotta start somewhere. Might as well start by understanding how the config file(s) affect the functionality.

To OP what ever distro you want to use, look for a package called "webmin" it basically installs a web based configuration engine and lets you configure lots of things (including apache and postfix) through an easy to use web interface from any browser on any pc on the same network.

I've not used webmin for years, but that's a good suggestion. It was very good when I last used it, so it's probably even better now. It's extensible too, with plenty of add-in modules for different softwares IIRC.
You still don't need a gui for that though
pkg_add -r webmin