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What are the innovators to do?What are the innovators to do?Posted Mar 6, 2012 11:38 UTC (Tue) by allesfresser (subscriber, #216)In reply to: What are the innovators to do? by cmm Parent article: Shuttleworth on the Ubuntu 12.04 desktop
Is there a way to install Ubuntu without installing any desktop environment at all (aside from installing the Server version)? If so, I haven't found it. It doesn't even ask. So yes, in that way people are being forced to run Unity, at least until they can get to a prompt and delete all of it. In Debian, I simply unselect the option for 'desktop environment' in tasksel, and go merrily along without all the bother. If I want a GUI, I can simply do a 'get-apt install xfce4' or whatever. I don't have to worry about cleaning out all the unwanted stuff installed by default.
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What are the innovators to do? Posted Mar 6, 2012 12:50 UTC (Tue) by obrakmann (subscriber, #38108) [Link]
There actually is. You need the 'alternative' install media, not the standard live cd. Then you can press a function key (I believe it's F4, but the options are spelled out at the bottom of the screen, so just have a look) to select the installation mode at boot time (it says something like 'install command line only system').
What are the innovators to do? Posted Mar 6, 2012 12:58 UTC (Tue) by simosx (subscriber, #24338) [Link]
Yeah, Ubuntu Minimal,
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD
Get the 23MB minimal ISO and enjoy yourself.
What are the innovators to do? Posted Mar 7, 2012 9:56 UTC (Wed) by allesfresser (subscriber, #216) [Link] By the way, there is already a 12.04 mini.iso, although it's not linked on the page you linked to.
What are the innovators to do? Posted Mar 7, 2012 9:51 UTC (Wed) by allesfresser (subscriber, #216) [Link]
OK, I'll give the minimal and alternative methods a try--thanks to both of you for the info. But I may still move to Debian. :)
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