i've tested a dirty solution for 64 MiB systems: * select the "command line install" in english: F4 at the welcome screen --> it has less chances to hang during install * do the install until it hangs at 75% because of generating locales * switch to 4th VT with "Alt+F4" to check what it is doing * switch to 2nd VT with "Alt+F2" * Enter the command prompt in 2nd VT * # chmod ugo-x /target/usr/bin/localedef --> so it fails silently on future attempts to generate other locales (more than 10 english locales). * go back to the progress bar "Alt+F1" * let the process finish the generation of "en_US" locale (it takes many minutes ... or hours) * the process should not hang any more on locale generation * after install and reboot, you are on the login prompt * $ sudo chmod ugo+x /usr/bin/localedef * $ sudo nano /var/lib/locales/supported.d/en (and add a leading "#" in front of the languages you do not want to generate) * $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales (this time it is faster) * $ sudo aptitude (or any other package manager) * install (x)ubuntu-desktop or less packages, depending on what you really need * install the "language-selector" package (or only the language you need, and use update-locale command)
it should work... but i would prefer an easier solution -- [hardy] generating locales stalls on 64mb ram https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202959 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
