I have a Windows XP laptop, in which I run VirtualBox with the latest Ubuntu, my hardware is little old, so running the latest version of Ubuntu inside Virtual box is kind of a hassle, very slow performances, even if all i'm doing is running the terminal and practicing Linux commands !
I tried DSL (Damn Small Linux) with my VirtualBox, very small distro (50 MB), I am satisfied with how faster is my system now, but I miss Ubuntu, moreover, DSL is missing too many commands, such as sed an many others that I can't remember.
Is it possible to run Ubuntu just in console mode, no GUI or minimum GUI…no nice effects no fancy graphics? A link / tutorial would be much appreciated.
Best Answer
The easiest way is to install Ubuntu Server inside VirtualBox, it cames with no GUI by default, just command line.
If you change your mind and need a GUI, try Lubuntu,it uses LXDE a quite light GUI.