Ubuntu Mini ISO Xfce4 DE A Non Bloated System
So, you may be interested in using Ubuntu but are hesitant because of the bloat or the rumors or even the facts. Well here is a way to use Ubuntu with only the bloat You want.
After looking into the mini I am pondering installing it on the Toshiba laptop & see how that goes.
Things that make me go Hmmm.
Any ways my notes with links are down below.
I picked this up from out of the .iso:
" 0fCOPYRIGHTS AND WARRANTIES
Ubuntu is Copyright (C) 2004-2010 Canonical Ltd., and incorporates the work
of many other original authors and contributors.
The Ubuntu system is freely redistributable. After installation, the
exact distribution terms for each package are described in the
corresponding file /usr/share/doc/0bpackagename/copyright.
Ubuntu comes with 0fABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY07, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
This installation system is based on the Debian installer. See
http://www.debian.org/ for more details and information on the Debian
project. " end
Ubuntu Mini Net-installer with Xfce4 desktop
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ins...
OR:
Downloads: https://ubuntu.com/download/alternati...
Download:
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dist...
click on appropriate download (amd64)
Boot to .iso:
Post install:
Boot into cli & update, upgrade & install DE:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings synaptic firefox inxi screenfetch parole htop usb-creator-gtk
sudo systemctl status lightdm.service
To start lightdm now without reboot:
sudo systemctl enable lightdm.service --now
Flatpak instructions are here: https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu
sudo apt install flatpak gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
Then run:
sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.f...
Reboot
Run sudo tasksel (for a bloated software system) to see a list of some software: audio, video, etc...Or other Ubuntu DE's
https://ubuntu.com/legal/motd
Edit this file to get rid of the pro ad when opening a terminal.
/etc/default/motd-news has an ENABLED=1 setting that if set to 0 will turn off this functionality.
For more on Pro-advertisments:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/14986...
Thanks for watching,
I'll be Arch'n on my merry but conflicted way.
Is this the Ubuntu that makes Ubuntu the most popular distro?