Hi Fritz, The only way to find out is to try ;-)
Best regards Nio Den 2015-04-11 16:46, Fritz Hudnut skrev: > Folks: > > Along these lines of inquiry . . . seems like with a recent kernel > upgrade, the several month old U-MATE 14 PPC install on my iBook got > "corrupted" . . . seems like aptitude was removing key packages so that > logging into a MATE session just showed the desktop image, no toolbars > or desktop icons, mouse cursor worked but nothing to click on. Tried to > upgrade out of it, but didn't work. Seems like the install is built on > "meta packages" and if something gets removed the whole house comes > tumbling down . . . . I added XFCE4 to see if that would work and it > does give me a GUI, but numerous problems still remain, seems like the > system is "toast." > > So, did get some ideas about the "why" of it, although it seems > susceptible to re-occur, I do like the "GNOME Floating Feet" > screensaver--my prime motivation for MATE. But, my question, just like > the "OP" in a sense, I'm looking to save download time for a fresh > install, since this install is only a few months old and had to do some > tweaking for the "radeon" issue, and getting sound working, etc. I have > a Lu 14.04 LTS from 7/23/14 already burned, so that part isn't an issue; > question is if I did that install and then tried to add the MATE items > as another DE, would that cause "dependency" issues or issues that might > again cause the system to uh, deconstruct itself? Or, generally no > worries, they are more or less of same DNA? > > From Nio's post I see that I could do a "mini" install of U 14 and then > of course add whatever DEs I would want . . . but I don't know if that > would be a time saver, as much of the system is then downloaded via my > <3MB DSL . . . might be a "wash"???? in terms of a time cost/benefit > ratio ????? > > F > On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 5:00 AM, <lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > <mailto:lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com>> wrote: > > https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/download.html > > > > Plop should work :-) If not there are other methods: > > > 1. Start from Lubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (and update/upgrade). You find iso > files listed with sizes in Gibibytes and can download them here: > > http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/14.04.1/release/ > > > 2. Install a small image and then install the meta-package > > lubuntu-desktop > > > a. Start from the Ubuntu 14.04 mini.iso that you find via > > http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/netboot/trusty/ > > according to the description at > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall > > > > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users