Ok, ToriOS can be CD-sized. Lubuntu is for more powerful machines anyhow :) And the Cute LXDE is going to be awesome! [ Cute == Qt ]
And 14.04 will be supported for a few more years, so it should be just fine! On 10/20/2014 05:09 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > So, > > desktop can go to dvd size and alternate sticks with cd size? minimal > (net work installer) will always be supported. > > Julien, for language support, etc. would you and the other devs be > happy to change the desktop ISO to dvd size, but with a commitment to > support alternate as CD size? > > 14.10 is going to be CD size, but can we discuss things for 15.04 :) > > Israel, keeping lubntu CD sized is a task. My proposal for 15.04 and > beyond is that desktop can 'grow' but that alternate stays CD size. > With the options of minimal[1] lubuntu keeps it small, mean, lean and > green :) > > Regards, > > Phill. > 1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall > > > On 20 October 2014 22:42, Israel <israeld...@gmail.com > <mailto:israeld...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On 10/20/2014 10:01 AM, Aere Greenway wrote: > > On 10/19/2014 11:03 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > >> Dear Lubuntu testers, release manager and everybody else with an > >> opinion, > >> > >> * If you think it is important with a desktop ISO file within > CD size, > >> please tell us here and now! > >> > >> * If you think it is enough with a Lubuntu alternate iso within > CD size, > >> you need not do anything, because this is how it is now. But if > you want > >> to 'defend' the current desktop iso file, please do so here and > how! > >> > > I think it is good that at least one of the Ubuntu variants > (Lubuntu) > > will run a live system from a CD, especially on this > long-term-support > > release. > > > > Being able to run a live system is important to verify that the > > graphics chip is supported, and that the wireless can be made to > work. > > > > If that same system can be made to run live using a USB drive, > that is > > acceptable to me, though some such machines have only the original > > slow USB, which makes it run slowly, but at least it works. > > > > I have an older (32-bit) MacBook machine, with only a CD drive, so > > this capability is useful for this machine, and as far as I know, I > > can't boot a live system on it from a USB drive (please correct > me if > > this is not correct). > > > > That being said, observing the ever-increasing sizes of newer Linux > > kernels, there will probably come a time when running a live-CD > system > > (from a CD) will not be possible. > > > Hi all, > I agree with Aere. > A mainline Ubuntu distro needs to be able to run from a CD. There are > some older Laptops that cannot boot from USB, and do not have a > DVD drive. > > I think it is still important, especially for Lubuntu, and our beloved > older hardware! > > -- > Regards > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- Regards
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