I started with Ubuntu 12.04 minimal and added a couple of applications via apt.
Since these applications require GUI, I used sudo apt-get install xinit
And to start the applications I am doing startx application-name
Now I am facing few problems:
- Not having a proper mouse pointer. Just have a "cross" instead.
- Key combination Alt+Tab is not working; I cannot switch b/w open windows.
- The windows are not having minimize, maximize, close buttons.
- PS2 mouse works well, however USB mouse is not being detected.
- The System does not output the sound. (Videos on youtube runs but w/o sound).
- OPTIONAL: I am also looking for a way out to use mouse keys, i.e control mouse pointer using "Keyboard Numeric Pad
May someone please suggest me what all I need to install to rectify these issues.
PS: Since I require more of a server environment, I am not willing to install a Desktop manager.
You may not be willing to install a full desktop environment, but in order to get window decorations (including window controls) and the ability to switch between windows, you will still need a window manager. A good WM should help give you a nice cursor, too.
There are all sorts of lightweight window managers out there: fluxbox, openbox, and similar are very light indeed, but you may also want to look at Enlightenment, which is not quite as light but extremely full-featured.
I am not entirely sure about your sound problem, but the place to start looking would be ALSA packages. At a guess, you'll need at least alsa-base and alsa-utils. You may also need some pulseaudio stuff and/or alsa-oss; I forget which framework the Flash player uses.