Sorry for top posting this time but since those attachments failed when I tried to post earlier here are two links to the extra screens shown during Edubuntu installation:
http://edubuntu.org/sites/default/files/docimages/install-precise/030-edubuntu-options-oneiric.png http://edubuntu.org/sites/default/files/docimages/install-precise/035-edubuntu-options-oneiric.png As I said we'd only need one additional screen rather than two, just so we could choose between a minimal (core) or full (desktop) install. Easy to imagine but I'm sure much more complex to implement. Lance --- On Mon, 6/3/13, Erick Brunzell <lbsol...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Erick Brunzell <lbsol...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] [Suggestion] Having another version for Lubuntu > (Mini Lubuntu) > To: "Jonathan Marsden" <jmars...@fastmail.fm> > Cc: "lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net" <lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net>, > "Julien Lavergne" <gi...@ubuntu.com> > Date: Monday, June 3, 2013, 12:09 AM > On 06/02/2013 10:59 PM, Jonathan > Marsden wrote: > > On 06/02/2013 11:27 AM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > > > >> this is mentioned on our Minimal Install page. > >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall > >> where > have 'desktop install' (the normal one), > and 'core install' (very > >> stripped down). > > I think (if I am understanding Ali correctly) that the > proposal is for > > creating an official additional ISO image that would > only have on it a > > "core" Lubuntu. So you could then use an > Alternate Installer approach > > to install a "really light" Lubuntu without needing to > first install a > > cli-only system and then add GUI packages "by hand". > > > > Such an ISO is not mentioned on the wiki, because it > does not yet exist. > > > > This would mean another seed file, and another ISO to > test... seems like > > significant work, unless there are reasonably large > numbers of users > > that would would benefit. > > > > Ali: What is the use case for this proposed ISO? > What range of machine > > hardware specs do you expect it would install on and be > useful on, that > > the current Lubuntu ISOs cannot install onto? Who > is the "target > > audience" for this ISO image? How many such > people are there out there > > who would use it, if it existed? > > > > My instinct is that this might be more appropriately > done as an > > unofficial one-man-project initially (in other words, > "just do it!"). > > Then, if it turns out to be popular, you would have > some evidence to > > suggest it is worth making it official after that. > > > > Jonathan > > > > > I sent a reply earlier but I think my attachments bollixed > the whole > deal so I'm resending this w/o the attachments; > > Phil has already reflected a bit on this, and I largely > share his > sentiments. I added Julien to the conversation in case he > cares to add > any feedback ...... I hope he doesn't shoot me. > > Purely from an iso/upgrade testers perspective I'd hate to > see us add > anymore images because the workload is quite daunting > already. I rather > imagine it's a nightmare on the dev/maintenance end also. > > I plan to shift a greater amount of my focus to upgrade > testing both via > 'release-upgrader' and via 'live-iso'. Upgrade tests can be > quite time > consuming (particularly if bugs are encountered making > retesting > necessary) because they require the installation, updating, > and > modifying of the prior release. > > Due to the daunting workload I've even hoped that wireless > support in > the netboot images will soon improve to the point we can > drop the > alternate images altogether, but I'm unsure where we're at > in that > regard and I have no wireless with which to test. > > But, back to the 'lubuntu-core' vs 'lubuntu-desktop' issue, > I'd prefer > that we take an approach similar to that of Edubuntu where > they offer > additional installation options on the live images. After > the "preparing > to install" screen they have two additional screens pop up. > > In our case I'd think we'd only need one additional screen > where a > person could choose either a "core" install or a "full" > install. But > given the limited number of developers dedicated to Lubuntu > I suspect > we'd need a volunteer from the installer team to devote a > great number > of hours (probably weeks) of dev work. > > Lance > > -- > 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 > -- 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
