Thank you Lars! I have two old computers, a desk top and a laptop, currently running Lubuntu 12.04. Neither machine likes 14.04 very well. I plan to use them as long as the hardward works and I can find an OS that works with them. Torios might well give them both additional years of useful life.
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 7:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Lubuntu-users mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Lubuntu-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OT: Survey on "Still running 32 bit Ubuntu?" (Ali Linx) > 2. Re: OT: Survey on "Still running 32 bit Ubuntu?" (Ali Linx) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:30:26 +1100 > From: Ali Linx <[email protected]> > To: Lars Nood?n <[email protected]>, Lubuntu Users > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: Survey on "Still running 32 bit Ubuntu?" > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > > Hi, > > On 10/22/2014 03:53 AM, Lars Nood?n wrote: > > There is still a fair amount of 32-bit x86 hardware in use around here. > > But these machines are all old now. How long are they likely to last? > > Here is a survey on considering 16.04 LTS be the last release of Ubuntu > > with 32-bit images to run on 32-bit only machines: > > > > https://bryanquigley.com/crazy-ideas/still-running-32-bit-ubuntu > > It is good idea to run such surveys and it is good point to bring on the > table. Old machines should not go to trash unless these are 100% dead. I > realized that even Lubuntu or other distributions won't be helpful in > the coming years and for that, I have created this project: > http://torios.org/ which is still Alpha at the moment but we are moving > forward with solid steps and Beta is just around the corner. Now, ToriOS > is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS which is well-known to be better on old > hardware than 14.04 LTS and for that reason, I insisted to base ToriOS > on 12.04 and the team has agreed. Now, what could happen when 16.04 is > out and just in case Canonical decided to end the 32bit support by that > cycle? or perhaps even before that? 14.04 LTS could be the last one? who > knows? not to worry, ToriOS will make sure that old machines will stay > in service as long as possible. Only time can tell and prove that :) > > > > > > Regards, > > /Lars > > > > Thanks! > > -- > Ali/amjjawad > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:41:26 +1100 > From: Ali Linx <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT: Survey on "Still running 32 bit Ubuntu?" > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > > On 10/22/2014 08:22 AM, Aere Greenway wrote: > > On 10/21/2014 10:53 AM, Lars Nood?n wrote: > >> There is still a fair amount of 32-bit x86 hardware in use around here. > >> But these machines are all old now. How long are they likely to last? > >> Here is a survey on considering 16.04 LTS be the last release of > >> Ubuntu > >> with 32-bit images to run on 32-bit only machines: > >> > >> https://bryanquigley.com/crazy-ideas/still-running-32-bit-ubuntu > > Hi Aere, > > Is there a way of counting downloads of (32-bit vs. 64-bit) ISO's from > > Ubuntu servers? If so, it might provide some actual current numbers. > > > > Indeed there is but these will not be accurate. The same user/IP could > download the same image/ISO many times and that will not be accurate at > all. There must be a unique way to count that and AFAIK, as of today, > there is no such tool/thing IIRC. > > > I know using the Awstats tool on my own web-site, it provides > > month-to-date counts of downloads of particular binaries. It might > > just be a matter of looking at the statistics. > > > > If we are looking for an estimated number, this is so easy. If we need > something accurate or close to that, it is different story. I have done > my very best for the last 3-4 years asking almost everyone - especially > Lubuntu Community - to find a way to find accurate statistic, NONE > managed as of today to propose anything that is close to accurate. If > you guys find it, kindly let me know as I have been looking for that for > several years :) > > Thanks! > > -- > Ali/amjjawad > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad > > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > > End of Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 34, Issue 35 > ********************************************* >
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