Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Natty Beta 1 released
The Lubuntu Natty Beta 1 ISO is now available for testing. - New theme made by Raphael Laguna Really nice! Love the new look. A question: I installed LibreOffice on top of beta1, and it's menu fonts look horrible (tried Writer, Calc, etc..all the same). Any idea how can I configure the libreoffice suite to look good under lubuntu? Any tips? Thanks Zoltan ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Virtualbox and lubuntu-natty-alpha-20110228-i386.iso
Thanks Jonathan, I followed your settings and it booted. I use OSX 10.5 and VB 4.0.4. In VB went to Settings - System - Motherboard: chipset to PIIX3 is the default (left it that way), l set/checked the Enable IO APIC checkbox as you suggested (it was unckecked by default), then under System - Processor the Enable PAE was unchecked (left it that way), then under System - Acceleration unchecked the Enable VT-x/AMD-V (it was checked by default). Thanks Zoltan On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Jonathan Marsden jmars...@fastmail.fm wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/28/2011 08:17 PM, Zoltan Matlak wrote: In VirtualBox with this image I have the same problem as with Julien's image, it does not start at boot. Great, thanks for testing and for reporting this. I want to narrow this issue down further. For me, it boots fine in virtualbox 4.0.4 on Win7 64bit (at work). For me here at home, earlier I *thought* it would not boot in virtualbox 4.0.4 under Ubuntu 10.04.2 amd64 ... but then I found a workaround: If I set that VM to NOT use hardware virtualization, and to NOT use PAE, and I set the chipset to PIIX3 and enable the IO APIC, *then* I can get these images (Julien's and mine) to boot. Please let us know what host OS and what exact version of virtualbox you are using. Then try the settings I mentioned for your Lubuntu VM, and see if they help. Thanks, Jonathan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1sdM8ACgkQUGfT4+mKBLJ/4QCfRJY3K6Jf2CisR1FpeKCqVYFj OH4An1RWH/Q4vAHDJVwrpvJcj9aSnwcz =CAOC -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] alpha2 image boot problem
On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Andrew Woodhead andrew.woodhead...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Zoltan Matlak matlakz...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Julien, I tried installing alpha2 on virtualbox, it does not work (doesn't boot). I usually install it (test it) as a fresh virtual box installation before I put it on a disk partition as a stand alone OS. I red the list, someone else also mentioned this problem. Is this a bad iso? Are you gonna regenerate the alpha2 image soon? What is the plan? thanks Zoltan ___ 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 Try turning off ACPI and APIC etc in the Virtualbox settings Sorry, but how do I do that? I have VB 4.0.2 under OSX, I created a new virtual machine, with all default settings. Did not booted yet, just clicked on Settings. Under Settings - System, I have Extended features. By default Enable IO APIC is not checked, so it's not enabled. Did not found any ACPI settings. Any help is welcomed. Thanks. Zoltan ___ 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
[Lubuntu-desktop] lxde ppa pcmanfm 0.9.8 mounting volumes
Hi, I added lxde ppa to my 10.10 lubuntu. Got latest pcmanfm (0.9.8), but my mapped volumes (other partitions) do not show up anymore. I have 2 other partitions that used to automount and show up in the earlier filemanager (0.9.7). Now are gone. In my pcmanfm, under preferences @ Auto-mount option I have all checkboxes checked. If I insert a USB stick it gets mounted and shows up in the filemanager. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Zoltan ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu for anyone?
Hi Tim all, I asked the same questions to myself several times :) I tried to fully switch to Lubuntu several times but till now I always went back to regular Ubuntu. I love Lubuntu's (LXDE's) simplicity and leanness, but for various reasons there is always some small bug or misbehavior that makes me go back to Ubuntu. I would love to have a 100% perfect Lubuntu (as most probably everybody here does), and make a complete switch to this distribution, but it did not happen so far. It is very clear to everybody who uses it that it becomes better and better with each release. 11.04 is (or will be) better that 10.10 and much better that 10.04. Congrats and big thank to everybody who puts long hours and energy creating this new distribution polished. The goal is clear, it is for old computers and/or low resource computers (sometimes it's the same thing) and average people who just installs it and uses it (no tweaking should be required). However there is a user group (including myself in here) who uses it on more powerful computers and likes this distro for it's leanness (or looks?). Of course it's frustrating if something does not work, but people here on this mailing list are very friendly and helpful, help is almost immediate. Thanks for this also! Thank you Lubuntu/LXDE Team and I'm looking forward for the second beta image :) Zoltan On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 5:22 AM, Tim Bernhard ohiom...@gmail.com wrote: 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] proxy setup?
