On Thu, 2009-07-23 at 18:26 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > doug livesey wrote: > > Hi -- I have a laptop that is really struggling to display anything, > > as something that handles display in both windows & the Ubuntu loader > > is very gone. > > (Trying to install Xubuntu, I get as far as clicking "next" on the > > keyboard layout chooser, then weird stripes begin to follow the mouse > > around, and we hang. Not especially healthy.) > > Not really liking to let things die gracefully & be at peace, I > > wondered if I could perhaps install just the basic, command-line parts > > of Ubuntu (linux with all the package managers, I guess) & see if I > > can get it running as a little server for cron jobs or something that > > I can just ssh on to. > > What would I be looking for to do this? > > Cheers, > > Doug. > My first thought would be to use either the Ubuntu Server CD and install > a basic install of Ubuntu Server which is text only, you can add stuff > as you need it (and IIRC during installation you can specify functions > for it such as web server, print server, mail server, file server etc). > > Other than that you may want to have a look at the Xubuntu Alternative > CD which is a text only installer which you can either install Xubuntu > with or if I'm right also install a text only installation. > > Not sure too if Ubuntu JeOS (is that right?) would be any good. I > gather it's aimed more at virtual machines and it includes the bare > minimum OS which you can build on. >
If you after a minimal install the 2 obvious ways are: 1/ install ubuntu server 2/ install from alternate cd and select minimal install which install ubuntu-base and core iirc. you can do what you want from there. -- Seek That Thy Might Know http://www.davmor2.co.uk
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