(x)Ubuntu on a thin client 2Gb solid state, how to

You could install ubuntu minimal then install something like fluxbox to give a GUI. You will need to investigate how big that will be

Thank you Andrew for your proposal...
i hoped there already was soms experience out there.

i am going to try your suggestion on an old PC with 10Gb HDisk
and let you know what my findings are.

10Gb is plenty. My Lubuntu install is little over 3Gb in size

# -- remaining QUESTION below, first info

# -- INFO

(First did a CLI on 10Gb disk to practice; that was NOT in de laptop i want to use.)

Did this:
* "burned" Xubuntu-12.04.3LTS-Altern-CD on USB-stick
* booted the HP thin PC 4410t using this USB-stick
choose:
  <F4> (mode) Command-line-installation (CLI)
partitioned the 2 Gb in ONE partition, so ONLY / (root) and NO swap

Then i fixed a WIRED internet connection
After reboot, i enabled ALL apt-sources
file /etc/apt/sources.list removed the (single) # signs, so
 precise main universe
 precise-updates main universe
 precise-security main universe multiverse
 precise-backports main universe
 extras.ubuntu.com precise main

after this:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install hwinfo xorg

# -- HDisk 3/4 filled
sudo df --si
 gives 703Mb free

# -- hwinfo gives this info:
sudo hwinfo --network
 gives
 ...
22: PCI 1c.2: 0604 PCI bridge (normal decode)
 ...
 Unique ID: ho0k.blabla
 HW Class: bridge
 Model: "Intel 82801i (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3"
 Driver: "pcieport"
 IRQ: 42 (noevents)
 DriverInfo #0:
   Driver Status: shpchp is active
   Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe shpchp"
 Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

23: PCI 1c.4: 0604 PCI bridge (normal decode)
 ...
 Unique ID: QSNP.blabla
 HW Class: bridge
 Model: "Intel 82801i (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5"
 Driver: "pcieport"
 IRQ: 43 (noevents)
 DriverInfo #0:
   Driver Status: shpchp is active
   Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe shpchp"
 Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
 ...
32: None 00.0 10700 Loopback
 ...

33: None 00.0 10701 Ethernet
 SysFS IS: /class/net/eth0
 Driver "sky2"
 HW Address: 00:25:blabla:f2
 Config Status: cfg=new, avil=yes, need=no, active=unknown
 Attached to: #23 (Ethern cntrllr)

34: None 00.0 1070 WLAN
 Unique ID: AYEt.blabla
 Parent ID: y9sn.blabla
 SysFS ID: /class/net/wlan0
 Hw Class: network interface
 Driver: "brcmsmac"
 Driver Modules: "brcmsmac"
 Device File: wlan0
 HW Address: 00:21:blabla:ab
 Link detected: no
 Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
 Attached to: #22 (Network cntrllr)

# -- QUESTION remains:

Conecting to WIRED internet works fine, BUT:

how do i connect WIRELESS wlan using (only terminal) commands ?

must i set wpa_supplicant commandline ?

I am very familiar with terminal and vi.

Thanks for your assistance!

Never tried working with WLAN in command line only, but googling for "ubuntu wlan command line" brings up a lot of hits, among others

http://askubuntu.com/questions/461825/connect-to-wifi-from-command-line
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WiFiHowTo#Using_the_command_Line

Maybe one of them works for you.

after installing with
sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant dhcp3-client network-manager nm-tools xorg
the solid state space was almost full;

During installing xfce4-session came the error "no-space left"
so no working space remained.

Conclusion of this project:
2 Gb total disk space is not enough to create a workable environment.
It was use trying.

Thanks for all your help!

Andrew and Manfred:

many thanks for your suggestions. It seems that 2 Gb install space is too small for my wishes:
i want to create a simple xUbuntu-system, which i want to use for assistance in houses of other people, so everytime i use IR, Bluetooth or WLAN to connect to internet and their printers, etc.

i tried CLI-installation and some command-line programs suitable for doing this; but either the 2 Gb is (almost) full, or the set of programs i want does not fit in the 2 Gb.

I leave this question open until march 20th; then i will close this question.
It was worth trying. And again: thanks for your help! Typical opensource guys.

Thanks Manfred Hampl, that solved my question.