[lubuntu-users] pcspkr bell issue

2016-10-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, I'm using lubuntu-16.10-desktop-amd64.iso as live media. After the Lxde session started I run a script [attached]. One thing done by the script is enabling the PC speaker beep. If the script run for one time launched in lxterminal, the bell doesn't work. Nothing pulseaudio related is shown by

Re: [lubuntu-users] pcspkr bell issue

2016-10-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 23 Oct 2016 17:41:57 -0500, Israel wrote: >maybe you need a bit of time after it loads... >perhaps running > >modprobe pcspkr && sleep 10 # or whatever amount you want No, I tried 'echo -e \\a' a long time after the script finished. >## the only real thing getting done would be sourcing

Re: [lubuntu-users] boottabled records

2016-10-26 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:35:41 +0300, Корень Зла wrote: >usless startupmanager Hi, IMHO either graphical user interface tools, as well as all those GRUB configs, to auto-config GRUB, are far off a philosophy that is much important for many Linux users. Many users, including myself follow the https:

Re: [lubuntu-users] Installing Lubuntu

2016-10-26 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 09:12:10 -0200, Andre Campos Rodovalho wrote: >let's find out what is your audio device... Run the following commands >on lxterminal. > >sudo apt install lshw >sudo lshw -c multimedia Regarding missing sound I recommend to first check if the audio device is already available by

Re: [lubuntu-users] lxtask feature

2016-10-26 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 09:22:39 -0200, Andre Campos Rodovalho wrote: >What is the Lubuntu version you are using? The output of lsb_release -rc provides this information. >From the OP's mail headers: "X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.4.1 (GTK+ 2.24.23; i686-pc-linux-gnu)" This leads to 14.04 LTS Trusty, but

Re: [lubuntu-users] Installing Lubuntu

2016-10-26 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:55:13 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >aplay -l My apologies, I don't care about text below top posting, so I missed that the OP already run aplay. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [lubuntu-users] GUFW as default feature

2016-10-28 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 28 Oct 2016 07:41:32 -0700, Mark F wrote: >I think a "Welcome" screen would be very helpful If you are serious about user-friendliness in regards to novices, then don't add another layer of configuring tool, especially not for applications that are unimportant for the novice, instead sta

Re: [lubuntu-users] using lubuntu

2016-11-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 05:09:11 +, E James wrote: >Step 1. Use the downloaded Lubuntu to create a bootable DVD or USB >stick. Hi, I stopped reading here, so I can't comment the rest of the mail. However, I strongly recommend to verify the downloaded ISO by the signed checksums, before burning i

Re: [lubuntu-users] using lubuntu

2016-11-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 09:55:38 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >chmod a+x luamd64_1610.sh #to make the script executable >./luamd64_1610.sh lubuntu #for lubuntu 16.10 >./luamd64_1610.sh lubuntu 16.04 #for lubuntu 16.04 the latest LTS Oops, a typo. ./luamd64_1610.sh lubuntu 16.04.

Re: [lubuntu-users] dropping i386/PPC (was: Re: [lubuntu-devel] State of PPC)

2016-11-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 14 Nov 2016 12:54:58 -0800, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >I tried the link and it said "page doesn't exist" I posted the correct link here: http://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/linux-audio-user/2016-November/106712.html It was just a "space" between "16" and "11". -- Lubuntu-users mailing list

Re: [lubuntu-users] dropping i386/PPC (was: Re: [lubuntu-devel] State of PPC)

2016-11-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:39:08 -0800, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >@Yao: > >Thanks for that link, it did go to the correct page, but, still the >"time" is eluding me, is that "1500" UTC zone 1 . . . ??? How to >extrapolate that to Pacific Time zone??? In the left upper corner, here's a clock. If you cli

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] dropping i386/PPC (was: Re: State of PPC)

2016-11-16 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 13:44:42 -0700, Mark F wrote: >Aren't there other distros like Puppy to fill that niche? Why does >Lubuntu have to cover the increasingly rare population of machines. It >doesn't seem like it would be a problem if "Lightweight" doesn't >extend to the lightest, oldest hardware.

Re: [lubuntu-users] Install Google Chrome on Lubuntu 16.04 ?

