I have a core install running, but I’m wondering if this is truly a minimal install.
I first tried installing xorg, marco and mate-desktop to a console only install. This did not work, but if I add mate-desktop-environment-core I then have a working desktop. Which is much less than a standard desktop with about 1000 installed packages and taking up 2 gig of HDD space.
So the question; is this the minimal install or will another mix yield less.
That would be going in the wrong direction Less, not more, is what I wonder about. This is just a learning experience for me and not going to be used for anything else.
Yes, exactly. I have played with it a bit more and looks like the quick way is just install lightdm and the environment-core package. That gives you a working gui with a terminal.
This is something I thought I could achieve with the mate-desktop package by adding the necessary packages to let it stand alone. So far, I have not any success, this may not be possible.
Ubuntu MATE and Lubuntu are unlike the other flavours. When installing the ubuntu-mate-core or ubuntu-mate-desktop meta package you must do so with --no-install-recommends, like this:
Ubuntu Mini Remix is a fully working Ubuntu livecd containing only the minimal set of software to make the system work. Ubuntu Mini Remix ISO image is around 200MB.
Then you can use this to pull in Synaptic, and the rest is yours...
Yes the mini, the remix and the server iso will all do the same thing. For what I do, the server iso is the fastest because its on the CD and no need to load that part of the install from the internet. And yes, the server iso fits on a CD, But nothing wrong with using remix, just a preference of mine to use the server iso.
Hi, @anon42388993, thanks for the explanation, on those options!
I feel like Dr. Frankenstein, sometimes, when get into seeing what will work together; but , no doubt, I get a boost on my learning curve this way.
I actually made artwork, applied it all through these systems, installed some Plymouth boot-up effects, and put them on USB sticks to impress friends.
Maybe @Wimpy will let me do a sanctioned remix, when I get out of grad school; the Management Information Systems and OS classes, I have been taking - in tandem with what I learn here, in the community, has set me off to exploring a bit. Of course it is always a sincere comfort to get back on the best of the best: the one and only - Ubuntu MATE!