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Ubuntu Minimal is a small disk image for installing Ubuntu. It will get packages from the internet during installation. Not to be confused with the new "Minimal installation" option in the Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop installer (see tag "minimal-install").

The minimal iso image will download packages from online archives at installation time instead of providing them on the install media itself. 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.

Source: Ubuntu Wiki - Installation/MinimalCD

Not to be confused with the new "Minimal installation" option in the Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop installer - see tag

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Arrow keys, Home, End, tab-complete keys not working in shell

I have installed ubuntu minimal(mini.iso) on my vm. I then used recovery mode to login as root and create an account with useradd -m admin and then set a password with passwd admin. When I login on the new account, instead of the normal prompt I…
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ifconfig missing after Ubuntu 18.04 install

I've just installed Ubuntu 18.04 and selected "minimal install". I then tried to run ifconfig in the terminal and got the following message -bash: ifconfig: command not found How come the net-tools package is not installed by default any more?
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Terminal autocomplete doesn't work properly

If I start typing a command like apt-g after hitting tab, the shell completes the command to apt-get, but for the second part of the command like install, if I enter some characters like insta, hitting tab, doesn't complete it to install. Another…
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What does the "Basic Ubuntu Server" package contain in software selection during installation?

I'm installing Ubuntu from an Ubuntu Minimal image, and I've gotten to the software selection part. What I'm wondering is, which packages are included in the "Basic Ubuntu Server" option? I'm assuming it's a bundle of packages, but which exactly…
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Is using Ubuntu Minimal any different from Server?

I am wondering if there is any difference between the installation methods of Ubuntu minimal and server.
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Download Ubuntu Minimal ISO 20.04LTS?

Are there any plans to make the ISO available for this version? On the official page is not available...
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How to keep only ubuntu-minimal?

How can I remove all packages from Ubuntu and make sure ubuntu-minimal will not be lost?
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I need minimalistic Ubuntu OS for Internet cafe PC

Possible Duplicate: Booting in kiosk mode I am from India and am running a small Internet cafe. I did install Ubuntu 11 on my systems but could not continue with Ubuntu OS as it was downloading updates of more than 120MB every day. This eats up…
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Audio is working, but the speaker test doesn't work

I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from a minimal cd on a netbook (Asus 1001 PXD). I've installed the ubuntu-desktop package using the --no-install-recommends option. Everything works fine, except the "sound test" for headphones or analog…
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How do I get more than 80 columns in command line mode?

I installed ubuntu from the minimalcd because I just want to use vim and command line tools. However I would like more than 80 columns of text. I have a large monitor so I would like at least a couple hundred columns so I can split panes in vim…
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Where can I find Ubuntu Minimal 22.04 Docker image?

Canonical blog mentions Ubuntu Minimal Docker images: https://canonical.com/blog/minimal-ubuntu-released. When I search Docker Hub for Ubuntu Minimal I get 10,000 results for Ubuntu Minimal where the second one seems to be a normal Ubuntu:…
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Bootable USB of Ubuntu Minimal CD

I want to burn Ubuntu Minimal CD ISO to an old, 1 GB USB thumbdrive. Regular ISO doesn't fit. I already tried Startup Disk Creator and Unetbootin but both failed. I tried installing GRUB and pointing it to boot like this: insmod part_msdos linux…
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Default text editor for Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS minimal installation

Anyone know what is the default text editor for Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS with minimal installation? I tried vim, nano, editor, gedit. none of the above is working.
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How do I do a minimal install without an internet connection?

Now that various Ubuntu ISOs has been folded into the regular desktop ISO, how do I install the minimal version which featured in the erstwhile alternate and the minimal ISO? Minimal CD Regarding minimal CD, it can install minimal Ubuntu but…
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How to fix Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server : SSL Provider ssl_choose_client_version:unsupported protocol

I have installed Sql Server 2019 Developer Edition and mssql-tools on my Ubuntu 20.04 minimal. I can connect to my localhost with no issue, but when I want to remote to another sql server: sqlcmd -S -U -P I face this…
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