On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 11:57:10AM +0000, Peter Flynn wrote: > On 27/12/15 22:10, Chris Green wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 07:25:48PM +0000, [email protected] wrote: > >> On 27/12/15 18:38, Chris Green wrote: > >>> On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 06:17:03PM +0000, [email protected] wrote: > >>> [snip] > >>> Yes, that's what I did, but having to wait such a long time before > >>> being able to select 'Install' seems a bit rubbish. > >>> > >> Horses for courses - I don't much mind waiting 20 seconds - but there you > >> go, different hardware. > >> > > My systems (as in my personal desktop and laptop) would probably have > > started quite fast but this was on an old[ish] system that I was > > installing for a friend. > > I have had no problem in the past installing onto even quite old kit > (7-8 years and more) but 15.10 seems to have chosen the scenic route. > Yes, that was exactly the point I was making! :-)
> > Not a good start for someone who is new to Linux. > > No, indeed. I think perhaps the developers are using much faster boxes > and may perhaps have neglected to provide for the new user with older > equipment. > > Updating the documentation to explain the position would be a good start. > Absolutely! -- Chris Green -- xubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
