Pre-requisite: - internet connection - Virtual Box installed on host machine. This exercise will be using Vista as host. Download server edition of Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 from the nearest mirror. Once done, create a new virtual machine using Virtual Box, use the following configuration: 512 MB Memory, 120 GB HD, enable PAE, use Intel PRO/1000T server network. Start virtual machine of the CD-ROM. During the install sequence, select F4. Select the option which mentions about virtual machine installation. Use the default options, reboot and login to the newly install minimal system. Update the system and install aptitude, say: username@hostname:/# apt-get update username@hostname:/# apt-get safe-upgrade username@hostname:/# apt-get install aptitude Then install minimal Gnome, thus say do: username@hostname:/# aptitude install xorg gnome-core gdm gdm-themes My first install of gnome-core didn't work well. Doing username@hostname:/# apt-get update username@hostname:/# apt-get sa
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