I have some experience with RH distros but am far more comfertable on debian and when it comes to finances, I would rather be in comfertable territory.
Hmmmm, I have no experience with Linux Coin. First question would be is it lightweight enough and how much stuff do I need to remove?
I have had another attempt at my build today. Starting off with base Ubuntu Server install and am running this install right now:
aptitude install --without-recommends xubuntu-desktop
This approach looks like it will net me alot more space to play with on my 3.75GB virtual drive.
During the server install I also manually partitioned up the virtual drive leaving only 200MB boot, 3.7GB root(encrypted LVM) and no swap. I figure seeing as it is a virtual machine I can just increase RAM if ever I have swap issues and it should run fairly light anyway.
I will report back shortly on how the GUI install went.
JG
Hmmmm, I have no experience with Linux Coin. First question would be is it lightweight enough and how much stuff do I need to remove?
I have had another attempt at my build today. Starting off with base Ubuntu Server install and am running this install right now:
aptitude install --without-recommends xubuntu-desktop
This approach looks like it will net me alot more space to play with on my 3.75GB virtual drive.
During the server install I also manually partitioned up the virtual drive leaving only 200MB boot, 3.7GB root(encrypted LVM) and no swap. I figure seeing as it is a virtual machine I can just increase RAM if ever I have swap issues and it should run fairly light anyway.
I will report back shortly on how the GUI install went.
JG
Well I have to say this latest attempt has the been the best yet.
I started with a plain Ubuntu Server install on a 3.75GB virtual disk.
After that was done I just ran: aptitude install --without-recommends xubuntu-desktop
After Xubuntu Desktop install and before the Bitcoin install and subsequent block chain download I have 2GB free space.
I think we have a winner
JG