I'm installing using this tutorial. It's the mini version of Ubuntu designed to be built as you go along, and it doesn't come with a GUI. I have tried to install Unity, but it comes with many other packages I don't want, such as Thunderbolt and Libre Office. Is there a way to just install Unity?
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Possible duplicate of can i install just the unity desktop on top of another distro? – sameetandpotatoes Aug 07 '13 at 18:23
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This is actually a good response. Thank you. I've looked through that thread and found what the difference between "ubuntu-desktop" and "unity" is. I'm not entirely sure what else comes with unity, but I suppose I will find out. I'm still open to other responses however – Chris Aug 07 '13 at 18:52
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The dependencies for Unity are listed on this page for the ubuntu-desktop package. Dependencies can be circumvented during installation with these commands:
sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends install
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sudo aptitude --without-recommends install
Although, these will end up installing some recommends; apt-get installing the most dependencies it seems. You can find a reference on --no-install-recommends here.
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