minimal install walkthrough

[nLpPyXR]

I apologize if this has been asked/done before, but since Trusty Tahr is almost here I thought I should ask first rather than messing up my old and faithful, 6(?) year-old PC. Basically I was hoping someone would be kind enough to type or maybe upload (or link to) a video of a noob-friendly walkthrough for installing the Ubuntu minimal ISO, and then Lubuntu core.

I've visited and glanced over the wiki: Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall - Community Help Wiki but there are things I still don't know/get.

For example, is installing a minimal ISO the same as installing a regular (L)Ubuntu ISO except without all the built-in software/apps in the final product? same process I mean, or is it trickier?

Once the minimal ISO has been successfully installed, is it as easy as going to the console and typing "sudo apt-get Lubuntu-core" (or something along those lines) and build up the system with your desired apps from there? I started watching a video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqBHe6YTw4s) and the guy said something about the Minimal install not having network capabilities other than WiFi, which would effectively screw me...

Anyway, yeah, a walkthrough would be very, VERY much appreciated.

[Bashing-om]

nLpPyXR; Yep,

It can be as simple as you care to make it .

I also chose the minimal install, and very pleased with the result.
It is as simple as:
a) download, check md5sum, burn to CD
b) run the installer and when the base system is installed
b1: ->

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

c) install the graphics layer: ->

sudo apt-get install xorg

d) install a Desktop manager ( I like xfce4)

sudo apt-get install xfce4

You will probably want a web browser, say for instance FireFox (lighter browsers are available)

sudo apt-get install firefox

And you now have a basic totally usable operating system - with some bells and whistles - what else you add is up to you /Maybe a Display Manager - (??), I don't -- unneeded overhead in my book, YMMV.
That system is whatever you choose to make of it.
You will boot to a terminal, to start the GUI desktop. Terminal command:

startxfce4

NOTE: DO NOT use elevated privilege [sudo] to start the desk top, permission havoc will ensue in that event!

The 'buntu world is now your oyster ->

And it is

all in what you make it

[ajgreeny]

nLpPyXR; Yep,

It can be as simple as you care to make it .what else you add is up to you /Maybe a Window Manager (??), I don't -- unneeded overhead in my book, YMMV.
That system is whatever you choose to make of it.
You will boot to a terminal, to start the GUI desktop. Terminal command:

startxfce4

NOTE: DO NOT use elevated privilege [sudo] to start the desk top, permission havoc will ensue in that event!

The 'buntu world is now your oyster ->

And it is

all in what you make it

Just in case there is some confusion in the OP's mind, I think you meant "Maybe a display manager", eg lightdm, gdm, xdm, etc etc, not a window manager; xfce4 has its own window manager, so that will be installed by default.

Otherwise I agree fully with your comments, and were I able, I would install this way, but my old laptop simply refuses to boot to the 3.13.0-# kernel, or the 3.14.0-# which I have also tried, so I had to install 13.10 for the 3.11 kernel and then update to 14.04 and remove the newer kernel.

[Bashing-om]

@ ajgreeny;

aj,
You are correct, will correct my posting ! . thanks as always,

pay more attention, Bashing- om

[ibjsb4]

This is the full lubuntu desktop

http://packages.ubuntu.com/saucy/lubuntu-desktop

This is what you get with lubuntu-core

http://packages.ubuntu.com/saucy/lubuntu-core

The command would be

sudo apt-get install lubuntu-core

If you wish to leave off the core recommend packages the command would be

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends lubuntu-core

[nLpPyXR]

thank you all for your input, the Ubuntu community is one of its best features that not many people talk about.

On the subject matter at hand, after reading ibjsb4's post and seeing what Lubuntu core contains (lightdm, lxpanel, lxsession and xorg among other things) I'm guessing 2 or 3 of Bashing-om's steps are unnecessary, right?

[Bashing-om]

nLpPyXR;

Yeah, doing the " apt-get install lubuntu-core" one would not need to install xorg, or a Desktop Manager. The basic Lubuntu system is installed;

Here be yet another option to install Lubuntu Minimalistically:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lu...MinimalInstall

This is 'buntu

you can have it your way

[ibjsb4]

Installing lubuntu-core with or without recommends will give you a working desktop with just that one command.

[nLpPyXR]

Once again, thank you

Marked the thread as solved.

[ibjsb4]

let us know what happens