Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Natty Beta 1 released

[Zoltan Matlak]

> The Lubuntu Natty Beta 1 ISO is now available for testing.

> - New theme made by Raphael Laguna
Really nice! Love the new look.

A question: I installed LibreOffice on top of beta1, and it's menu
fonts look horrible (tried Writer, Calc, etc..all the same). Any idea
how can I configure the libreoffice suite to look good under lubuntu?
Any tips?

Thanks
Zoltan

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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Virtualbox and lubuntu-natty-alpha-20110228-i386.iso

[Zoltan Matlak]

Thanks Jonathan, I followed your settings and it booted. I use OSX
10.5 and VB 4.0.4.

In VB went to Settings -> System -> Motherboard: chipset to PIIX3 is
the default (left it that way), l set/checked the Enable IO APIC
checkbox as you suggested (it was unckecked by default), then under
System -> Processor the Enable PAE was unchecked (left it that way),
then under System -> Acceleration unchecked the Enable VT-x/AMD-V (it
was checked by default).

Thanks
Zoltan


On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Jonathan Marsden  wrote:
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>
>> In VirtualBox with this image I have the same problem as with Julien's
>> image, it does not start at boot.
>
> Great, thanks for testing and for reporting this.  I want to narrow this
> issue down further.
>
> For me, it boots fine in virtualbox 4.0.4 on Win7 64bit (at work).
>
> For me here at home, earlier I *thought* it would not boot in virtualbox
> 4.0.4 under Ubuntu 10.04.2 amd64 ... but then I found a workaround:
>
> If I set that VM to NOT use hardware virtualization, and to NOT use PAE,
> and I set the chipset to PIIX3 and enable the IO APIC, *then* I can get
> these images (Julien's and mine) to boot.
>
> Please let us know what host OS and what exact version of virtualbox you
> are using.  Then try the settings I mentioned for your Lubuntu VM, and
> see if they help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jonathan
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] alpha2 image boot problem

[Zoltan Matlak]

On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Andrew Woodhead
 wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Zoltan Matlak 
> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Andrew Woodhead
>>  wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Zoltan Matlak 
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Julien,
>> >>
>> >> I tried installing alpha2 on virtualbox, it does not work (doesn't
>> >> boot). I usually install it (test it) as a fresh virtual box
>> >> installation before I put it on a disk partition as a stand alone OS.
>> >>
>> >> I red the list, someone else also mentioned this problem. Is this a
>> >> bad iso? Are you gonna regenerate the alpha2 image soon? What is the
>> >> plan?
>> >>
>> >> thanks
>> >> Zoltan
>> >>
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>> > Try turning off ACPI and APIC etc in the Virtualbox settings
>>
>> Sorry, but how do I do that? I have VB 4.0.2 under OSX, I created a
>> new virtual machine, with all default settings. Did not booted yet,
>> just clicked on Settings. Under Settings -> System, I have Extended
>> features. By default "Enable IO APIC" is not checked, so  it's not
>> enabled. Did not found any ACPI settings. Any help is welcomed.
>> Thanks. Zoltan
>
> In the settings of the virtual system, in the general section and you'll
> find it. Could help. Keeping the system simple may help

no such option under General. thanks

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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] alpha2 image boot problem

[Zoltan Matlak]

On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Andrew Woodhead
 wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Zoltan Matlak 
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Julien,
>>
>> I tried installing alpha2 on virtualbox, it does not work (doesn't
>> boot). I usually install it (test it) as a fresh virtual box
>> installation before I put it on a disk partition as a stand alone OS.
>>
>> I red the list, someone else also mentioned this problem. Is this a
>> bad iso? Are you gonna regenerate the alpha2 image soon? What is the
>> plan?
>>
>> thanks
>> Zoltan
>>
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> Try turning off ACPI and APIC etc in the Virtualbox settings

Sorry, but how do I do that? I have VB 4.0.2 under OSX, I created a
new virtual machine, with all default settings. Did not booted yet,
just clicked on Settings. Under Settings -> System, I have Extended
features. By default "Enable IO APIC" is not checked, so  it's not
enabled. Did not found any ACPI settings. Any help is welcomed.
Thanks. Zoltan

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[Lubuntu-desktop] alpha2 image boot problem

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi Julien,

I tried installing alpha2 on virtualbox, it does not work (doesn't
boot). I usually install it (test it) as a fresh virtual box
installation before I put it on a disk partition as a stand alone OS.

I red the list, someone else also mentioned this problem. Is this a
bad iso? Are you gonna regenerate the alpha2 image soon? What is the
plan?

thanks
Zoltan

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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu for anyone?

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi Tim & all,

I asked the same questions to myself several times :)

I tried to fully switch to Lubuntu several times but till now I always
went back to regular Ubuntu. I love Lubuntu's (LXDE's) simplicity and
leanness, but for various reasons there is always some small bug or
misbehavior that makes me go back to Ubuntu. I would love to have a
100% perfect Lubuntu (as most probably everybody here does), and make
a complete switch to this distribution, but it did not happen so far.
It is very clear to everybody who uses it that it becomes better and
better with each release. 11.04 is (or will be) better that 10.10 and
much better that 10.04. Congrats and big thank to everybody who puts
long hours and energy creating this new distribution polished.

The goal is clear, it is for old computers and/or low resource
computers (sometimes it's the same thing) and average people who just
installs it and uses it (no tweaking should be required).

However there is a user group (including myself in here) who uses it
on more powerful computers and likes this distro for it's leanness (or
looks?).

Of course it's frustrating if something does not work, but people here
on this mailing list are very friendly and helpful, help is almost
immediate. Thanks for this also!