2016-12-04 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 09:10:01 -0600, Robert Crawford wrote: >I always do it from my terminal. > >sudo apt install gdebi >cd Downloads >wget >https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb >sudo gdebi google* The OP mentioned 16.04, so installing gdebi makes no sense, but

Re: [lubuntu-users] Install Google Chrome on Lubuntu 16.04 ?

2016-12-04 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 20:39:02 +, Rafael Laguna wrote: >You'll have to go to http://chrome.google.com and download the package. >Once accepting it, the installer will add the repository to your >system so it can update itself. Only Chromium is in the Lubuntu repos. The same question was already

Re: [lubuntu-users] Google NOT as default homepage

2016-12-05 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, Ubuntu is disputed for some software, that some people consider to be "spyware". However, in regards to web browsers it's most likely upstream who comes with a default start page, not Ubuntu. I suspect for a default Ubuntu install, the default browser is Firefox. The average Firefox user expec

Re: [lubuntu-users] Google NOT as default homepage

2016-12-05 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, several users of the Ubuntu flavour 'Ubuntu Studio' are activists who care much about security. We had a lot of discussions on the users and developers list. With one voice we brought down to the common denominator, that security and privacy aren't a state a distro could provide, it requires m

Re: [lubuntu-users] Google NOT as default homepage

2016-12-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
That is your second off-list reply. Sorry, but I will take one point of this second off-list mail back to the mailing list. Off-list you pointed out that we have good alternatives like duckduckgo, startpage and maybe others. In the past, when ixquick (now startpage) wasn't available, some distros

Re: [lubuntu-users] Google NOT as default homepage

2016-12-06 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 08:05:31 -0700, Mark F wrote: >On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 5:05 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> In short, Jane Doe wants Google [...] *doesn't care* if some >> software she installed phones home or not. > >Does she even know? She doesn't, or at best she h

Re: [lubuntu-users] Switching Input Languages via terminal

2017-03-08 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, the Arch Wiki should work more or less for Ubuntu, too. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/locale [root@archlinux rocketmouse]# systemd-nspawn -qD /mnt/moonstudio [root@moonstudio ~]# lsb_release -d Description:Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS [root@moonstudio ~]# grep -v "#" /etc/locale.gen de_D

Re: [lubuntu-users] "Power Off" Panel item

2017-03-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:27:50 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: >I only use it once per session! 😃 -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

Re: [lubuntu-users] 64 Bit netbook - Acer Aspire One 722-C52rr

2017-04-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:48:10 +0100, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >Never installed an O.S. on a VM. Where should I look for initial >information? Hi, I recommend to install VirtualBox. On Linux hosts it's unlikely the best, but definitively the easiest to use virtual machine. Maybe it's the same for Win

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 13 May 2017 11:32:21 +0200, Basil Fernie wrote: >On Mon, 8 May 2017 20:54:00 -0600 Aere Greenway wrote: >> 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 Qupzil

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu

2017-05-13 Thread Ralf Mardorf
PS: >>On Mon, 8 May 2017 20:54:00 -0600 Aere Greenway wrote: >>> But on attempting to browse the web (using Firefox) to download my >>> latest music software, the browser crashes! Do they crash when browsing and/or downloading? If they crash during a download, are you downloading to a tmp

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 14 May 2017 11:03:23 -0600, Aere Greenway wrote: >I do lament the coming demise of all 32-bit machines, but I will move >on, when it is necessary to do so. A while ago I replaced my around ten years old 64 bit dual-core mobo/CPU with a newer elCheapo 64 bit dual-core mobo/CPU. It does

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 14 May 2017 11:44:08 -0700, Brendan || Lyn Perrine wrote: >Although I know pentium IV( prescott) to core 2 was a huge jump on the >intel side I also have 4 GB of ram in this laptop. It seems to do >everything but gaming and running virtual machines well. Indeed my old machine had 4 GiB RAM

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 14 May 2017 20:45:53 +0100, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >Hi All, > >Regarding the Firefox crash. Using Synaptic Package manager I >installed the Firefox debug symbols package firefox-dbg. > >I then ran Firefox 3 times in gdb. It consistently crashes in a >function being called by:- >/build/firefox

Re: [lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

2017-05-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 14 May 2017 22:03:05 +0200, Jörn Schönyan wrote: >Firefox needs SSE2, the P3 does only have SSE1. >https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/your-hardware-no-longer-supported Oops! In a previous mail I already mentioned that even SSE2 isn't state-of-the-art. We should expect that even SSE2 gets

