2011-06-17, 08:52
Hey Linux Fans
I'm not realy familiar with the basics of linux distributions but I used Ubuntu on my Laptop for quite some time and I'm happy with it.
What I want to do know is build myself a HTPC and I want to get blazing fast boot up speed and the ovarall good system stability of Ubuntu. What I can't figure out now is which Ubuntu Version I should use.
As far as I know I could just install the desktop Ubuntu Version but then I would have installed a lot of software I wouldn't need on my HTPC.
When I'm choosing Ubuntu minmal I wouldn't have something like a Desktop with status bar and everything. Is that correct? What I understand is that when I'm using Ubuntu minmal I will have to execute everything over the console. Would I still be able to install firefox and use it via XBMC?
And what is the difference between Ubuntu minmal and a installation of XBMC Live? What am I missing when I skip the Ubuntu minmal installation? Or can I only install XBMC Live when I have already installed something like Ubuntu? Also what is the difference between a Installation of XBMC or XBMC Live on an Ubuntu Desktop Environment?
Thank you for your time. I think these are questions a lot of people are asking themselves when they never had experience with ubuntu.
I'm not realy familiar with the basics of linux distributions but I used Ubuntu on my Laptop for quite some time and I'm happy with it.
What I want to do know is build myself a HTPC and I want to get blazing fast boot up speed and the ovarall good system stability of Ubuntu. What I can't figure out now is which Ubuntu Version I should use.
As far as I know I could just install the desktop Ubuntu Version but then I would have installed a lot of software I wouldn't need on my HTPC.
When I'm choosing Ubuntu minmal I wouldn't have something like a Desktop with status bar and everything. Is that correct? What I understand is that when I'm using Ubuntu minmal I will have to execute everything over the console. Would I still be able to install firefox and use it via XBMC?
And what is the difference between Ubuntu minmal and a installation of XBMC Live? What am I missing when I skip the Ubuntu minmal installation? Or can I only install XBMC Live when I have already installed something like Ubuntu? Also what is the difference between a Installation of XBMC or XBMC Live on an Ubuntu Desktop Environment?
Thank you for your time. I think these are questions a lot of people are asking themselves when they never had experience with ubuntu.