Thank you Lubuntu/LXDE Team and I'm looking forward for the second beta image :)
Zoltan


On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 5:22 AM, Tim Bernhard  wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I was thinking about this the past couple of days and figured I would throw
> it out there.  Does Lubuntu handle basic tasks well enough that anyone can
> use it?
> I've been using Ubuntu since 6.04 and by 8.04 I pretty much gave up Windows
> all together.  (I keep a copy on my machine "just in case", but never really
> need to use it.)  I've also played around with Fedora and more recently
> Peppermint and Lubuntu.  In addition, I took two Red Hat Enterprise
> Linux Administrator course while finishing up my Enterprise Computer
> Programming degree at a local community college.
> Despite all of that I am NOT a expert Linux user.  I prefer GUI over command
> line for most tasks.  And I usually have to do a little research when trying
> to solve issues with my OS.  I can do the basics in Linux, but really not
> much more without Google.  So I would say I'm armed with a lot more
> Linux knowledge than your typical newbie, but not really skilled at it using
> it.
> So here's the deal.  I've run across several issues while using Lubuntu that
> have consume a little more of my time that I would have liked.  Mostly just
> little things, but they have all been things that I would expect my OS to
> handle out of the box.
> Here is my short list:
> 1. Installing from USB didn't work until I made the USB without storage.
> 2. Grub not updating after install.
> 3. Chrome not opening downloads properly until I changed xdg-open.
> 4. Having to learn how to add menu items to lxde.
> 5. Not being able to find my NAS from PCmanFM.
> 6. Loosing some of my changes when Lubuntu updates. (Am I doing something
> wrong here???)
> I'll admit that the list isn't too bad, but keep in mind that I had to spend
> a good bit of time researching and implementing the solutions.
> So the question is what is the ultimate goal for Lubuntu.  I know you guys
> want it to be resource friendly.  But who is it aimed at?  The Linux geek
> who can tweak it or the "average Joe" who just want to be able to use it?
>  Can it be resource friendly and not need tweaking? Is it just a matter of
> time to sort it out or a matter philosophy?
> Personally, I would like to see it stay lightweight AND handle all of the
> basics at the same time.  I realize Lubuntu is young and the devs are
> busting their asses on it.  I really do appreciate it, but I really believe
> that details matter and I hoping the Lubuntu team agrees because I want
> Lubuntu to succeed.
> Thanks for listening,
> Tim
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[Lubuntu-desktop] lxde ppa & pcmanfm 0.9.8 mounting volumes

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi,

I added lxde ppa to my 10.10 lubuntu. Got latest pcmanfm (0.9.8), but
my mapped volumes (other partitions) do not show up anymore. I have 2
other partitions that used to automount and show up in the earlier
filemanager (0.9.7). Now are gone. In my pcmanfm, under preferences @
Auto-mount option I have all checkboxes checked. If I insert a USB
stick it gets mounted and shows up in the filemanager.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Zoltan

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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] proxy setup?

[Zoltan Matlak]

Installed Rabbit4.8 (a simple java proxy, which is really easy to use
by the way), and got it up and running in no time. Probably squid is
also easy to set up, I just did not have the time to try it. LXProxy
is not acceptable for me, since logging out and back again is not
something I would do for a proxy setting change.

Unfortunatelly in Chromium 8.0.552.215 (67652) Ubuntu 10.10, I can not
add proxy configuration to my browser. When I click on Change proxy
settings, I'm getting:

"When running Chromium under a supported desktop environment, the
system proxy settings will be used. However, either your system is not
supported or there was a problem launching your system configuration.

But you can still configure via the command line. Please see man
chromium-browser for more information on flags and environment
variables."


This is too bad.

Is this also related to the fact that LXDE is a "simple window
manager" ? (bug related to the issue that Chromium can not determine
if it's default browser or not):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=53066

Installed Midori and FF, both could be configured to use the above
mentioned proxy (in general, proxies could be added to these
browsers).

thanks
Zoltan

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[Lubuntu-desktop] proxy setup?

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi,

I started using (at least tried) Lubuntu 10.10 at my workplace (enterprise
environment), and need to setup a proxy.
Is it possible to setup a system/global proxy in lubuntu? Tried Lxproxy, but
did not work. Also couldn't find any info regarding this.

Can you please point me in the right direction (wiki, forum, etc..
anything).

Thanks
Zoltan
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Natty Alpha 1

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi Julien,

There is no control center (neither of the two mentioned in earlier emails).
Nor could I find any in the lubuntu-desktop ppa. Sorry if I missed some
useful information related to this, but what is the plan about a control
center in lubuntu 11.04? Can you please just briefly summarize, sorry if I
did not pay attention.

thank you.
Zoltan


On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Julien Lavergne  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This is a quick announcement for the availability of Lubuntu Natty Alpha
> 1. I'll be more verbose later to describe new items and futur
> improvements, in an another mail.
>
> The Alpha 1 is a snapshot of the actual development, with minimum tests.
> Expect others breakages until Alpha 2. However, you can easily test it
> under virtualbox or qemu.
>
> == Know issues==
> * Black background :
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-default-settings/+bug/684796
> * In Install-only mode, the panel appear in the middle of the screen :
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/684802
> * Checking the CD fail
> * Start menu of the Live-CD is not correctly translated.
> * The splash screen on Live-CD session may fall-back to Ubuntu text one.
> * Installer doesn't install correct restricted packages.
>
> == Reporting bugs ==
> You can find information on how to report bug on this wiki page :
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ReportingBugs
>
> == Download ==
> Torrent:
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-natty-alpha1.iso.torrent
> Download: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-natty-alpha1.iso
> Md5 :
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/md5sum.txt
>
> Happy testing :)
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] trash can question

[Zoltan Matlak]

Thanks. Basically what you guys suggested is to create a shortcut to pcmanfm
trash. This works. Basically the link looks like it's a real trash, but it
doesn't behave like one. So there is no way to create a real trash can
outside the file manager?