Re: [lubuntu-users] Downloading Google Chrome

2017-06-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:04:46 -0600, Aere Greenway wrote: >You may need to first install the gdebi package, since it appears not >to be installed by default in recent levels of Lubuntu. Sure, gdebi is completely unneeded since several releases ago. There's no need to install gdebi, assuming the

Re: [lubuntu-users] Downloading Google Chrome

2017-06-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:55:12 +0200, Rafael Laguna wrote: >sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable.deb (use the proper name) > >Then use this command: > >sudo apt install -f Assuming the package should require dependency packages, than the above dpkg is missing a --force-depends switch. However, see my

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bootable clone app for Lubuntu

2017-07-05 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, I don't know how to backup the Apple OS, but you could backup a Linux by simply coping all files, when the install isn't booted. IOW you could use a live media to backup all files. This would copy all GRUB related files as well, but to make an install that was restored from the copy bootable,

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 64, Issue 2

2017-07-17 Thread Ralf Mardorf
>On 11 April 2017 at 13:30, oldmarathonrunner wrote: >> As ordinary people do not understand any of this I wonder if Lubuntu >> and Linux have absolutely no interest in normal users. Hi, please don't misunderstand this as a unfriendly rough reply, I only try to explain something about a commo

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 64, Issue 2

2017-07-17 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:49:56 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >I guess I could explain in a very simple way, where many newbies act ^ "in what way many newbies act...

Re: [lubuntu-users] @oldmarathonrunnet

2017-07-17 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:56:35 -0400, twoc...@protonmail.com wrote: >Honesty neither is here as its really a distribution development >mailing list mostly. Hi, no, it's a user list, but actually Lubuntu is an Ubuntu flavour, so a lot of questions might reach more people, when sending a request to h

Re: [lubuntu-users] Start menu

2017-09-08 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, is a panel running? pgrep -a panel I suspect Lubuntu does use the openbox window manager and perhaps (not necessarily) the openbox autostart file. If so, take a look at the autostart file. cat ~/.config/openbox/autostart If a panel should run, but it doesn't run or it runs, but should

Re: [lubuntu-users] lubuntu

2017-09-08 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 8 Sep 2017 18:22:28 -0700, Mark F wrote: >It seemed like my hard-drive became physically damaged due to the >install. If so, then the hard drive already was close to the end of life before you installed Lubuntu. It would have failed without installing Lubuntu, too. Btw. a complete Windows

Re: [lubuntu-users] Grettings from Cuba

2017-09-20 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:09:53 +0800, Guang Chao wrote: >On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 9:16 PM, Rafael Laguna wrote: >>I'm afraid not. Ubuntu general lists must be written in English. There >>are several localised mailing lists in other languages though: >> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/#Localization+List

Re: [lubuntu-users] AMD-64 repository problems on 20171021 @ 12:10p MDT - getting 404's when trying to install gcc for amd-64

2017-10-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 11:39:21 -0700, paul meeks wrote: >Stop sending me this crap. Are you nuts? On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 18:14:41 +, Oingo Boingo wrote: >http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux/linux-libc-dev_4.10.0-35.39_amd64.deb >404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80] E: Aborting inst

Re: [lubuntu-users] Help: Map one key to another key in Lubuntu

2017-10-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
As a temporary solution you could press shift+ctrl+u and after that type 20 and then push enter . -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

Re: [lubuntu-users] Help: Map one key to another key in Lubuntu

2017-10-21 Thread Ralf Mardorf
>I can bring an external keyboard if any typing on terminal is needed As a temporary solution you don't need to connect an external keyboard. Apart from the unicode method with the shift+ctrl+u shortcut I already mentioned, you also could install an on-screen virtual keyboard. https://packages.u

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

2017-11-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 11 Nov 2017 14:05:44 +, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >If you get any error from the memory testing, you need to get someone >to help you with your hardware Not necessarily, Memtest could fail. If the installed Memtest should show errors, I still would use an original Memtest live media and run

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

2017-11-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:25:50 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >If you should use another browser, take a look at > > name_of_the_browser --hel ^ --help FWIW if you shouldn't know the name of the browser's command you could type the f

