@AG & Nio: Appreciate the replies . . . and the "humor" . . . but, just trying to avoid the "twice burned" scenario . . . . And, thanks Aere for your efforts, right now I have been sticking with LTS, so I have 14.04.2 . . . and possibly it was the upshift to the .2 that busted itself . . . due to the "post ipso facto"??? nature of the conjoining of Ubuntu + MATE for PPC was not "factory issue" --it was a "spin"?? . . . and possibly that was adjusted for the betterwith 14.10 or 15.04? . . . not counting that PPC is not supported in 15.04???? nor is it LTS.
Anyway, just trying to get some feedback before making my decision to re-re-install U-MATE 14.04.1 PPC or, install Lu LTS as the base and then play with it, or, Ubuntu "Core" and add some DEs . . . .etc, etc. Don't have so much time for fiddling these days . . . which is why I opt for the "safer" LTS versions. This is the first time that a Ubuntu flavor broke itself, just sticking with aptitude making the decisions . . . . I guess that will become more common for the PPC variations moving forward . . . . F On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Aere Greenway <[email protected]> wrote: > Fritz: > > To check this out, I updated my Ubuntu-MATE 14.10 partition of my Dell > Inspiron 620 machine. Though my machine is 64-bit, the OS installed is > 32-bit. > > The updates (beyond the last time I updated it) did not include a new > kernel. I re-checked for updates, and it declares my system to be > up-to-date. > > I did not encounter any problems with it - even after I re-booted (just in > case). > > - Aere > > > On 04/11/2015 08:46 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > Folks: > > Along these lines of inquiry . . . seems like with a recent kernel > upgrade, the several month old U-MATE 14 PPC install on my iBook got > "corrupted" . . . seems like aptitude was removing key packages so that > logging into a MATE session just showed the desktop image, no toolbars or > desktop icons, mouse cursor worked but nothing to click on. Tried to > upgrade out of it, but didn't work. Seems like the install is built on > "meta packages" and if something gets removed the whole house comes > tumbling down . . . . I added XFCE4 to see if that would work and it does > give me a GUI, but numerous problems still remain, seems like the system is > "toast." > > So, did get some ideas about the "why" of it, although it seems > susceptible to re-occur, I do like the "GNOME Floating Feet" > screensaver--my prime motivation for MATE. But, my question, just like the > "OP" in a sense, I'm looking to save download time for a fresh install, > since this install is only a few months old and had to do some tweaking for > the "radeon" issue, and getting sound working, etc. I have a Lu 14.04 LTS > from 7/23/14 already burned, so that part isn't an issue; question is if I > did that install and then tried to add the MATE items as another DE, would > that cause "dependency" issues or issues that might again cause the system > to uh, deconstruct itself? Or, generally no worries, they are more or less > of same DNA? > > From Nio's post I see that I could do a "mini" install of U 14 and then > of course add whatever DEs I would want . . . but I don't know if that > would be a time saver, as much of the system is then downloaded via my <3MB > DSL . . . might be a "wash"???? in terms of a time cost/benefit ratio ????? > > F > On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 5:00 AM, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/download.html >> > >> >> Plop should work :-) If not there are other methods: >> >> >> 1. Start from Lubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (and update/upgrade). You find iso >> files listed with sizes in Gibibytes and can download them here: >> >> http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/14.04.1/release/ >> >> >> 2. Install a small image and then install the meta-package >> >> lubuntu-desktop >> >> >> a. Start from the Ubuntu 14.04 mini.iso that you find via >> >> http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/netboot/trusty/ >> >> according to the description at >> >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall >> > > > > > > > -- > Sincerely, > Aere > >
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