Thanks
Zoltan


On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Yorvyk wrote:

> On Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:16:55 +0100
> Zoltan Matlak  wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is it possible to add trash can to desktop or to task bar? Or the only
> way
> > to access it is from the file manager?
> >
> Just open up leafpad and put the following in:
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Type=Application
> Version=1.0
> Name=Trash
> Exec=pcmanfm trash:///
> Icon=emptytrash
> Terminal=false
>
> Save it as trash.desktop on the Desktop. The Desktop should then show a
> Trash icon, which will open pcmanfm.  Right clicking won’t work though.
>
> --
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>
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[Lubuntu-desktop] trash can question

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi,

Is it possible to add trash can to desktop or to task bar? Or the only way
to access it is from the file manager?

Thanks for your help.
Zoltan
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] People having trouble with dualboots?

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi,
I had the same issue, after installing Lubuntu to a new partition, my
existing Ubuntu 10.10 installation was not recognized (I could only
boot to Lubuntu). After I installed os-prober, did an update-grub, and
I can dual boot. Thanks for your help.
Zoltan


On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Glenn de Groot
 wrote:
> Hello,
> when I went to Lubuntu 10.10 (Unity kills my netbook), windows 7 was not in
> the menu.
> After installing and running os-prober and updating grub all worked nicely
> again.
> But when I look on the ubuntu forum many people have this problem.
> Why isn´t os-prober in the default install?
> It is in Ubuntu, as far as I know.
> -Glenn
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Control Center

[Zoltan Matlak]

I got this:

z...@zoli-laptop:~$ lubuntu-control-center
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/lubuntu-control-center", line 43, in 
from lubuntu_control_center import (
  File 
"/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/lubuntu_control_center/PreferencesLubuntuControlCenterDialog.py",
line 17, in 
from desktopcouch.records.server import CouchDatabase
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/desktopcouch/__init__.py",
line 20, in 
from desktopcouch.start_local_couchdb import process_is_couchdb,
read_pidfile
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/desktopcouch/start_local_couchdb.py",
line 38, in 
from desktopcouch import local_files
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/desktopcouch/local_files.py",
line 34, in 
import gnomekeyring
ImportError: No module named gnomekeyring
z...@zoli-laptop:~$


On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 4:51 AM, Duy Hùng Trần  wrote:
> I got this error when installing:
>
> sudo dpkg -i lubuntu-control-center_0.1_all.deb
> Selecting previously deselected package lubuntu-control-center.
> (Reading database ... 99322 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking lubuntu-control-center (from lubuntu-control-center_0.1_all.deb)
> ...
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of lubuntu-control-center:
>  lubuntu-control-center depends on desktopcouch; however:
>   Package desktopcouch is not installed.
> dpkg: error processing lubuntu-control-center (--install):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  lubuntu-control-center
>
> So I tried to install desktoptouch and got this:
>
> sudo apt-get install desktopcouch
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>  desktopcouch : Depends: couchdb-bin (>= 0.10.0-0ubuntu3) but it is not
> going to be installed
>     Depends: python-couchdb (>= 0.6) but it is not going to be
> installed
>     Depends: python-twisted-core but it is not going to be
> installed
>     Depends: python-avahi but it is not going to be installed
> E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify
> a solution).
>
>
> On 5 September 2010 23:10, Leszek Lesner  wrote:
>>
>> I know there was something in the work but here is now my version of a
>> Lubuntu Control Center for Lubuntu 10.10 and Lubuntu 10.04 (it should work
>> fine there too).
>> It is a simple GUI starting the configuration tools that already ship with
>> Lubuntu (except for LXProxy, which needs to be downloaded seperately).
>>
>> Here a small screenshot:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38932...@n00/4960072883/
>>
>> Download (deb) : http://www.mediafire.com/?4qnt9iebg8tgpgb
>>
>> Feedback is welcome ;)
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] What to look forward to?

[Zoltan Matlak]

Peppermintos is really nice indeed (it's lubuntu+mint+prism). It's
worth trying. Nice concept.

But, I'm not throwing in the towel on lubuntu :)

Thanks
Zoltan


On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 4:37 AM, CAD Outsourcing  wrote:
> Take a look at peppermintos.com and let me know what you think.
>
> I am throwing in the towel onlubuntu.  sorry.
>
> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:40, Bob Trevithick 
> wrote:
>>
>> Is it likely that we'll be seeing a Lubuntu Alpha 1 coming out with
>> the rest of the 'buntu 10.10 Alpha releases?
>>
>> I sure hope so.  Lubuntu is what I've spent a long time looking for.
>> I see it as an all-purpose distro.  I put it on my AMD dual-core 4G
>> desktop box, thinking it was just to play with it, and I've rarely
>> booted anything else since. :)
>>
>> Can't wait to see how this unfolds.
>>
>> Nice job, folks!
>>
>> Bob
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] State of the development

[Zoltan Matlak]

On DistroWatch.com Page Hit Ranking for last 7 days Lubuntu is #5. Way to go!

