[xubuntu-users] Minimal Xubuntu Install

[Larry Blodgett]

This is excellent work.  Could this be put into a script to prevent all the typing?
Sorry, I posted this earlier.  I am having trouble replying with my email account.

Larry
On Sep 29, 2013, at 10:31 PM, ZP <zukeprime at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
> Just a quickie with a how-to and keep the board alive.  I was
> researching how to make Xubuntu even lighter for an old HP Pavilion
> laptop I use as a test machine. Previously, I was having trouble with
> power-off...it just wouldn't. ACPI settings, BIOS, etc., nothing worked.
> 
> So I attempted a minimal Ubuntu install with xubuntu-desktop
> --no-install-recommends in accordance with this website:
> 
> http://flux242.blogspot.com/2013/05/minimal-xubuntu-desktop-installation.html
> 
> It actually works really well, and I was surprised by the result:  it
> powers down and reboots normally.  Just thought I'd share and spread the
> wealth.  It's almost (but not completely) like installing Arch, but
> without the headaches of the Arch wiki and laborious command-line
> procedure.  If you have the time and inclination, try it out and see if
> your system is more responsive.
> 
> Now I'm just trying to figure out what the difference is between a
> standard Xubuntu ISO install, and an Ubuntu-mini install with
> Xubuntu-desktop and no-install-recommends.  Not sure yet.
> 
> |ZP|
> 
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