Will Ubuntu install without X?

Kenton Brede kbrede at nixnotes.org
Wed Apr 20 03:38:21 UTC 2005


On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 11:04:00PM -0400, David Teague (teague at jackson.main.nc.us) wrote:
> Will Ubuntu install without X? 
> 
> In particular, I plan to run an old 486 as a print server
> and to run it headless. It doesn't have the video resources
> to run X. 
> 
> I will to log into a remote text window over my network 
> to administer it, so I won't need X. 

Yes, at the CD prompt use "server" or "server-expert"
Use the function keys and read the documentation on the installation CD
for more details.
Kent

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