Archived thread 1004217 from x86 64-bit Users. Markdown source: x86_64-bit_Users/thread_1004217_is_there_a_64bit_"server"_or_"minim.md
id love to install a 64bit server w/ lil or nothing. (and add what i want), dont care about compiz, just have a nice list of 20 apps i want, and their dependencies, codecs, multimedia, fonts etc.. as minimalistic as possible.. but able to see all 4 gigs of my ram.. any ideas? suggestions?
thanks
ubuntu or kubuntu is fine..
just want to streamline it, and ive tried installing arch i cant seem to read their user/install manual.. i must have a mental block or something lol
Search before starting a new thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=962048
By default the install is very lean for ubuntu server.
http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu/ubuntu-releases/intrepid/ubuntu-8.10-server-amd64.iso
can you "apt-get install say.. kde kubuntu-desktop
or could you just apt-get the apps you want.. and let the dependencies fall where they may?
is there a "how-to" to build up a server install into a home desktop system?
hope i'm asking this correctly..
thanks
Why would you install a complete desktop environment using a minimal installation? Unless you wanted to learn about the process, it's contradictory. Again, search before asking. This is what I'd do: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6027693#post6027693 Use aptitude instead of apt-get.
Oh!, don't confuse a server install with a minimal install. The former contains, well, the basic server applications and a specific kernel while the latter is just a base system you can turn into anything.
binskipy2u said: id love to install a 64bit server w/ lil or nothing. (and add what i want), dont care about compiz, just have a nice list of 20 apps i want, and their dependencies, codecs, multimedia, fonts etc..
as minimalistic as possible.. but able to see all 4 gigs of my ram.. any ideas? suggestions?
thanks
ubuntu or kubuntu is fine..
just want to streamline it, and ive tried installing arch i cant seem to read their user/install manual.. i must have a mental block or something lol
I would suggest Xubuntu 8.10 for AMD64. This is really fast and small. Give it a try here: http://www.xubuntu.org
em4r1z said: Why would you install a complete desktop environment using a minimal installation? Unless you wanted to learn about the process, it's contradictory.
I'm not sure it's contradictory. Actually I'd like to do it because I understand that you can install openbox or fluxbox instead of gnome and then only the applications which you need and end up with a very light and fast ubuntu. I think it's a cool idea. There's a thread about doing just this somewhere on these forums I believe (customising your installation of Ubuntu from a minimal install cd).
There is a 64 bit version of Fluxbuntu Gutsy Gibbon which is a minimal install. See: http://releases.fluxbuntu.org/gutsy/rc/
awam66 said: There is a 64 bit version of Fluxbuntu Gutsy Gibbon which is a minimal install.
See: http://releases.fluxbuntu.org/gutsy/rc/
Fluxbuntu is not a minimal install; it's a complete Ubuntu distro using Fluxbox as its windows manager.
snowpine said: Fluxbuntu is not a minimal install; it's a complete Ubuntu distro using Fluxbox as its windows manager.
Yes, but it is small and runs on low memory systems with minimum resources.
awam66 said: Yes, but it is small and runs on low memory systems with minimum resources.
But the OP has 4gb of ram...??
Anyway, if you want to learn about a minimal install, my advice is against Fluxbuntu. It already has Openoffice, Kazehakase, Pidgin, Rox, etc. installed--not the same experience at all as building your own minimal system from the command line. More like an example of what is possible starting from a minimal install. (ps I like Fluxbuntu, not saying it's a bad distro, just not what the OP needs.)
Well I think what's needed is a little clarification.
Does the OP want a distro that utilizes minimal resources (e.g. RAM) or one with minimal additional software coming preinstalled?
Server-distros are light on both because they're designed, obviously, for a server; but I place them in a category all by themselves since they're not designed for desktop use.
There is indeed a minimal install CD :
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD
I am hoping they make a 64 bit JEOS soon, that would be awesome.
If you want something smaller, you can do a debbotstrap.
If you want you can do a server install, but you may not want apache, MYSQL, or the server kernel. In that event, use the alternate CD and perform a command line only system.
If you wish a minimal distro, as an alternate to Ubuntu see :
Washington Irving said: I'm not sure it's contradictory. Actually I'd like to do it because I understand that you can install openbox or fluxbox instead of gnome and then only the applications which you need and end up with a very light and fast ubuntu.Yet he hinted about installing kubuntu-desktop. Neither Openbox nor Fluxbox are complete desktop environments, hence my answer.