- Install Elementary OS on non-pae laptops (e.g. IBM Thinkpad x40)
http://cloudofnines.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/how-to-install-elementary-os-on-non-pae.html
- Install Ubuntu server edition
- Run installation and choose "base system install" option
- After installing the server and logging in, run $sudo apt-get update to make sure pkgs are updated.
- $sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:elementary-os/stable
- $sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:elementary-os/os-patches
- $sudo apt-get update
- $sudo apt-get install -y elementary-desktop
- $sudo reboot