Zoltan

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:44 AM, Julien Lavergne  wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think it's a good time to do a quick summarize of the state of the
> development of Lubuntu.
>
> == About Lubuntu in the *buntu family ==
>
> As you may know, Lubuntu will probably not be officially part of the
> *buntu family. It doesn't mean we will never be part of it.
>
> More important, it will not stop us to release an iso. The question will
> be : what is the statut of this iso. Stable ? Final ? RC ? Beta ? For
> now, I'm inclined to make the statut RC, to mark we are not officially
> in Ubuntu, but target to have a stable release.
>
> Target for this release is still like others *buntu, end of April. We
> may have some delay, depending of the state of Lubuntu at this time.
>
>
> == About the state of Lubuntu ==
>
> There are several main components which are very young : pcmanfm was
> rewritten, and lxdm is quite new. I think the current state of pcmanfm
> is quite good. For lxdm, due to many changes in the boot process of
> Ubuntu, it was quite unstable during Lucid. I hope main issues are
> resolved with the version in Beta2.
>
> To be general, I'm quite happy with the performance result so far,
> memory usage is low, CPU usage not too bad. I'm still think it needs
> many more tests. General use cases should be ok, but intensive and
> not-classic use cases can be more problematic. That's why reporting bugs
> is important :-) We also lack some features for everyday uses. As we
> can't fix them for this release, some works will remain for futur
> release :-)
>
> To summarize, it's a good starting point, a preview of what Lubuntu is
> capable.
>
> Feedbacks over the web are mostly positive, it's a nice indicator, but
> doesn't mean it's perfect.
>
> To finish, it's not a technical point of view, but I think we have the
> best artwork of all *buntu version ;-)
>
>
> == About the work needed ==
>
> There are still a lot of works to do, I'll do a summarize when the final
> release will be out. For now, keep testing and report bugs please :-)
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Buttons to the left

[Zoltan Matlak]

Thanks for the info.

Also, can anybody help how to install the new ambianace and radiance
themes in lubuntu?

thanks
Zoltan

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Steve  wrote:
> For those of you feeling left out, you can change the close, min, max
> buttons to the left just like Ubuntu.
> Open $HOME/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml in Leafpad and edit line 40
>
> NLIMC
> to
> CIML
>
> Save
> Logout and back in
>
> This doesn’t appear to have broken anything but, I’m not responsible for
> any mess you get into.
>
>
> --
> Steve (YorvYk)
>
> http://lubuntu.net/
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[Lubuntu-desktop] new menu item in lubuntu

[Zoltan Matlak]

I know it is an LXDE related question, but did not know where to post
it. I installed mc, then I would like to create a menu item in the
Main Menu, to launch mc in a terminal windw, without going to
lxterminal and type mc. Unfortunately could not make it work. Got
stuck. Does anybody have an idea how to do it (if it can be done)?

I created a new file, called mc.desktop under /usr/share/applications,
whick looks like:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Midnight Commander filemanager
GenericName=mc filemanager
_X-GNOME-FullName=MidnightCommander
Comment=blabla
Exec=lxterminal mc
Icon=mc
Terminal=true
Type=Application
Categories=Development;
StartupNotify=false
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=mc

Tried different variation for Exec, just to put "mc", or "lxterminal
mc", also Terminal true/false, but all variations I could think of
failed..

Thanks
Zoltan

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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] new logo

[Zoltan Matlak]

+1 CHOICE 2 (softblue and limegreen)

2010/3/7 神癒礁湖 

>  For now option 1 and 2 are in tie  [image: :-O]
>
>
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[Lubuntu-desktop] new visual identity in lucid

[Zoltan Matlak]

*I just red on slashdot today:
"Canonical has launched a new visual
identityfor
the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Ubuntu is shedding its previous brown
look and adopting a more professional color scheme with purple and orange.
The colors will be used in a new GNOME theme and boot splash for Ubuntu
10.04. According to updated design documents that were
publishedin the Ubuntu wiki, 'light' is
the underlying concept behind the new visual
identity. It displaces the 'human' concept that has been part of Ubuntu's
theming and brand vernacular for the past five years. Ubuntu community
manager Jono Bacon has posted a
screenshotand
additional information."

Question: is it a goal to have all *buntu variants use the same character
set or to have common/similar look? Just wondering if the lubuntu splash and
other logos have to be changed? (saw the xubuntu as sample on the site
that's why I raised the question)

Thanks
Zoltan

*
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 3 "Shiny"

[Zoltan Matlak]

>What do you mean by applets ?
Java applets (used by some banks for online banking or used by some online
games). The only combination it doesn't work is chrome&icedtea. Applets work
with icedtea&ff and also works with sunjava&chrome.

One more think I forgot earlier. LXTerminal doesn't save history (as far as
I remember it never did). Closing and opening a new terminal "clears"
history. Is there a way to enable history saving between sessions?

