Linux – Convert Ubuntu to XUbuntu

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I am currently running Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit, with separate home directory.

What is the best way to convert Ubuntu to XUbuntu?

Reformat and install XUbuntu.
Install xubuntu-desktop using apt-get, and remove ubuntu-desktop.
Install xfce4 using apt-get only. Is xfce is the major different between Ubuntu and XUbuntu?

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1 -> Is correct, and is the cleanest form 2 -> Is correct, but packages may be broken or something like that. After that, do sudo apt-get autoremove to clean unnecessary packages. 3 -> The same that 2.

My favourite is the option 1, but if you need do it fast or save configuration/data ... do 2 or 3.

Best regards!

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The problem is that apt/dpkg can't look inside the image files for the .deb package files. You need to get the .deb files themselves to your USB source.

I would do this as follows:

Install Ubuntu server on another computer (or into an empty partition or into a virtual machine) that does have a network connection.
Run 'aptitude clean' to clear out the package directory at /var/cache/apt/archives
Run 'aptitude install xfce'
/var/cache/apt/archives will now have the .debs you need. Copy these over to your drive and run the install on the original computer.

There's also a program called apt-offline that that handles this kind of situation but probablly not worth learning for just one install.

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sudo apt-get --purge remove apache2
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