[xubuntu-users] Install xubuntu from a PXE boot

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:28:44 -0400
ross smith <rjsm at umich.edu> wrote:

> I don't know if such a thing exists for xubuntu, but one can install ubuntu
> and convert it to xubuntu fairly easily.
> 
> # apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
> # apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop
> 
> -Ross

The only issue with this is that it only removes a single file, the
"ubuntu-desktop" meta-package. This is a meta-package file, which
causes all dependencies for the package to install when used.
Unfortunately, removal does not cause all those packages to be removed. 

> 
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:07, L.M.J <linuxmasterjedi at free.fr> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> >  I'm having troubles to burn a decent copy of Xubuntu (md5sum on the .iso
> > is
> >  fine), so I decided to install it from the network via PXE.
> >  I followed this tut and it works but for Ubuntu :
> >    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/QuickNetboot
> >
> >  I'm wondering if this URL exists for Xubuntu :
> >
> > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/?
> >
> >  Thanks
> >
> > --
> >  LMJ
> >  "May the source be with you my young padawan"
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> >
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