Minimal installation, where are you?

[Gargamella]

Since ubuntu 7.10, I can't find anymore the command line installation the wiki suggests for minimal installation on old HW computers.

Mine is 400 Mhz intel celeron cpu, 64 mb ram, so it is not that easy with a live cd and it gets stuck during the installation process or it is simply too slow after, so I would like to have a clean command line installation (ubuntu-based distro) and to install there after Xorg, openbox and all the lightweight programs i need, but how?

No command line installation in 8.04 and 8.10 ubuntu variants
No way to select packages

Somebody told me about Minimal Cd image... what's inside there?
Maybe that is the right way.


Somebody to help this man?

Thanks

Andrea

[overdrank]

Since ubuntu 7.10, I can't find anymore the command line installation the wiki suggests for minimal installation on old HW computers.

Mine is 400 Mhz intel celeron cpu, 64 mb ram, so it is not that easy with a live cd and it gets stuck during the installation process or it is simply too slow after, so I would like to have a clean command line installation (ubuntu-based distro) and to install there after Xorg, openbox and all the lightweight programs i need, but how?

No command line installation in 8.04 and 8.10 ubuntu variants
No way to select packages

Somebody told me about Minimal Cd image... what's inside there?
Maybe that is the right way.


Somebody to help this man?

Thanks

Andrea

Hi and you can find the mini.iso here
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD

[urukrama]

For a command line install, you'll need to use the alternate install CD. You can download it here (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/).

The minimal CD downloads only the packages you need. The computer on which you will install Ubuntu will need a good internet connection, in other words.

[Bachstelze]

For a command line install, you'll need to use the alternate install CD. You can download it here (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/).

I believe since Hardy, the Alternate CD cannot install command-line systems anymore (or at least I didn't find out how to do it), one has to use the Server or Minimal CD.

[kerry_s]

with those specs you should try a faster distro such as arch or pure debian.
denian lenny net installer:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/lenny_di_rc1/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso

uncheck desktop
log in as root
apt-get install xorg openbox ...

[urukrama]

I believe since Hardy, the Alternate CD cannot install command-line systems anymore (or at least I didn't find out how to do it), one has to use the Server or Minimal CD.

I install a command-line Ubuntu system with the Alternate CD for Hardy. You have to press F4 now to see the option (or F5, I forget). I haven't tried Intrepid yet, but I assume that hasn't changed.

The server install CD adds to a command-line install some server applications, which most normal users won't need.