Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Fw: Dropping i386 non-PAE as a supported kernel flavour in Precise Pangolin

[Josh Embrey]

It was just an idea, given the fact that the lubuntu dev team has no real
dedicated kernel dev that can tackle the project.

Speaking from experience, as an avid linux user, I'll generally get the
latest project that'll work for whatever I need to get done or I'll find
another project.  As I'm not always happy to switch distros, I'll actually
go back and use one that functions and just control the upgrades manually.

Regarding security, it seems that the change will only effect a small
number of older laptops (I've tested the new kernel builds on two that are
about 5-10 years in age and found both still worked), it reduces the
likelihood of those kernels being exploited except by random chance.
 Again, from my experience, linux kernels that get compromised are often
directly targeted and not broad-spectrum attacks.

Just my two cents, though.
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Fw: Dropping i386 non-PAE as a supported kernel flavour in Precise Pangolin

[Josh Embrey]

Maybe it's just me, but the most elegant solution is as follows:

Make one final non-PAE version and then just let it float until the end of
the lifetime.  Support it, but don't upgrade the kernel or any packages
that rely on the kernel.  Then, whenever anyone needs to download a version
that works on non-PAE versions, they just download
Lubuntu-Non-PAE-final.iso (or whaterver).

"Supported doesn't" always mean that every aspect is in development and
useful.  Only the key aspects that define the OS.
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Some considerations about the Precise theme

[Josh Embrey]

In regards to going lighter with Lubuntu, we must remember our key targets
and goal.  I switched my GTK and Openbox themes to dark themes and it added
another 40 minutes to my netbook's battery when on full brightness, over an
hour with minimal brightness.  I took every step to ensure that it was just
the colors changing that changed the battery life.  Being LXDE aims at
having a minimal footprint, using dark themes helps minimize power
consumption, continuing with the goal.
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Testing, and md5sums that vary???

[Josh Embrey]

Best practices regarding checksums is to present one for each and not
suggest that people look elsewhere.  With each ISO that's released, the
checksum should be presented with it.  Some distros actually offer .zip
files that have an ISO and a checksum file for the ISO.  This makes it so
that if you're forced to work offline, you can still calculate your
accuracy.


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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Is Lubuntu Beta 1 ISO usable??

[Josh Embrey]

I think the most accurate answer to the question is the following:

Yes, as a beta, it is to be expected to be functionally stable, however many
bugs may be persistent.  These bugs may limit and occasionally break the
functionality of the operating system.  This outlook should be taken
whenever you approach a beta.  In regards to an operating system, using a
beta release, you may want to do it for the sake of testing, not a
production environment.

On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Michał Ćwikliński wrote:

> I mean is it stable enough?
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] About the recent slowdown of developement

[Josh Embrey]

Best of luck.  Like everyone else, I'm sure you'll do well.

I'm sure the updates will be more than sufficient to float us until later.

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:53 AM, PCMan  wrote:

> Some may noted that the development of pcmanfm and other lxde stuff
> slowed down significantly recently.
> I'm currently preparing for my license examination in order to get my
> license for internal medicine specialty.
> The examination will be on Sep 24 and on Oct 16. If I can pass the
> exam, I'll have more free time later.
> In my country, it's a very important advanced license exam for medical
> doctors. So I need to disappear for a while.
> I'll still take some time to fix the most critical bugs like "failure
> to build" or "segmentation fault on startup" when possible.
> Other less critical ones will be postponed. Sorry for the inconvinience.
>
> At this moment, I think it's reasonable to have a new 0.9.9 release
> for pcmanfm first since much has been fixed so far. If some issues are
> found after the release, a 0.9.9.1 should be enough.
> Any objection?
> If there are no major blockers for a new release, I plan to do a
> version bump for soname of libfm and do some final checks before the
> release.
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Ubucompilator

[Josh Embrey]

As a beginner developer and programmer, I can appreciate a compiler being
added.  However, the nature of LXDE is lightweight.  My belief is to keep
that as part of the Lubuntu project and keep it with the best aspects of
both Ubuntu and LXDE: Easy for the masses and small in size.  I think making
the compiler available from an official repository later on will be nice,
but adding it into the primary build is excessive.

Just my opinion.

On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:41 AM, gusions  wrote:

> Mmm i think that now Lubuntu is for developers, if you love upgrade your
> software it's a good idea..
>
> Thanks a lot to all!
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Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] RAM and CPU Requierments

[Josh Embrey]

Although others have suggested other things, there are specific linux
distributions that can really work well with old (I mean REALLY old)
systems.  The issue is that they're really complicated for daily use.  One
good one.  TinyCore linux would work amazingly well on it, but it's not for
new users by any means.  It does, however, have a basic GUI.  So, the option
is there.

http://tinycorelinux.com

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Eduard Gotwig wrote:

> How many RAM and CPU does Lubuntu 10.4 will require?
> i have a 266 mhz pentium 2 processor,126 mb ram and 5 gb disk space and
> what linux kernel we would take?
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