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I've got an interesting question today. I want to remove EVERYTHING from my Ubuntu install (or remove the OS and just add an empty kernel), but in either case I don't know exactly how. I want a totally primitive system that I can then add too from the ground up, just a kernel with its built in library of functions.

There are two reasons I want to do this. The first is to learn the command line in a "do or die" environment, both to expand my current knowledge in general and, since I 'tweak' around the system a lot, prepare myself for the inevitable. So, assuming I've already backed up, could someone help walk me through dumping everything from the system, including GUI, so the system is a CLI only (much like hitting the key combo CTRL + ALT + F#).

Note: I don't have any CD's or USB's at the moment so I can't install some other linux OS, I just want to keep what I have on here and just take its clothes off.

Also, I do understand I can change my /etc/default/grub file and change the line "...."quiet splash" to "text", but that's not what I want. I actually want to build it myself. So instead of having to search and ask "What's installed on here and do I need it?" I can just say "What do I need to install on here?"

Pilot6
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Jerry White
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Install Ubuntu server if you don't want a desktop environment. You can always install Unity later by:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

It would run almost similar to Ubuntu Desktop after you install Unity. See this answer here for differences between server and desktop version of Ubuntu.

But this is completely different from what you asked for. For one thing, you can't do anything with just the kernel. What you are asking for is Ubuntu Core. More information here.

If you are comfortable enough with linux and not a beginner, you can try Arch Linux. It is a linux distribution which is an answer to your question, and also it has a very good documentation on how to do what you want.

daltonfury42
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