Thanks
Zoltan


On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Julien Lavergne  wrote:

> Thanks for the test.
>
> Le samedi 27 février 2010 à 13:41 +0100, Zoltan Matlak a écrit :
> > I faced most of the problems the others reported earlier. Other than
> > those,  I noticed the following:
> >
> >
> > 1. no flash plugin (earlier gnash used to be installed). Running
> > "apt-get install flashplugin-installer" solved it.
> Yes, we definitely need a plugin to install a flash provider (reported
> on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam)
>
> > 2. no applets with chrome(ium) and icedtea. I use online banking and
> > this is a MAJOR issue for me. Solution is to either download & install
> > sun's java or install Firefox to be able to run applets.
> What do you mean by applets ?
>
Java applets (used by some banks for online banking)

>
>
> > 3. In networkmanager VPN is inactive, can not "Add". I installed
> > "apt-get install network-manager-vpnc vpnc resolvconf rdesktop". After
> > this,  I was able to use VPN  from command line, but in networkmanager
> > it remained disabled. Do I need to install any other package?
> Do you have something in /etc/network/interface which manage VPN ? If
> it's the case, network-manager disable the management of the VPN, and
> it's handle directly by /etc/network/interface
>
> > 4. pcmanfm2 now seem less complete than in pre-alpha3 (the test image
> > from a week ago). Earlier in pcmanfm2 I was able to use
> > applications:/// and trash:///. What happened, is this an older build?
> > Just curious.
> Problem with dbus, a fix it's in progress.
>
> > 5. printing does not work for me (it worked before alpha3). Installed
> > my printer, it was recognized, added it, but nothing comes out (not
> > even the test page). Weird. In "manage print jobs" document print
> > status shows Completed. Any idea? Thanks
> No idea. Is someone else have this problem ?
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
>
>
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 3 "Shiny"

[Zoltan Matlak]

I faced most of the problems the others reported earlier. Other than those,
 I noticed the following:

1. no flash plugin (earlier gnash used to be installed). Running "apt-get
install flashplugin-installer" solved it.

2. no applets with chrome(ium) and icedtea. I use online banking and this is
a MAJOR issue for me. Solution is to either download & install sun's java or
install Firefox to be able to run applets.

3. In networkmanager VPN is inactive, can not "Add". I installed "apt-get
install network-manager-vpnc vpnc resolvconf rdesktop". After this,  I was
able to use VPN  from command line, but in networkmanager it remained
disabled. Do I need to install any other package?

4. pcmanfm2 now seem less complete than in pre-alpha3 (the test image from a
week ago). Earlier in pcmanfm2 I was able to use applications:///
and trash:///. What happened, is this an older build? Just curious.

5. printing does not work for me (it worked before alpha3). Installed my
printer, it was recognized, added it, but nothing comes out (not even the
test page). Weird. In "manage print jobs" document print status shows
Completed. Any idea? Thanks


Other than that it's "shiny" :)

Thanks
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Chrome & applets

[Zoltan Matlak]

Same topic again. In Lubuntu alpha3 I have

@lubuntu:~$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_18"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.8pre) (6b18~pre1-1ubuntu1)
OpenJDK Server VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode)

Chromium is


On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Zoltan Matlak  wrote:

> Hi,
> Sorry to disturb the lubuntu mailing list with such a question, but since
> lubuntu is using chromium officially, this might be a relevant topic here,
> too.
>
> I noticed that in lucid, sun-java6 was removed, only openjdk is in the
> repos. Can anybody point me to any information about how to enable/configure
> chrome/chromium in lucid, so that I can load applets with openjdk6
> (idedtea6)? Is it possible at all? Couldn't find any useful info regarding
> this issue.
>
> Any idea or information is appreciated.
> Thanks
> Zoltan
>
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[Lubuntu-desktop] Chrome & applets

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi,
Sorry to disturb the lubuntu mailing list with such a question, but since
lubuntu is using chromium officially, this might be a relevant topic here,
too.

I noticed that in lucid, sun-java6 was removed, only openjdk is in the
repos. Can anybody point me to any information about how to enable/configure
chrome/chromium in lucid, so that I can load applets with openjdk6
(idedtea6)? Is it possible at all? Couldn't find any useful info regarding
this issue.

Any idea or information is appreciated.
Thanks
Zoltan
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] New testing ISO 20100215

[Zoltan Matlak]

VERY nice! Looks (and feels) more and more professional. It's shaping up
nicely. Congrats.
Zoltan

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Julien Lavergne  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just created a new testing ISO. This is not an Alpha, but just a
> snapshot of the current work to be able to test more the new features.
> Like others Alpha, you should be aware that it's not considered stable,
> see warnings for Lucid Alpha :
>
> "Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
> system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
> frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
> and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs."
>
> Changes seen the Alpha 2 :
> * Main changes in the seed :
>  - chromium for the browser
>  - gnome-mplayer for the videos
>  - network-manager for the network
> * New artwork made by Rafael Laguna. It's not the final theme, but it's
> quite complete, so we can test with a non standard artwork. And I like
> it :)
> * A new session (Lubuntu-Netbook), which launched lxlauncher. You need
> to logout, select Lubuntu-Netbook session instead of Lubuntu, and enter
> login "ubuntu" without password.
>
> Known bugs:
> * pcmanfm2 is not the default filemanager yet, it need more integration
> to be usable. It is still available by using "pcmanfm2"
> * If you test on a USB, the first screen will freeze for a moment when
> you click on "Try Lubuntu ...". Just wait, it will continue as normal.
> * Bug reported during testing :
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam
>
> Download : 
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-20100215.iso
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
>
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Last changes to applications installed by default

[Zoltan Matlak]

Thanks, it makes sense. Let us know when the new iso is ready. Looking
forward to install and test it.
Zoltan


On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Julien Lavergne  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> First, I would like to thanks all people for their feedbacks.
> Also, I know people will be disagree about some choices, but we can't
> make all people agreed :) Remember that the goal is to provide a
> distribution ready to use, especially designed for low ressource
> hardware.
> This list can evolve before the final release, but I would like to not
> change it too much, so we can focus on bug fix and integration.
> So, this is the last changes proposal :
>
> === chromium for the browser ===
> Well, it's not because Chromium is the best, it's more because the
> others options is not really suitable, for different reasons :
> - Firefox have serious performance problem on limited hardware.
> - Midori have limited features, limited upstream ressources (compare to
> others), with not significant ressources gain.
>
> === gnome-mplayer for videos ===
> There is no reason to keep smplayer which bring extra depends on QT,
> when gnome-mplayer have the same functionalities.
>
> === network-manager instead of wicd ===
> This was not planned at the first time, but there are the reasons : new
> version of wicd (1.7.0) use 2 instances, and this double the among of
> memory it used. Also, there is some reports that wireless is not
> supported in some cases.
> Network-manager is not perfect, but the support is quite good, and we
> can share the maintenance with other teams. Also, memory usage is not
> that bad, but it's definitely better than wicd.
>
> === Using pcmanfm2 instead of old pcmanfm ===
> Lubuntu Lucid will be the first real release for Lubuntu. It's not the
> end, but I hope the beginning for it. It makes more sense to use
> directly the futur pcmanfm, than working on the old one which will be
> deprecated very soon.
>
> For others part, no change. It's mean, keeping Aqualung for music player
> and Sylpheed for e-mail. There was arguments for and against Sylpheed,
> some preferred Claw-Mails. But there is no big arguments for a switch,
> as the memory and CPU usage are the same, and main functionalities are
> in both clients.
>
> I'll made the changes to the Lubuntu packages and release a testing ISO
> tomorrow or Monday. We will have a complete week to test it, until the
> IRC meeting next Sunday, and do adjustments if it's needed.
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
>
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 2 "Preview 2"

[Zoltan Matlak]

Yesterday I noticed one more thing in alpha2. In time and date settings
there is an option to synchronize time with internet server(s). But this
option is greyed out, since ntp is not installed. Installing just one
package - ntp - solved the problem. Since it's not a big addition, could
this be added to default lubuntu? Would be nice to have this enabled by
default.
thanks
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[Lubuntu-desktop] lubuntu-base

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi everybody,

I would like to ask for your help. I'm a ubuntu user for some time but not
very experienced in customization and scripting. My answer would be: how to
remove all apps from a default lubuntu-desktop installation (let's say from
alpha2) and leave the core components intact? I know this is not in the
scope of lubuntu, I'm just curious how can be this done (I consider it an
excercise for myself to learn, play with the repo and add/remove apps ... ).
Can it be done in several different ways? Probably... :)

I was thinking to remove all apps like graphics editor, browser, office
stuff, media players, chat clients, email client ... and just leave a
Ubuntu+LXDE+infrastructure. In infrastructure I mean Leafpad, ePdfView,
GPicView, Xfburn, Xarchiver, Wicd transmission, printing & BT support,
Galculator, Synaptic. My goal is to get a "lubuntu-base" system, so that
later any preferred app can be added with synaptic.


My solution is the following. Please be "cruel" and tell me if something is
wrong or can be done better or easier. Any suggestion/comment you might have
helps me learn more about customization and linux in general. Thanks guys.

0. sudo su -
1. apt-get update
2. apt-get autoremove --purge -y -m firefox mtpaint aqualung cheese smplayer
sylpheed abiword gnumeric pidgin xchat memtest86+
3. apt-get install -y -m lxde
4. apt-get install -f -y
5. apt-get dist-upgrade -y
6. apt-get autoremove --purge -y
7. apt-get clean


Q1: Am I removing pieces (components) that are needed? How can find out (or
how can I be sure) I'm not removing some useful packages?
Q2: is step 3 needed? will this install any missing dependencies I might
have deleted at step 2?

Thank again for reading.
Zoltan
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Default Browser

[Zoltan Matlak]

Based on browser market share and popularity, other than IE and Safari,
Firefox and Chrome are the winners. So I would suggest to keep one of these
two and do not try to pick an exotic one, which is used by a very limited
number of people.

Firefox is mature and stable, would be my primary option for Lubuntu 10.04.
Chrome is fast and has Google behind it, but still in beta, so this would be
my suggestion in the Lubuntu 10.10 and beyond.

Please do not forget the available plugins and addons for which firefox is a
clear winner, but chromium addons are maturing and soon will be there too.

Thanks
Zoltan

On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 1:23 AM, Julien Lavergne  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Many people complained about the choice of Firefox on Lubuntu. It's time
> to discuss it, to see if it's useful to change for another one. I can
> see 3 possibles choices :
>
> == Keep Firefox ==
> + Firefox is well-known
> + Well maintained upstream and on Ubuntu
> + Many features
> - Slow on startup
> - Memory usage
> ? Rendering seems slower
>
> == Switch to Midori ==
> + Small and fast
> + Memory usage
> - Upstream active but with limited developers compared to the 2 others.
> - Features limited
>
> == Switch to Chromium ==
> + Similar to Chrome, which begin to be well-known
> + Good interface for small screen
> + Upstream active, supported by Google
> +- Firefox have still more possibility and features than Chromium
> ? Maybe be maintained by Mobile Team
> ? Private data send ?
>
>
> This is a quick benchmark I made, to have a quick view of performance
> for those 3 browsers.
>
> Startup : time to startup
> Memory 1 : Memory with google.com, wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu and gmail.com
> connected.
> Memory 2 : Same that 1 + 5 ubuntu.com pages
> Memory 3 : Closing all the pages except google.com
>
> .   .   Firefox .Midori .   Chromium
> Startup 3.4s1.8s1.5s
>
> Memory using Xfce task manager
>
> .   .   Firefox .   Midori .Chromium
> Memory 170Mo33Mo28Mo
> Memory 283Mo78Mo33Mo
> Memory 358Mo45Mo32Mo
>
> Memory using about:memory of Chromium
>
> .   .   Firefox .   Midori .Chromium
> Memory 170Mo21Mo18Mo
> Memory 291Mo72Mo18Mo
> Memory 350Mo38Mo18Mo
>
>
> == Others choice ==
> * Opera: Closed source.
> * Aurora: I can't see any advantage over Midori, with QT depends.
> * Epiphany: Too much GNOME depends.
>
> For now, I'm more for the Chromium option. Midori is nice, but I don't
> think we will have enough time to test and maintain it correctly.
>
> I'm interesting to have user experience with those browser on low
> ressources computers. If you are running Lucid, you can install them
> from official repository, and play with them :)
>
> Regards,
> Juline Lavergne
>
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 2 "Preview 2"

[Zoltan Matlak]

Experience with Alpha2 release:

1. If there is an internet connection during install it installs OpenOffice
by default. If you don't want OO, just disable your internet connection, it
worked for me...  this is just a temporary solution (I hope :)
2. Still can't change keyboard layout (no option in GUI, had to reinstall)
3. Can't change timezone (no option in GUI) - had to reinstall OS in order
to change it at setup time
4. xscreensaver /usr/share/backgrounds/ is still missing (directory has to
be created manually, same problem was there in Aplha1)
5. On my compaq nc6320 wifi card (broadcom) was not recognized (had to
install jockey-gtk). This is same in regular Ubuntu as well.
6. No flash plugin in browser (not sure if this is planned in final release
or not). I installed it manually.
7. Printing got included in this release (was missing in Alpha1), but stil
can not add printer ("New" and "Server/Settings" is disabled )


I need flash and Java (for applets) in my browser, plus my wifi card to be
recognized, so I run the following commands on top of a regular Lubuntu
install:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install jockey-gtk
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin
sudo apt-get install update-manager
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get autoremove


Did some disk space measurements with df, here are the values:
clean install with openoffice.org 1.749.168
clean install without openoffice  1.129.184
after adding flashplugin, sun-java6, jockey-gtk and update-manager 1.267.352


Overall it's great, I love it, and there is visible improvement. I'm very
excited and looking forward to new releases. Let me know if I can help more.
Thanks a lot!

Zoltan



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> Hi,
>
> The second Alpha of Lubuntu is now available for testing. Don't forget
> that it's build with Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) which is still in Alpha state
> of development, so same warnings :
>
> "Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
> system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
> frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
> and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs."
>
> There is not so much changes between Alpha 1 and Alpha 2, don't expect
> big surprises. The next release (Alpha 3), which will be released after
> the Feature Freeze, will be more interesting :)
>
> Features :
> - LXDE packages up-to-date
> - LXDM
> - The new pcmanfm for testing (type "pcmanfm2" in a terminal)
> - Many wallpapers and start icons from lxde forum, gnome-look or Leszek
> Lesner, to be able to switch easily and to test the result
> - First customization with a splash screen from Leszek Lesner
> - Installable with ubiquity (but upgrade from this Alpha 2 to next
> release is not guaranteed).
>
> Known bugs:
> - Alpha 2 may not boot on karmic Virtualbox, you should upgrade
> virtualbox to avoid this problem.
>
> If you want to create a bootable usb system, please use the usb creator
> directly on Ubuntu.
>
> Please follow the testing process described on this page :
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam . You can also
> report problems and bugs relative to the tests on this page.
>
> Download : 
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha2.iso
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
>
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[Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid release cycle

[Zoltan Matlak]

Julien,
How often do you plan on releasing new Lubuntu ISOs? Is it gonna be a case
by case decision or is there a sheduled plan? Just curious. Also when is the
next one coming out?
Thanks
Zoltan
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 "Preview"

[Zoltan Matlak]

>
> Went back into synaptic to remove smplayer and install gnome-mplayer -
> couldn't search as search box was greyed out-  installing apt-xapian-index
> fixed this but allso installed python-debian and python-xapian. Is this the
> best solution and if so should apt-xapian-index not be included in future
> iso's?
>
> Had the same issue, but did not know why, and how to fix it.


> OK removed smplayed & installed gnome-mplayer which allowed me to remove 4
> libqt files. Gnome-mplayer looks like a good choice for future iso's.
>
> Following your instructions I did the same thing and the problem got
solved.

Thanks
Zoltan
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 "Preview"

[Zoltan Matlak]

A presentation (ppt) viewer would be also nice next to ePDFViewer pdf
viewer. For example most college (or other) courses and presentation
material is often in ppt. A simple view->print functionality would be
useful. I found pptview, but has lots of dependencies, so somebody with more
experience please suggest a better package.
thanks
Zoltan


On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Julien Lavergne  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just generated the first real ISO for Lubuntu Lucid, available for
> testing. Don't forget that it's build with Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) which is
> still in Alpha state of development, so same warnings :
>
> "Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
> system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
> frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
> and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs."
>
> Features :
> - LXDE packages up-to-date [1]
> - LXDM
> - The new pcmanfm for testing (type "pcmanfm2" in a terminal)
> - Many wallpapers and start icons from lxde forum, gnome-look or Leszek
> Lesner, to be able to switch easily and to test the result
> - First customization with a splash screen from Leszek Lesner
> - Installable with ubiquity (but upgrade from this Alpha 1 to next
> release is not guaranteed)
>
> The ISO is called "Preview", because it's build with new features which
> will be part of the final release, and to encourage early testing. All
> this components are not yet part of the official repositories (work in
> progress).
>
> Also, if you want to propose a new application for the default
> installation, please test its behavior in this live-cd.
>
> If you want to create a bootable usb system, please use the usb creator
> directly on Ubuntu.
>
> Please report any problem you have with it on this list or directly to
> me. Exception for pcmanfm2, it doesn't have all the features pcmanfm
> have, so no need to report it's incomplete :)
>
> Download : http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha1.iso
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
> [1] except LXmusic which was released recently and is not part of
> Lubuntu. Some packages are not yet in official repositories, but it's
> just a question of time.
>
>
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 "Preview"

[Zoltan Matlak]

How do I add a printer? I guess a Printer Configuration tool would be
needed.
thanks
Zoltan


On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Julien Lavergne  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just generated the first real ISO for Lubuntu Lucid, available for
> testing. Don't forget that it's build with Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) which is
> still in Alpha state of development, so same warnings :
>
> "Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
> system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
> frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
> and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs."
>
> Features :
> - LXDE packages up-to-date [1]
> - LXDM
> - The new pcmanfm for testing (type "pcmanfm2" in a terminal)
> - Many wallpapers and start icons from lxde forum, gnome-look or Leszek
> Lesner, to be able to switch easily and to test the result
> - First customization with a splash screen from Leszek Lesner
> - Installable with ubiquity (but upgrade from this Alpha 1 to next
> release is not guaranteed)
>
> The ISO is called "Preview", because it's build with new features which
> will be part of the final release, and to encourage early testing. All
> this components are not yet part of the official repositories (work in
> progress).
>
> Also, if you want to propose a new application for the default
> installation, please test its behavior in this live-cd.
>
> If you want to create a bootable usb system, please use the usb creator
> directly on Ubuntu.
>
> Please report any problem you have with it on this list or directly to
> me. Exception for pcmanfm2, it doesn't have all the features pcmanfm
> have, so no need to report it's incomplete :)
>
> Download : 
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha1.iso
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
> [1] except LXmusic which was released recently and is not part of
> Lubuntu. Some packages are not yet in official repositories, but it's
> just a question of time.
>
>
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 "Preview"

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi,

I have a 10 year old Dell Latitude CPt (celeron 333, 512MB RAM). It's been
sitting in the closet for the past 4-5 years. Couldn't install Lubuntu on
it, neither could I run it from CD. Not sure what is the problem. During
install I saw several messages like:
Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block ,
then just got a blank (black) screen and cd is spinning. Is this problem
caused by a bad CD image?
I had winXP running on it before, then I tried Masonux (ubuntu 9.10 and
LXDE), which installed and run fine. If you can guide me I can do some
debugging what to do to figure out where is the problem, but I'm not an
experienced linux user, so can't do much more right now.


Another install I did on a 5-6 year old desktop (Shuttle SS51, P4 1.8GHz,
512MB ram). No problems at all, it flies (it feels much faster than regular
Ubuntu, but not sure how can it be measured). The only problem I had is that
I only allocated 2.2GB hard disk to the partition I was installing it, and
complained that it needs at least 2.4GB, so 2.6GB did the trick :). After
installation I checked and Lubuntu uses a little more than 1GB of disk
space. Nice.


After playing with this distro for a few hours these are my remarks:
Things I changed: desktop background and the Program/"Start" icon, I just
simply can't get used to lxde logo. To me it seems ugly, sorry :(

Things missing by Firefox from sites I visited: Flash and Java.

Thing I miss from Ubuntu: date/time has location and temperature
notification. Can this be added somehow? What component is that in regular
Ubuntu? That's something I got used to and really miss it.

Lubuntu is a really nice, clean, lean distro. Love it more and more.

Thanks guys.
Zoltan


On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Julien Lavergne  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just generated the first real ISO for Lubuntu Lucid, available for
> testing. Don't forget that it's build with Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) which is
> still in Alpha state of development, so same warnings :
>
> "Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
> system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
> frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
> and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs."
>
> Features :
> - LXDE packages up-to-date [1]
> - LXDM
> - The new pcmanfm for testing (type "pcmanfm2" in a terminal)
> - Many wallpapers and start icons from lxde forum, gnome-look or Leszek
> Lesner, to be able to switch easily and to test the result
> - First customization with a splash screen from Leszek Lesner
> - Installable with ubiquity (but upgrade from this Alpha 1 to next
> release is not guaranteed)
>
> The ISO is called "Preview", because it's build with new features which
> will be part of the final release, and to encourage early testing. All
> this components are not yet part of the official repositories (work in
> progress).
>
> Also, if you want to propose a new application for the default
> installation, please test its behavior in this live-cd.
>
> If you want to create a bootable usb system, please use the usb creator
> directly on Ubuntu.
>
> Please report any problem you have with it on this list or directly to
> me. Exception for pcmanfm2, it doesn't have all the features pcmanfm
> have, so no need to report it's incomplete :)
>
> Download : 
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha1.iso
>
> Regards,
> Julien Lavergne
>
> [1] except LXmusic which was released recently and is not part of
> Lubuntu. Some packages are not yet in official repositories, but it's
> just a question of time.
>
>
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[Lubuntu-desktop] lubuntu desktop image?

[Zoltan Matlak]

Hi all,

There has been lots of emails about what packages to include in the new
LUbuntu distribution. Seems like the list is somewhat final. I would like to
install it and test the current version. I could not find any iso image
available. Could you please guide me what to do?

As a temporary solution what I did, is I first got a masonux distribution
(9.10 beta2, it's an Ubuntu 9.10 + LXDE distro) and then
sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop

Any ISO image and/or usb image would do (found some old ones from september,
but since then lot of things changed).

Thanks for your help in advance.
Zoltan
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