2010/12/30 Tim Bernhard <ohiom...@gmail.com>: > 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 >
To make a quick answer, i have already some of this bugs on the radar, but we need time to fix them. It's not a will to have Lubuntu not adpated for everyone, we just needs time and people to fix them :) 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
