<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Thank you for the help. I was able to connect now to my DHCP server. Incidentally I was only able to get the xfce4 after i did a "sudo apt-get install update". It seems I needed to update my sources list. Again, thanks ya all! --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Arthur Johnson <arthur.johnson@gmail.com> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> From: Arthur Johnson <arthur.johnson@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Xubuntu Karmic minimall install? To: "Xubuntu Help and User Discussions" <xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 10:09 PM <div id="yiv137879940">Make sure the network device is plugged in prior to turning on the machine. Then, log into the console and run: sudo ifconfig -a You should see an eth0 device, or something similar. If you have a dhcp server on your network, run: sudo dhclient eth0 Where eth0 is the network device listed in the ifconfig output. After that you should be on the network. I recommend installing the following: sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies gdm network-manager-gnome Don't be afraid of the "gnome" part. The network-manager-gnome uses very little gnome libs. After those packages install, reboot, and you will have a very minimal gui. <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 2:59 AM, mybonemd <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:kokegulper@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=kokegulper@yahoo.com">kokegulper@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit;" valign="top"> Thanks, read about your LEAN Ubuntu. My problem is after the minimal install, on the terminal and how to enable the wired connection using the PCMCIA slot. I install the minimal ubuntu using an external cd rom attached thru that same PCMCIA slot. Been days since im reading and trying to do it but no success yet. any help? --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Arthur H. Johnson II <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:arthur.johnson@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=arthur.johnson@gmail.com">arthur.johnson@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> From: Arthur H. Johnson II <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:arthur.johnson@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=arthur.johnson@gmail.com">arthur.johnson@gmail.com</a>> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Xubuntu Karmic minimall install?<div class="im"> To: "Xubuntu Help and User Discussions" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> </div>Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 1:13 PM <div> There is a "command line only" install option on the alternate CD. Install that, then run: sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies gdm Then any other packages you need. That will give you a really light weight "xubuntu" so to speak. You'll want to use the wired connection initially then switch to wireless. For more info into my expeditions into lightweight Xfce4 based Ubuntu see <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://leanubuntu.blogspot.com">http://leanubuntu.blogspot.com</a> On Tue, 10 Nov 2009, mybonemd wrote: > Xubuntu still uses gnome based environment to run XFCE. While i kinda liked xubuntu karmic improved booting time, I > wanted to experiment on running it to bare minimum on an old system, adding apps I my old lappy can handle.Thus the > bare minimum karmic > > --- On Tue, 11/10/09, Jesus Gamio <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=jgamio@gmail.com">jgamio@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > From: Jesus Gamio <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=jgamio@gmail.com">jgamio@gmail.com</a>> > Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Xubuntu Karmic minimall install?<div class="im"> > To: "Xubuntu Help and User Discussions" <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> </div>> Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 8:07 PM > > Why do you try install xubuntu-desktop > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:14 AM, mybonemd <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=kokegulper@yahoo.com">kokegulper@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: > Hi there everyone.I'm a xubuntu newbie user. > > I've been trying to install a xubuntu karmic minimal install then add essentials apps from > there. I'm installing it on a prehistoric vaio laptop (celeron) with 128mb and 10G of HD with > a PCMCIA connected CD drive. I was able to use xubuntu cd as the "update" source since my > network card is also connected(configured) via that PCMCIA slot only. When I try to sudo > apt-get install xfce from cd rom, it fails or says the file is not there. > > Is there a way to do things better or workaround this? > > Thanks to all. > > > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list<div class="im"> > <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mc/compose?to=xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> </div>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> > > > > > -- > Jesús A. 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