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jonsnipes

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text mode server
« on: June 05, 2009, 11:10:20 pm »
is there a way to set up a the server side to run text mode?  i have absolutly no need to run media off my server and am interested in running mce out of a virtual box and havent been able to it to boot up properly inside vmware. 
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Re: text mode server
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2009, 11:10:44 pm »
yes, run core only.

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Re: text mode server
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2009, 04:33:20 pm »
is that an option during install or setup?  ive never gotten far enough to see the option
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Re: text mode server
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2009, 09:46:50 am »
search for core only on the wiki.linuxmce.org - I don't have the URL handy atm.

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Re: text mode server
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2009, 02:16:41 pm »
Hi,

On 710 CD install it is a choice.

On 710 DVD and 810 Alpha - Core/Hybrid is the base install.  After up and running you could turn off Media Director and run as Core only.

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