30 Jul
2016
30 Jul
'16
1:40 a.m.
Marvin Jones composed on 2016-07-29 07:44 (UTC-0600):
Felix Miata wrote:
> I did minimal 16.04 HTTP minimal installs on two
64 bit machines,
> then added 14.03. I recall no trouble with either.
By "minimal 16.04 HTTP minimal installs" do
you mean ala:
Technically no, but as a practical matter yes. All my machines are multiboot,
so I download only the installation kernel and initrd that those isos
contain, then load them with Grub. From there on it's essentially the same
road as using such a CD. Doing it my way I find it easier to provide specific
installation options that I might or might not remember that I want to use. e.g.:
vga=791 -- hw-detect/start_pcmcia=false netcfg/disable_dhcp=true expert
biosdevname=0 ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0 tasks="standard"
base-installer/install-recommends=false video=1024x768@60 hostname=myhost
Can I avoid installing gnome doing it this way
(above)?
AFAICT, you can avoid _everything_ related to or depending on Xorg, and a lot
more.
Thank you for your quick reply!
Broke house A/C kept me busy off puter until a short time ago.
--
"The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant
words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/