MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
Thanks to @skidoo the iso is down to abut 870MB. WooHoo!
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Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
Better and better! :)
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Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
Not for non-US users it isn't since the F2 language selection is now redundant and user MUST boot into US English.
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Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
Ah, well, that's what testing is for.
I know MX-Live-USB-Maker & Live-USB-Maker have to be added back in.
Of what is the F2 Lang selection a dependency?
I know MX-Live-USB-Maker & Live-USB-Maker have to be added back in.
Of what is the F2 Lang selection a dependency?
Thinkpad T430 & Dell Latitude E7450, both with MX-21.3.1
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
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kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
Many thanks for this stripped down build @manyroads I have been toying with the idea of a personal multimedia rebuild myself since Continuum was released and your barebones iso is a fantastic starting point for me.
Cheers!
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Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
Isn't there a risk for a system installed from such a tailored respin to be slightly inconsistent ? I mean, apt would think some packages are (fully) installed even though some of their files have been removed or purged ...
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Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
F2 sets the locales and keyboard. I tried Greek, and correctly get a Greek keyboard layout, but all menus and apps are in English.
Purging all the locales (except us_EN is the cause)
Purging all the locales (except us_EN is the cause)
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Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
OK.
I'm only using the scripts on 32 bit, not the iso-x64 so hadn't noticed that.
I'll check it out.
NOTE: I still have EN & ES, so it's only on the ISOx64.
I'm going to make a clean install of MX18-386 with locales to apply the script before doing a snapshot.
There are some apps that I feel are basic but then that's what makes the differences
between core, base and full. :)
I'm only using the scripts on 32 bit, not the iso-x64 so hadn't noticed that.
I'll check it out.
NOTE: I still have EN & ES, so it's only on the ISOx64.
I'm going to make a clean install of MX18-386 with locales to apply the script before doing a snapshot.
There are some apps that I feel are basic but then that's what makes the differences
between core, base and full. :)
Thinkpad T430 & Dell Latitude E7450, both with MX-21.3.1
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
I am happy to add the "critical" locales... the locales were removed manually using MX Tools and are easy enough to add back. However, the locales that are included do consume a 'lot of space'. The question, I suppose is, which languages are essential to the minimal install.
Clearly US English is not, and ought not be, the only language. :lipsrsealed:
Is there a way a smart person could 'down the road' create a script that allows an installer to select the language and load the appropriate localess for their situation?
Clearly US English is not, and ought not be, the only language. :lipsrsealed:
Is there a way a smart person could 'down the road' create a script that allows an installer to select the language and load the appropriate localess for their situation?
Pax vobiscum,
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i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
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i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release
Yes, they do fill up lots of space.
The langs liste in /etc/skel of MX-18-x.
I'll check. I just got re-downloaded MX-18-386.iso since I had erased it from the SSD
thinking I had another copy or that I wouldn't need it since I have my first configured snapshot. :)
The langs liste in /etc/skel of MX-18-x.
I'll check. I just got re-downloaded MX-18-386.iso since I had erased it from the SSD
thinking I had another copy or that I wouldn't need it since I have my first configured snapshot. :)
Thinkpad T430 & Dell Latitude E7450, both with MX-21.3.1
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.
kernal 5.10.0-26-amd64 x86_64; Xfce-4.18.0; 8 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-3380M, Graphics, Audio, Video; & SSDs.