soucy CD image

[thufir]

On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 12:57:37 +0100, Nils Kassube wrote:

> jupiter wrote:
>> I tried to download Saucy x86 desktop image and to burn it to a CD for
>> an old laptop (no dvd), but the image ubuntu-13.10-desktop-i386.iso is
>> 800 MB. Any advice if there is CD image (minimal)? I did try the MiniCD
>> image, but failed to burn the cd as well (errors cannot finish the cd
>> burning).
> 
> You could install Lubuntu first - the x86 image [1] is only 696M big and
> should fit on a CD. Then you could install the package "ubuntu-desktop"
> and select the appropriate session type at the login screen.
> 
> OTOH, if you could not burn the MiniCD image, you may have problems
> burning this image as well.
> 

An el-cheapo USB memory stick should do the trick.  Maybe even a old 
feature cellphone, provided it mounts as a USB mass storage device (never 
tried it, but why not...)

Also, you can install the server:


http://releases.ubuntu.com/13.10/ubuntu-13.10-server-i386.iso.torrent


it's quite small.  You'll have to bring in all the GUI stuff later, but 
that's not so bad.  Just be sure you know ahead of time what to install :)


xubuntu-desktop

not sure what else you need.   lightdm?

HTH,

Thufir