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I’m using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (Bionic Beaver). Is there any graphical interface with terminals only? I wanted to use terminator to split the screen into 4 terminals, but I don’t need any other things, that graphical interface has (like internet browser, text editors and else programs).

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    I think your looking for a window manager. Check out things like `dwm` or `awesome` or maybe `xmonad` Edit: I've never actually tried a window manager on ubuntu though so ymmv... – j-money Feb 15 '19 at 09:25
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    I’d add [i3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I3_(window_manager)) to the list by @j-money. However, I also do not use any of these… – Melebius Feb 15 '19 at 09:39
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    Thanks @Melebius Also FWIW I use dwm (on arch at the moment) for my daily driver and it works great, its lightweight and configuration is pretty simple if your're familaiar with C – j-money Feb 15 '19 at 10:21
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    Try `tilix` (terminal emulator), it has built-in tiling. – dat tutbrus Feb 15 '19 at 12:11
  • What exactly are you trying to reduce, disk space or ram? Tried just using a regular Ubuntu 18.04 (even running live from a USB), and remove all the packages you don't need? – Xen2050 Feb 15 '19 at 15:09

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  • If you want a minimal system in BIOS mode, start from an Ubuntu mini.iso file and install only what you want.

  • If you want a minimal system in UEFI mode, start from a 64-bit Ubuntu Server iso file and and install only what you want (avoid server specific packages, that you don't need).

  • There are many window managers. I have used Fluxbox. See also this link that shows that it might be enough to install fluxbox xinit xterm. I think you will replace xterm with terminator and maybe fluxbox with some other window manager.

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