On Mon, 8 May 2017 20:54:00 -0600 Aere Greenway <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lubuntu Users: > > I noticed in the minimum system requirements for Lubuntu 17.04, that a > Pentium 4, or perhaps a Pentium M is required. > > I have two Pentium 3 machines, on which I successfully tested Lubuntu > 16.10, and later upgraded them to 17.04. > > These machines passed my basic sequence of tests, using them as music > workstations. I concluded that Lubuntu works (for my music software) on > Pentium 3 machines. > > But on attempting to browse the web (using Firefox) to download my > latest music software, the browser crashes! > > I tried Chromium, and it also crashes. > > I tried Qupzilla, and Midori, and they, too, crashed. > > I remember that I had noticed browser crashes when I tested Lubuntu > 16.10, as well. > > So I figured that the reason a Pentium 4 is required for Lubuntu 17.04, > has to do with the lack of a working browser. > > I then concluded I would just have to use Lubuntu 16.04 on these > machines until its support runs out. But on testing this, I find that > with a fully updated Lubuntu 16.04 machine, when I try to run Firefox on > a Pentium 3 machine, it crashes! > > Does anyone have any more information on this? I am curious. > > But then, not wanting to throw these machines away, though probably more > from being stubborn, I found a way to make the Firefox browser work on > Lubuntu 17.04! > > I discovered that if I installed wine, and winetricks, I could install > the Windows version of Firefox (using winetricks), and it would run > without crashing! It even puts a launcher for it on the desktop. > > Currently, it won't play videos or audio files (I may yet be able to > tweak it to succeed at this). But I can usually download the file > (right-click, then Save Link As...), and then browse to where it was > downloaded (with the file browser) and then use the file normally under > Linux. > > Perhaps some of you out there may find this information useful. > > -- > Sincerely, > Aere > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users Maybe an older version of Opera, somewhere between 9 and 12, before they (temporarily) deserted Linux... -- Basil Fernie <[email protected]> -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