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu's repository

2017-11-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 11 Nov 2017 20:14:20 -0600, Israel wrote: >If you wanted privacy because you were in an oppressive country trying >to have more freedom of information I would give you names of programs >you could use to help, as well as specific distributions which would >make your internet activity less e

[lubuntu-users] Privacy and security - Was: Lubuntu's repository

2017-11-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, to grant privacy and security it's important to check the ISO against a signed checksum by a trusted key. If this isn't done in the first place, all following efforts to grant protection could be futile. So for Tails read https://tails.boum.org/install/download/openpgp/index.en.html . To ge

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

2017-11-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:27:39 -0700, Mark F wrote: >It was so strange. I used Windows 95% of the time. It didn't freeze >(even when installing it). But, for some reason Linux touched that bad >memory in a way that caused my computer to hang. Linux does use all available RAM, not only regarding Phys

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

2017-11-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:37:50 +, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >Given personal experience of refurbishing computers for the Contact >Computer Wombling/Refurbishing Project, I have found that when a >computer I'm working on fails to run memtest86+ , that computer is not >reliable enough for normal use. Af

Re: [lubuntu-users] Support

2017-11-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
PS: If RAM bars mounted to computer A should fail Memtest, do the same RAM bars fail Memtest when mounted to computer B? -- Guerilla Open Access Manifesto: https://archive.org/stream/GuerillaOpenAccessManifesto/Goamjuly2008_djvu.txt -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [lubuntu-users] no swap file

2017-11-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 01 Dec 2017 10:44:10 +0800, Kaitlyn Ashely wrote: >Because the Linux use the swap space to connect the memory and hard >disk as bridge, it not necessary, but if you have swap space better >then not have it. No swap or a swap much smaller than nowadays common RAM sizes might cause issues

Re: [lubuntu-users] lubuntu social media page shut down because of legal threats from Rafael Laguna

2017-12-26 Thread Ralf Mardorf
This is plain nonsense: > Clarification: The user is using a Ubuntu flavour Icon and Name > (Lubuntu and the icon of Lubuntu) all of them registered by Canonical > Ltd, UK, and allowed to be used only in the website http://lubuntu.me

Re: [lubuntu-users] flash in browsers

2018-01-20 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 22:03:49 -0600, Israel wrote: >On 01/20/2018 07:51 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Recent install of lunbuntu 17.18 >> >> Attemting to watch msnbc `full episodes' in Chromium-browser I get >> messages saying: >> >>To watch this video, download or enable the adobe flash player >

Re: [lubuntu-users] flash in browsers

2018-01-20 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 05:26:56 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 22:03:49 -0600, Israel wrote: >>On 01/20/2018 07:51 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: >>> Recent install of lunbuntu 17.18 >>> >>> Attemting to watch msnbc `full episodes' in C

Re: [lubuntu-users] flash in browsers

2018-01-20 Thread Ralf Mardorf
https://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/ https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/google_chrome -- https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/01/spectre_and_mel_1.html -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/l

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

2018-01-27 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:51:51 +, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >Hi Harry, > >On 27 January 2018 at 19:01, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> How can I cause the boot msgs produced when lubuntu boots up to be >> displayed on the boot screen >> >> Pressing `esc' causes some to show but I can see that some have >> a

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

2018-01-27 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:27:55 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >I was capable of 2783.7 lines per second (last time I was tested [about >2 yrs ago]) so boot msgs are easy-squeezy. > >My grand kids hate it when I read out loud to them. They tell me that >instead of individual words all they here is a midr

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

2018-01-27 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 06:56:01 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:27:55 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >>I was capable of 2783.7 lines per second (last time I was tested >>[about 2 yrs ago]) so boot msgs are easy-squeezy. >> >>My grand kids hate it when I r

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

2018-01-27 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 01:07:13 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >Ralf Mardorf >writes: > >> On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:27:55 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >>>I was capable of 2783.7 lines per second (last time I was tested >>>[about 2 yrs ago]) so boot msgs are easy-squeezy.

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

2018-01-28 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 10:02:24 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >Trump does not actually speak english. He speaks an archaic 13th >century form of german spoken only in and around what is now called >Kallstadt in Germany. > >You have to look really close to see it, but Donald actually wears an >interprete

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

2018-01-28 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 2018-01-28 at 20:34 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 10:02:24 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > > Trump does not actually speak english. He speaks an archaic 13th > > century form of german spoken only in and around what is now called > > Kallstadt in Germa

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

2018-01-28 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:34:38 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 10:02:24 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >>Trump does not actually speak english. He speaks an archaic 13th >>century form of german spoken only in and around what is now called >>Kallstadt in Germany.

Re: [lubuntu-users] How to display all boot msgs during boot

2018-02-02 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 20:34:38 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 10:02:24 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >>Trump does not actually speak english. He speaks an archaic 13th >>century form of german spoken only in and around what is now called >>Kallstadt in Germany.

Re: [lubuntu-users] favorite flavor

2018-05-20 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 20 May 2018 10:36:59 -0600, Aere Greenway wrote: >I tried to vote, but it is asking me to create a new account. Confirmed! Let alone that *buntu users might start with e.g. a server image to do a tailored desktop install, while OTOH Ubuntu Budgie is that new, that it's unlikely worse to co

Re: [lubuntu-users] favorite flavor

2018-05-20 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 20 May 2018 10:16:15 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 06:57:54PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> Let alone that *buntu users might start with e.g. a server >> image to do a tailored desktop install, while OTOH Ubuntu Budgie is >> that new, tha

Re: [lubuntu-users] favorite flavor

2018-05-20 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 20 May 2018 19:38:19 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 04:30:40AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> Actually for the supported releases trusty (EOL April 2019) and >> xenial (EOL April 2021) Ubuntu GNOME is a flavour, > >Which I would consider an i

Re: [lubuntu-users] favorite flavor

2018-05-20 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 21 May 2018 05:57:28 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>The poll is not about preferred desktop environment, but about >>preferred flavor. For such people, the answer is most appropriately >>"none." > >Full ACK, to improve the poll there perhaps should be two

Re: [lubuntu-users] Tower PC, lubuntu and Qt

2018-06-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
> On 30 Jun 2018, at 21:11, Ian Bruntlett wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a tower PC that I had refurbished for a friend who turned out not to > have enough room for it in her new flat. > > So it is knocking around, not doing much. Thought it might be interesting to > try LxQt - is it still calle

Re: [lubuntu-users] Tower PC, lubuntu and Qt

2018-06-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 20:38:23 +0100, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >Thanks. I've read both pages and need just a little bit more >guidance... > >I have successfully installled Ubuntu 18.04 and ran Software Updater. > >In my searches, I found this suggestion:- >sudo apt-get update >sudo apt-get install lxqt o

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lu Next Accessories . . . not all make appearance??

2018-07-05 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 5 Jul 2018 07:37:00 -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >if I was to move to 18.10 is there a command to do that via the >console? http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man8/do-release-upgrade.8.html https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/installing-upgrading.html >"apt full-upgrade"? [snip]

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lu Next Accessories . . . not all make appearance??

2018-07-05 Thread Ralf Mardorf
PS: Note, the daily Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic builds are "not current". It's under development, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases . -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

Re: [lubuntu-users] Wish list for Lu Disco

2019-04-01 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 11:38:16 +0200, Liam Proven wrote: >That's surprising to me. You'd start a computer in order to put it to >sleep? How bizarre! :-) Hi, a modern tablet PC doesn't need much power when being idle, but for old computers battery charge could be something to consider. Nowadays nobod

Re: [lubuntu-users] C4C Lubuntu ReSpin18.04.2

2019-04-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2019-04-15 at 11:24 +0200, Liam Proven wrote: > This is offensive spam and I suggest that this person is blocked from the > list. Hi, IMO introducing a Lubuntu derivative on an Lubuntu related mailing list just one time is ok. The OP is a Christian, so we should tolerate Christan dyscalc

Re: [lubuntu-users] C4C Lubuntu ReSpin18.04.2

2019-04-17 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:00:32 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 04:53:47PM +0100, Liam Proven wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 at 11:09, Ben Johnston >> wrote: >> > Being considerate and respectful are the first two paragraphs of >> > the Ubuntu code of conduct. >> Doe

Re: [lubuntu-users] C4C Lubuntu ReSpin18.04.2

2019-04-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:49:35 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >On 2019-04-17 15:01, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> Please be considerate and respectful to everyone. > >This is only truly possible where we are able to welcome and accept >each other's differences, even wh

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-24 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:21:51 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >Base 10 *IS* the standard, according to the IEEE, so I would consider >it a bug against whomever is using base 2. What are physical incorrect values good for? It's implausible that making a physical incorrect measuring unit a standard

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-24 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2019-04-25 at 08:08 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:21:51 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: > > Base 10 *IS* the standard, according to the IEEE, so I would consider > > it a bug against whomever is using base 2. > > What are physical incorrect value

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-25 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2019-04-25 at 10:07 +0200, Liam Proven wrote: > On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 08:19, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > It's paradox to claim that a device is capable of 16 G, 32 G, 64 G, > > 128 G, 256 G, 512 G, 1024 G etc. if "G" isn't base 2, since those values

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-25 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2019-04-25 at 11:43 +0200, Liam Proven wrote: > On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:55, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > You are missing the point. It doesn't matter if you call it "GB" or > > "GiB". > > I think that _is_ the point. > > > A &quo

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-25 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, don't worry, this reply continues the off-topic discussion, but then "RTN" on-topic. On Thu, 2019-04-25 at 16:31 +0200, Liam Proven wrote: > On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 16:07, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > "Ordinary" people wonder why the values aren't 250 inste

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-25 Thread Ralf Mardorf
>If you zoom in, you might notice that it has got a 80268 CPU Oops, that will hardly pappen, since it's a 80286 :D. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-04-26 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 08:35:08 -0700, Mark F wrote: >That's impressive you figure all that out +1 Well done! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-05-02 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 02 May 2019 12:19:17 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >On 2019-04-26 16:01, Mark F wrote: >> I know the installer and Xubuntu aren't your (Walter's) department. >> I'm just wondering if that would be another way to look at it? >> Lubuntu uses 4.5gb. But, required 8gb to pass the installer'

Re: [lubuntu-users] 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement

2019-05-02 Thread Ralf Mardorf
n Thu, 02 May 2019 13:04:08 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >On 2019-05-02 20:01, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> I've got deep respect regarding your effort, especially since it >> seems to be a trivial issue. IMO it isn't that trivial. > >In the end, all bugs ar

Re: [lubuntu-users] contributions (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-02 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2019-05-02 at 14:19 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pcmanfm/+bug/1782984 On Arch and Ubuntu 16.04 I'm using SpaceFM, resp. most of the times no file manager at all. On Arch Linux I migrated from the SpaceFM GTK2 to the GTK3 version. I prefer the

Re: [lubuntu-users] contributions (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-04 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 3 May 2019 21:05:42 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >On Fri, May 03, 2019 at 06:48:13AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> That xcb multi-threaded client crab is no issue at all for my Ubuntu >> 16.04 install, but a PITA for my Arch Linux install. Since I never >> used pcm

Re: [lubuntu-users] contributions (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 02 May 2019 14:19:42 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pcmanfm/+bug/1782984 Hi Walter, when running Polyphone from command line this issue happens, too, _but_ the app neither does crash nor freeze, it continues to work without a noticeable issue.

Re: [lubuntu-users] contributions (was: 19.4 installer has 8gig minimum disk requirement)

2019-05-19 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sun, 19 May 2019 13:44:21 -0700, Mark F wrote: >I like it. I just replied to someone (I top posted too! Maybe that >will get Liam to join. wink). IIRC as one drawback of forums Liam mentioned markup language. If you want to post code, one forum requires ~~~ some code ~~~ and another [code] s

Re: [lubuntu-users] Current State of Spectre and Meltdown

2019-05-27 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Hi, consumerism has got an upside and a downside. Your subject is misleading, since you question the support of aged CPUs. Your point of view takes only your field of application into account and apart from this you ignore the progress computers already made before the microchips mentioned by y

Re: [lubuntu-users] Current State of Spectre and Meltdown

2019-05-27 Thread Ralf Mardorf
PS: On Tue, 2019-05-28 at 07:35 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Your subject is misleading, since you question the support of aged CPUs. ^discontinued ;) -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscr

Re: [lubuntu-users] Current State of Spectre and Meltdown

2019-05-28 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 28 May 2019 15:45:12 +0100, Barry Titterton wrote: >Is 10 years a reasonable time scale for End Of Life support for >hardware? Yes, if human kind wants to go the way of the dodo bird. No, if not. >Is it acceptable that some manufacturers are giving much shorter >support periods, even fo

Re: [lubuntu-users] The ending of various technological "waves"

2019-06-03 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 07:57:16 -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >Still, likely at some point Debian will do with 32 bit >what it did with PPC??? Hard to say for sure . . . . It is not hard to say. https://www.dodo.com/sites/dodo/files/2018-08/Dodo_14b_Home_LRG_1014x1049_3.png Immortality does not exist.

