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※ Download: Ubuntu minimal iso
The long-term aim is to move from Ubiquity to , and use livefs mounts to provide similar functionality. Done All packages are up to date. This is what you will see next.
The first screen will show the language selector. The minimal one, as shown above, and the full installer that can be obtained from the. Now mark the Minimal installation checkbox as marked in the screenshot below.
Alternative downloads - This also allows the option to not install all the bloat you normally get with a desktop install. Leave the option unticked to get the real deal: a full-fat Ubuntu 18.
Downloading packages at install time reduces the size of the iso image to approximately ~40MB depending on architecture see below , as well as providing only the packages needed for installation. The download time savings achieved by using a mini iso can be significant, as only current packages are downloaded, so there is no need to upgrade packages immediately after installation. The mini iso uses a text-based installer, making the image as compact as possible. To use the mini iso image download mini. You can then follow the instructions from the text-based installer. On the software selection screen, you can select from a number of collections of software such as different desktop environments kde, xfce, etc , a multitude of different servers, multimedia creation tools, media center mythbuntu , etc. You may also select nothing and just continue to finish the installation. If you selected nothing, upon reboot you will arrive at a cli prompt; from here you can fully customize your new system. The mini iso lacks the proper files for booting the computer in UEFI mode. Thus, the computer will boot in BIOS compatibility mode, and the installation will be in BIOS mode. You can use an Ubuntu Server amd64 iso file 64-bit for 'mini installations' in UEFI mode. It helps you to find and download fully functional official Ubuntu mini.
The disadvantages are of course related to the internet connection. The mini iso lacks the proper files for ubuntu minimal iso the computer in UEFI mode. In addition I tested the Ubuntu minimal USB on a computer that is known to have problems booting Linux live USBs and it didn't boot on that computer. On the contrary, it could be used to select even more features and packages at install-time than even the largest and most resource-hungry full Ubuntu variant installs per default. Once you have selected the local mirror, which will make the download faster, Ubuntu will proceed to call all the packages and elements it needs to install itself on your PC. You can unmount the ISO now.
