Xenial Minimal Install

A. Create the ability to have a GUI

sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -r xenial -t x11

(The above will take a little while)

B. When the above completes, enter your chroot

sudo enter-chroot

Test the install with this command

xinit

A small xterm window will open against a black background. Press d to exit

C. Install openbox

sudo apt-get install openbox menu nano

(The above will take a little while)

D. We need to create a few configuration files

nano .Xresources

xterm*font:10x20
xterm*geometry:80x25
xterm*background:black
xterm*foreground:green

nano .xinitrc

xsetroot -solid teal &
xrdb .Xresources &
exec openbox

Test your new GUI with the same command we used before

xinit

You will see a teal-colored background and a cursor. using the touchpad, then click on the top item, Terminal Emulator. A very nice xterm will open up with easily readable green letters against a black background.

Congratulations! You can now install anything else you wish from the terminal. What follows is merely a suggestion.

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