| Bob Schwier on 7 Dec 2014 12:46:27 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Minimal Ubuntu desktop build |
There is an obvious mismatch in the OS and it comes up with initramfs as the prompt. It gives me an ash command set and not all of them work. update, grub-install, telinit anything, and runlevel don't exist. Nor does fdisk or any of the commands one would expect in a repair setup. I am only replying to this now as I did not get time to look through my e-mail back log. Thanks anyway. bs -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 11/11/14, kperry@daotechnologies.com <kperry@daotechnologies.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [PLUG] Minimal Ubuntu desktop build To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 6:22 PM That's kind of strange that it just goes into a shell without a login. Maybe its at run level 1 for some reason. As long as your prompt is NOT something like "grub>" you could try: update-grub grub-install /dev/sda (I'm assuming it /dev/sda it might not be so if you have other drives verify they are physically disconnected before doing this) If both those commands work then reboot and see what happens. If you come back to that shell again. Try: telinit 2 or telinit 3 to see if changing the run level works. You can also use: runlevel to show the current and previous runlevel. Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE exclusively from Sprint ----- Reply message ----- From: "Bob Schwier" <schwepes2002@yahoo.com> To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> Subject: [PLUG] Minimal Ubuntu desktop build Date: Tue, Nov 11, 2014 16:28 I seem to have screwed it up. I tried to install 12.04 from a disk created from on line. This is grub directed and grub did not get updated in the attempted installation. But, when I tried to install, I got a statement that some initialization number was needed and I tried again and got to the same failure mode. When I went into the Linux partition, I got a bash type screen and I need some advice on how to use it. I tried to do it through updating but the computer did not accept it. The windows partition still works which is what you are getting this missive on. bs ------------------------------------------- On Mon, 10/20/14, Eric H. Johnson <ejohnson@camalytics.com> wrote: Subject: [PLUG] Minimal Ubuntu desktop build To: "'Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List'" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> Date: Monday, October 20, 2014, 10:28 PM My keyboard is screwing up again so I apologize for any errors in e-mail etiquette. I tried to upgrade Ubantu . Hi all, JP asked at dinner about doing a minimal install of Ubuntu desktop. This is what I did for a minimal system. I wrote up “brain dead” instructions, so it has much more detail than most of the people here would need. This was done with Ubuntu 12.04. Some things have changed since then, so YMMV. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----→ Download Ubuntu 12.04 Server Install minimal Ubuntu 12.04 server Select language Select F4 and select "Install a minimal system" Select language Select Country Detect Keyboard (usually no) Select country of origin Select keyboard layout Enter host name (privacyws) Select time zone Full name for the new user: Privacy Workshop User Username for your account: privacy Password: Pick a password: privacy Re-enter password: privacy if prompted for "Use weak password" select yes or enter a stronger password Encrypt your home directory: No Select partitioning method: Guided - use entire disk Select disk partition: Write changes to disk: Yes Enter proxy information if necessary (usually not necessary on a VM). Select "No automatic updates" Choose software to install: Do not select any software, just continue Install the GRUB boot loader...: Yes Installation complete: Select continue When rebooting, power off machine Install basic packages Login with user name and password specified at install Install packages as follows: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y xorg sudo apt-get install -y gnome-core --no-install-recommends sudo apt-get install -y gdm ubuntu-artwork compiz-gnome firefox sudo reboot Resume installation from GUI environment Select the user created at installation (Privacy) From the status bar select "Ubuntu Classic (No Effects)" Note: this is temporary until all software catches up. Enter password Select Applications | Accessories | Terminal Change the root password: sudo su passwd <Set the password for root to be the same as the local user> exit Install some basic system utilities sudo apt-get install -y synaptic alacarte firestarter xdg-utils sudo apt-get install -y update-manager Install application software as desired. <--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Regards, Eric ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -----Inline Attachment Follows----- ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug