[Lubuntu-desktop] Blog post mentioning Lubuntu...
Hi All, I just made a blog post which mentions Lubuntu, so I thought I'd share: http://proyectojuanchacon.blogspot.com/2010/04/planning-for-ubuntu-install-factory.html jeff elkner ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] minimal install
Awesome! This will be most useful as I prepare legacy computers for giving to students. It fits our use case perfectly - we have plenty of bandwidth and a bunch of older computers we would like to give away. Thanks to Lubuntu, new life will be breathed into them! Thanks again. jeff elkner On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Julien Lavergne gi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Le mercredi 28 avril 2010 à 15:47 +0100, Phillip Whiteside a écrit : Included link is my notes for using the minimal install disk (network install using Command Line) for those with less RAM than the GUI installer needs. http://forum.phillw.net/viewtopic.php?f=18t=85p=106#p106 Thanks. You should remove the use of sudo -i, running a shell with root is not a good idea, especially for beginner. After this, it's ok to add it to the wiki :) Regards, Julien Lavergne ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] Question on filing bugs...
I've begun installing Lubuntu on several older computers at my school. I'm really excited about the potential of Lubuntu to turn older computers into useful computers and to be able to then give those computers to low income students in our community. My question concerns filing bugs. I noticed that /usr/games is not in the search path on alpha3, so when I installed xboard, it shows up in the menu, but won't launch. I can launch it from the terminal, but since the chess engine it looks for is also in /usr/games, it can't find that either. I wanted to file a bug, but the launchpad site doesn't appear to be used for that. Please advise. Thanks! jeff elkner arlington public schools arlington, virginia ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 Preview
I installed Lubuntu on an old Pentium III Dell with 512 MB RAM, and it worked well. I have several other Pentium III Dells with less RAM (128 MB), and I'm wondering if the Live CD will run on them? I assume there are plans for an Alternate Install version, which may prove more useful with low memory machines. jeff elkner ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu ISO Alpha 0 - testing purpose only
I made a virtualbox vm with 128 M RAM. I could boot into the live system from your CD. Cool! Is there a way to install it on the virtual hard drive? Or is that not ready yet? Let me know. I have lots of machines waiting for this distro once it is ready, so I'll have a lot to test it on. Thanks! jeff elkner On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Julien Lavergne gi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Hi, I just created an ISO of Lubuntu Lucid for testing purpose. But before starting to download it, please read the following release notes : * Using lxdm instead of gdm This ISO uses a not-yet-in-the-official-repository version of lxdm, the display manager of LXDE instead of gdm. I would like to test the state of it and if it's possible to include it in Lubuntu. * Using network-manager instead of wicd This is a temporarily solution, my first tests reported that wicd doesn't work on Live-CD. * Doesn't have utilities (manage users, network etc ...) It's a bug in gnome-system-tools (see bug 497441 [1]) which bring all GNOME packages as depends. It was temporarily removed from the seed. * Doesn't have an installation icon See previous point, it's the same problem. * Can't use synaptic, or any applications using gksu It's a problem in lxdm, not creating an .Xauthority file. To workaround it, you can do in a terminal startx, which should crash but create the necessary file. It's something to fix before trying to include lxdm. * No customization, looks like a Ubuntu CD Yes, I know. Artwork welcome :) So, as everyone is warned, there is the link : ISO : http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-20091220.iso md5sum : 7fb4b82a7faadb209e2ae4ca831283e5 Last note, this ISO was created by-hand (mean by using chroot/mksquashfs/mkisofs), because building with official architecture is currently blocked (space problem on the server). Happy testing :) Regards, Julien Lavergne [1] : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+bug/497441 ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Lubuntu-desktop] Please let me know when Lubuntu is ready for early testing...
Hi All, I super happy to see working moving forward on Lubuntu. I teach Information and Communication Technology classes in Arlington Virginia. We have: 1. Low income students who do not have computers at home. 2. Free older computers that I could give to them. The free computers vary, but they start at Pentium II or III processors with 128 MB or higher RAM. I would love to be able to get Lubuntu to install an run effectively on these machines, since it would enable students to use the computers for class projects at home. I'm ready to test the OS whenever I get the word. It would be wonderful if a working version could come out with the Lucid release, as then we could use it for the following 2 years. Thanks! jeff elkner ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Please let me know when Lubuntu is ready for early testing...
Understood, David, but if the platform on which it is built is LTS, then we know that the apt repositories will stay active for longer. jeff On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:50 AM, David Sugar david.su...@canonical.com wrote: Ubuntu flavors are not LTS in the same way as Ubuntu itself. LTS I think has a specific meaning that implies with it Canonical paid support as being valid for those who have service contracts for the same period, and there is no Canonical paid support for Lubuntu or other community spins. However, in that the common core is Ubuntu, those parts inherited from Ubuntu are of course maintained as LTS by Canonical, and that includes those packages we install from main. We might however want to consider what a 2 year cycle or longer maintenance does mean for those lxde and other packages that will make up Lubuntu Lucid if clearly users have such expectations, and we need to be much clearer about the status of Lubuntu Lucid in this respect for when people do ask. In respect to this target platform, Jeff, I think Lubuntu should be able to run well in your environment, or at least it should be a goal if not, for that describes one of the target audiences Lubuntu is specifically meant to address. Presently we should run in 128m ram if you don't run firefox, and certainly there is no 3d or accelerated X requirement. An interesting though very rough comparison from a Karmic test release of Lubuntu is found here: http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7520/1.html Jeff Elkner wrote: Hi All, I super happy to see working moving forward on Lubuntu. I teach Information and Communication Technology classes in Arlington Virginia. We have: 1. Low income students who do not have computers at home. 2. Free older computers that I could give to them. The free computers vary, but they start at Pentium II or III processors with 128 MB or higher RAM. I would love to be able to get Lubuntu to install an run effectively on these machines, since it would enable students to use the computers for class projects at home. I'm ready to test the OS whenever I get the word. It would be wonderful if a working version could come out with the Lucid release, as then we could use it for the following 2 years. Thanks! jeff elkner ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Please let me know when Lubuntu is ready for early testing...
Thanks, Julien! I'll be able to install it on at least half a dozen different computers, and report back what I find. jeff elkner On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Julien Lavergne gi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Hi, Thanks, testing and feedback are always welcome :) I hope we can have a first testing iso next week, some days after the 1st iso of Lucid. It can be a good starting point. Regards, Julien Lavergne Le jeudi 10 décembre 2009 à 09:56 -0500, Jeff Elkner a écrit : Hi All, I super happy to see working moving forward on Lubuntu. I teach Information and Communication Technology classes in Arlington Virginia. We have: 1. Low income students who do not have computers at home. 2. Free older computers that I could give to them. The free computers vary, but they start at Pentium II or III processors with 128 MB or higher RAM. I would love to be able to get Lubuntu to install an run effectively on these machines, since it would enable students to use the computers for class projects at home. I'm ready to test the OS whenever I get the word. It would be wonderful if a working version could come out with the Lucid release, as then we could use it for the following 2 years. Thanks! jeff elkner ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
