When am dealing with customized hardware, I prefer to stick with lightweight systems. On Mar 6, 2015 4:53 AM, "Henk Terhell" <hterh...@chello.nl> wrote:
> Lubuntu is definitely lighter than Xubuntu. > On my 64 bit desktop HTOP shows now memory usage data as follows: > Lubuntu 15.04 (updated): 293 MB (LXDE) and 282 MB (in Open Box) > Xubuntu L15.04 (updated): 383 MB (XFCE DE) and with LXQt 0.9 DE: 430 MB > These are of course only ballpark figures immediately after booting while > there is additional software on these installations such as Dropbox and > Chrome. > > Henk > > Walter Lapchynski schreef op 5-3-2015 om 19:05: > >> >> I only somewhat agree. We're not targeting non-Linux users, but that may >> be part of it. Either way, the focus is on being low resource while still >> being somewhat user friendly. >> >> Xubuntu is light compared to Ubuntu, but not Lubuntu. We are the light >> option that still includes a GUI and a suite of useful apps. >> >> @wxl >> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA >> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact >> Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader >> >> On Mar 5, 2015 9:51 AM, "Istimsak Abdulbasir" <saqman2...@gmail.com >> <mailto:saqman2...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> On Mar 5, 2015 11:39 AM, "Walter Lapchynski" <w...@ubuntu.com >> <mailto:w...@ubuntu.com>> wrote: >> > >> > Lubuntu has always been for low resource machines. Many of these >> will be converts of old traditional operating systems, so it's >> important to make them feel at home. >> > >> So you agree with Nio's explanation of target audience? >> >> >Secondarily, it's for those that want a complete but low >> resource OS. >> > >> I am not quite clear what complete means. Could xfce be considered >> low resource? >> > @wxl >> > Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA >> > Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact >> > Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader >> > >> > On Mar 5, 2015 8:36 AM, "Nio Wiklund" <nio.wikl...@gmail.com >> <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Den 2015-03-05 16:57, Istimsak Abdulbasir skrev: >> >> > This may seem like an odd question but a question that will >> better help >> >> > me in my efforts as a tester. >> >> > >> >> > Who is the target audience? What type of users are we trying >> to attract? >> >> > With this answer I can find a more effective way of >> performing testcases >> >> > and writing them. Plus, I can focus on images and packages >> that meets >> >> > that goal and what to report back to the developers. >> >> > >> >> > Istimsak Abdulbasir >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> This is an interesting and important question. Maybe we tend to >> skip it >> >> and simply assume something, that might be wrong. >> >> >> >> I think it is important to make linux in general, and for us >> the Ubuntu >> >> family of programs, easy enough to use for average users, who >> are not >> >> particularly interested in the engine under the hood. >> >> >> >> I would not draw a sharp line between GUI tools and CLI tools. >> Both can >> >> be easy or difficult to use, but I know that many people who >> arrive from >> >> Windows and MacOS *think* that CLI tools are 'rocket science' ;-) >> >> >> >> For many average users, only a few application programs are >> necessary >> >> plus an easy way to maintain the system (update/upgrade and >> backup) and >> >> a tool to install new programs. >> >> >> >> The main application program is the web browser. >> >> >> >> But more advanced users are often good at making us tune the >> system for >> >> what they need. Maybe we are like them, so we tend to listen to >> them too >> >> much. >> >> >> >> Best regards >> >> Nio >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >> <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-qa> >> >> Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net >> <mailto:lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net> >> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >> <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-qa> >> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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