Re: [lubuntu-users] The ending of various technological "waves"

2019-06-03 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 17:19:50 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 07:57:16 -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >>Still, likely at some point Debian will do with 32 bit >>what it did with PPC??? Hard to say for sure . . . . > >It is not hard to say. >https:/

Re: [lubuntu-users] Error: "system program problem" . . . the new mouse sweeps clean?

2019-06-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:50:10 -0700, Walter Lapchynski wrote: >On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 04:00:55PM -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >> there are some "issues" that go along with running >> multi-boot systems > >Yes, this! I totally caution people against them. Hi, there are absolutely no issues r

Re: [lubuntu-users] Error: "system program problem" . . . the new mouse sweeps clean?

2019-06-30 Thread Ralf Mardorf
If I google for 'grub chainloading osx on apfs' the second hit is related to a broken os-prober and seemingly efi is involved. However, it's about another issue, at least hfs+ is used. For a bootloader related request - especially since OSX is involved - consider to join https://lists.ubuntu.com/m

Re: [lubuntu-users] Error: "system program problem" . . . the new mouse sweeps clean?

2019-07-01 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 07:48:39 -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >it might be akin to a "multiple personality disorder. No, it's not nearly similar! Keep in mind that you are controlling the operating systems and that the operating systems not randomly switch from one to another during usage. There is on

Re: [lubuntu-users] Error: "system program problem" . . . the new mouse sweeps clean?

2019-07-01 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 20:49:33 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 07:48:39 -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >>it might be akin to a "multiple personality disorder. > >No, it's not nearly similar! Keep in mind that you are controlling the >operating systems and th

Re: [lubuntu-users] which personality disorder would say it best?

2019-07-02 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Consider to compare the issue with a broken toe. You know that something is wrong with a foot, but you don't know what. You need to check the foot, to find out that a toe is broken. Once you know that a toe is broken, you can do something very pragmatic. Repairing software and hardware issues is ev

Re: [lubuntu-users] Error: the new mouse does not sweep clean in Lu 19.10?

2019-07-02 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2 Jul 2019 18:52:51 -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >is a Gecko partition in another drive, so I don't know >why that would "throw an error" in Lu . . .??? > >Anyway, it's mildly irritating, sort of like the "hidden file on the >desktop" thing, which does seem to have "gone away" . . . in >19.10

Re: [lubuntu-users] Error: the new mouse does not sweep clean in Lu 19.10?

2019-07-02 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2019-07-03 at 06:45 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Anyway, it's mildly irritating, sort of like the "hidden file on the > > desktop" thing, which does seem to have "gone away" . . . in > > 19.10 . . . Is this still relevant at all? Do you still h

Re: [lubuntu-users] Error: the new mouse does not sweep clean in Lu 19.10?

2019-07-02 Thread Ralf Mardorf
Oops, in my previous mail it shouldn't read "Ralf wrote", ist should read On Tue, 2 Jul 2019 18:52:51 -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > Anyway, it's mildly irritating, sort of like the "hidden file on the > > desktop" thing, which does seem to have "gone away" . . . in > > 19.10 . . . My little cont

Re: [lubuntu-users] USB flash drive filesystem

2019-08-01 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 20:47:33 +0100, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >I bought a USB flash drive and was wondering what filesystem I should >be using on it. > >I think it is formatted as exFAT but am not sure. > >Any ideas? Usually they are FAT32 formatted. I usually stay with FAT32, so they are compatible to

Re: [lubuntu-users] USB flash drive filesystem

2019-08-01 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 22:09:21 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 20:47:33 +0100, Ian Bruntlett wrote: >>I bought a USB flash drive and was wondering what filesystem I should >>be using on it. >> >>I think it is formatted as exFAT but am not sure. >> >

Re: [lubuntu-users] USB flash drive filesystem

2019-08-01 Thread Ralf Mardorf
PPS: FAT32: max. file size 4 GiB, max. volume size is 16 TiB When not using FAT32: There are various opinions regarding wear and speed, when using a journaling FS. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

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