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Go for it. For the minimal install, you will find this helpful:
http://www.maketecheasier.com/instal...top/2012/02/24
You have two choices at the first set of options; terminal install or regular install. Choose the top one; install.
Eventually you have two choices; you can pick a machine profile (something that suits what you use your machine for and suitable software) or install software manually (selection at bottom of the list). I did the latter (did a mini install two days ago and typing from it now!).
When you've finished the install, take dongle out (I presume), reboot to the hard drive and you will get to a cursor. Simply:
Code:
sudo apt-get install lxde lxterminal pcmanfm gcc synaptics update-manager network-manager apt gksu thunderbird firefox evince gimp
I had my list scribbled on a bit of paper which I now can't find, but there are some essential things the line above is missing and you will need. You will remember things you use and find things you need as you go, but as you have Synaptics and a terminal you'll be able to install what's missing. This list should get you up and running to that point. You could rip out almost everything from that list bar lxde if you like and really take a roller coaster learning curve!
Something like the above suits me but maybe not you so do some planning and make a list first. You might spend a bit of time on a minimal and need to do some research to get it right, but you learn a bit and it's worth it.
PS: You will get to a section where you install grub. If you are dual-booting the mini (and the stable OS is running the grub on /sda) then unless you want the minimal install to overwrite that and run the show, install its grub to the same partition you are installing the mini or not at all. 'sudo update-grub' in the stable install when you have finished the mini install.
PPS: If you have valuable data on any of the partitions, back ... it ... up.
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