Install GUI-less UBUNTU
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* Installed on entire disk (160GB and 2GB swap - swap should later be removed and disk image reduced to 4 or 8 GB) | * Installed on entire disk (160GB and 2GB swap - swap should later be removed and disk image reduced to 4 or 8 GB) | ||
* Language: English (UK) | * Language: English (UK) | ||
* Time: UTM with local time beeing København | * Time: UTM with local time beeing København | ||
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| + | After reboot, the default virtual screen is 7 (the not installed GUI screen), | ||
| + | switch to virtual screen 1 by '''Ctrl-Alt-F1'''. | ||
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Revision as of 13:28, 19 January 2012
Introduction
This guide is a guide to install UBUNTU on a robot without GUI.
Further to install mobotware, and connect the logon and home directory to the AU server (kalman).
UBUNTU installation
Disk space of at least 4GB is needed, internet access for use during installation and a connected CD-drive for the initial boot.
The installation follows in general the guidanve in: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/LowMemorySystems
Make a UBUNTU 11.10 minimal from the page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD Select the x86 32bit version (mobotware do not support 64bit yet)
Installed with the following selections:
* local user selected as "demo", do not use one you want to use over the network. * Installed on entire disk (160GB and 2GB swap - swap should later be removed and disk image reduced to 4 or 8 GB) * Language: English (UK) * Time: UTM with local time beeing København
When asked for packages to install, just install (i.e. no GUI):
* server basis * ssh server
Then finish and reboot.
After reboot, the default virtual screen is 7 (the not installed GUI screen), switch to virtual screen 1 by Ctrl-Alt-F1.
