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Use the ncurses-mode "traditional Debian" installer disc instead of the new
LiveCD-based installer. It worked to put Xubuntu on my laptop. I have /
and /home formatted as XFS, which meant that I had to make a /boot in ext2
format for GRUB to work. The ncurses-based partitioner worked like a charm.
I tend to shy away from GUI installers unless they have a PROVEN track record
of working (such as SuSE's YaST setup tool.) Text-mode installers tend not to
goof up so much.
Phillip
On Tuesday 06 June 2006 10:25, Mike Miller wrote:
> I've been trying to install Xubuntu on an old PC. I believe the problems
> I'm having are the same as with Ubuntu. I'm probably going to quit trying
> now unless someone finds some good info on how to deal with the buggy
> Xubuntu installer. Problems:
>
> (1) you have to load Xubuntu on a live CD to initiate the installation and
> it takes forever to get started. This would be OK if it worked, but I
> have to do it over and over again and it always fails.
>
> (2) If the HDD is partitioned in a certain way when the Xubuntu Live CD is
> started, it will crash. Or so it seems. When I had / formatted for ext3,
> the live CD would not load Xubuntu, but when I formatted for ext2, it
> loaded.
>
> (3) After skipping through the partition management part of the
> installation process, the installer stops and tells me that there are
> errors on the HDD and that I must go back and fix them. If I try to do
> this, the installer crashes and tells me to file a bug report.
>
> Mentioned by another user of Ubuntu installer:
>
> If you don't turn off the screen saver, it will not install (I believed
> this story and did not test it).
>
> If you try to use Ubuntu's partition manager during the installation, the
> installation will fail. You have to use gparted instead.
>
>
> Sadly, I can't recommend Ubuntu when I can't get it to work. I had high
> hopes.
>
> Mike
>
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