Installing Ubunut 12.10 via netinstall on Eee PC 900

I have a pretty old Eee PC 900 that have been running Arch Linux for awhile. I did an update lately and it borked it beyond my knowledge how to repair.

So, I was thinking why not use Ubuntu minimal install? I am pretty familiar with Ubuntu/Debian distribution, fixing it should be much easier as I am familiar with the distro. As an aside I am planning to use it as a web server and i don't want to update the machine weekly to keep up with the latest Arch packages.

Ubuntu 12.10 minimal installation is very easy now a days  It is as easy as installing Windows :). Anyway, I used a copy from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD. Ok, I am still using a lot of Windows machine ;(, so burning it to USB flash I used unetbootin.

Below are the sequence/options I have selected/or data supplied.

• Turn off Eee PC 900
• Connect flash drive (flashed with Ubuntu mini iso using unetbootin)
• Turn of Eee PC 900, press ESC to view boot options
• Select "Install" from the menu.
• English for the "Select a Language".
• United States for "Select your location"
• No on "Configure the keyboard"
• English (US) on "Configure the keyboard" - Country of origin for the keyboard
• English (US) on "Configure the keyboard" - Keyboard layout
• eth0 on "Configure the network" Primary network interface
• eeepc900 on "Configure the network" hostname
• United States on Choose a mirror of the Ubuntu archive
• us.archive.ubuntu.com on Choose a mirror of the Ubuntu archive - Ubuntu archive mirror
• Blank (nada) on Choose a mirror of the Ubuntu archive - HTTP Proxy information
• username lastname on Set up users and passwords - Full name for the new user
• username on Set up users and passowrds - Username for your account
• password on Set up users and passwords - Choose a password for the new user
• password on Set up users and passwords - Re-enter password for verify
• No on Set up users and passwords - Encrypt your home directory
• Yes on Configure the clock - Is this time zone correct
• In Software Selection, I selected
• LAMP server
• Lubuntu minimal installation

Note:
Ubuntu 12.10 minimal install have difficulty working with the partitions created by Arch. I have to delete the partitions manually before the installation can proceed.