Refreshing some very old hardware for use with iPlayer etc. Only 2GB RAM and latest Ubuntu is very bloated.
Did minimal install from standard desktop ISO which I happened to have on USB key
# old school - no display manager, just openbox sudo apt remove gdm3 gvfs cups kerneloops whoopsie modemmanager sudo apt install openbox # auto start stuff in openbox vi ~/.config/openbox/autostart firefox & xterm & # gnome-terminal requires all sorts of nonsense # openbox startup vi ~/.xinitrc openbox-session # start with xinit xinit # fix audio sudo usermod -a -G audio adam