On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:36 PM, Jonathan Marsden <jmars...@fastmail.fm>wrote:
> On 06/16/2013 11:22 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > > > I think your analysis is correct, so if you have low RAM > > > > 1. Make sure there is swap and that it is active before starting the > > installer > > > > 2. Do not touch it during the installation (at the partitioning page) > > I think expecting novice users coming from Windows to pre-partition and > set up swap space before they install is asking a *lot*. I'd much > prefer that we focus on installing to an HD with either no partitions, > or a Windows partition, on it, since that is the common case for > newcomers coming from a Windows OS on older hardware. > > I think asking people to use the "Install Lubuntu" menu item on the > desktop image is fine, as it is not difficult, and indeed is even > logical, since that is exactly what they want to do :) > > I think asking people with lower RAM machines to use the Alternate > Install CD is also fine, as it is no more difficult than using ubiquity, > just less pretty. > > Anything beyond that (using netboot/mini.iso, or manual pre-partitioning > to add swap space, etc.) is, to me, a workaround rather than something > which we should expect normal users to have to deal with. Suitable for > hobbyists, but not for the general public. > > Since I'm writing the Installation chapter of the planned Lubuntu > Manual, if that viewpoint is totally wrong/incorrect/nuts, I need to > know that, ASAP :) In the end it's likely to be my decision, but I am > interested in well-reasoned statements of different positions on this > from anyone in the Lubuntu community. > > Jonathan +1 Maybe for the first time, I agree with each and every word that another member of our great community has written :D I'm doing some testing and I have some interesting findings. Will share it as soon as I'm done. -- "All of us are smarter than any one of us." *Best Regards,* *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>* *Start Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu> * *Test Machine: ASUS F3F Laptop - **Intel Core Duo T2350 @ 1.86GHz with 489MB RAM*
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