Installed Rabbit4.8 (a simple java proxy, which is really easy to use by the way), and got it up and running in no time. Probably squid is also easy to set up, I just did not have the time to try it. LXProxy is not acceptable for me, since logging out and back again is not something I would do for a proxy setting change. Unfortunatelly in Chromium 8.0.552.215 (67652) Ubuntu 10.10, I can not add proxy configuration to my browser. When I click on Change proxy settings, I'm getting: When running Chromium under a supported desktop environment, the system proxy settings will be used. However, either your system is not supported or there was a problem launching your system configuration. But you can still configure via the command line. Please see man chromium-browser for more information on flags and environment variables. This is too bad. Is this also related to the fact that LXDE is a simple window manager ? (bug related to the issue that Chromium can not determine if it's default browser or not): https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=53066 Installed Midori and FF, both could be configured to use the above mentioned proxy (in general, proxies could be added to these browsers). thanks Zoltan ___ 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
[Lubuntu-desktop] proxy setup?
Hi, I started using (at least tried) Lubuntu 10.10 at my workplace (enterprise environment), and need to setup a proxy. Is it possible to setup a system/global proxy in lubuntu? Tried Lxproxy, but did not work. Also couldn't find any info regarding this. Can you please point me in the right direction (wiki, forum, etc.. anything). Thanks Zoltan ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Natty Alpha 1
Hi Julien, There is no control center (neither of the two mentioned in earlier emails). Nor could I find any in the lubuntu-desktop ppa. Sorry if I missed some useful information related to this, but what is the plan about a control center in lubuntu 11.04? Can you please just briefly summarize, sorry if I did not pay attention. thank you. Zoltan On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Julien Lavergne gi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Hi, This is a quick announcement for the availability of Lubuntu Natty Alpha 1. I'll be more verbose later to describe new items and futur improvements, in an another mail. The Alpha 1 is a snapshot of the actual development, with minimum tests. Expect others breakages until Alpha 2. However, you can easily test it under virtualbox or qemu. == Know issues== * Black background : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-default-settings/+bug/684796 * In Install-only mode, the panel appear in the middle of the screen : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/684802 * Checking the CD fail * Start menu of the Live-CD is not correctly translated. * The splash screen on Live-CD session may fall-back to Ubuntu text one. * Installer doesn't install correct restricted packages. == Reporting bugs == You can find information on how to report bug on this wiki page : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ReportingBugs == Download == Torrent: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-natty-alpha1.iso.torrenthttp://people.ubuntu.com/%7Egilir/lubuntu-natty-alpha1.iso.torrent Download: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-natty-alpha1.iso Md5 http://people.ubuntu.com/%7Egilir/lubuntu-natty-alpha1.iso%0AMd5: http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/md5sum.txthttp://people.ubuntu.com/%7Egilir/md5sum.txt Happy testing :) Regards, Julien Lavergne ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] trash can question
Thanks. Basically what you guys suggested is to create a shortcut to pcmanfm trash. This works. Basically the link looks like it's a real trash, but it doesn't behave like one. So there is no way to create a real trash can outside the file manager? Thanks Zoltan On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Yorvyk yorvik.ubu...@googlemail.comwrote: On Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:16:55 +0100 Zoltan Matlak matlakz...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Is it possible to add trash can to desktop or to task bar? Or the only way to access it is from the file manager? Just open up leafpad and put the following in: [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Version=1.0 Name=Trash Exec=pcmanfm trash:/// Icon=emptytrash Terminal=false Save it as trash.desktop on the Desktop. The Desktop should then show a Trash icon, which will open pcmanfm. Right clicking won’t work though. -- Steve Cook (Yorvyk) http://lubuntu.net ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ 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
[Lubuntu-desktop] trash can question
Hi, Is it possible to add trash can to desktop or to task bar? Or the only way to access it is from the file manager? Thanks for your help. Zoltan ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] What to look forward to?
Peppermintos is really nice indeed (it's lubuntu+mint+prism). It's worth trying. Nice concept. But, I'm not throwing in the towel on lubuntu :) Thanks Zoltan On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 4:37 AM, CAD Outsourcing cad...@gmail.com wrote: Take a look at peppermintos.com and let me know what you think. I am throwing in the towel onlubuntu. sorry. On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:40, Bob Trevithick bob.trevith...@gmail.com wrote: Is it likely that we'll be seeing a Lubuntu Alpha 1 coming out with the rest of the 'buntu 10.10 Alpha releases? I sure hope so. Lubuntu is what I've spent a long time looking for. I see it as an all-purpose distro. I put it on my AMD dual-core 4G desktop box, thinking it was just to play with it, and I've rarely booted anything else since. :) Can't wait to see how this unfolds. Nice job, folks! Bob ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
[Lubuntu-desktop] new menu item in lubuntu
I know it is an LXDE related question, but did not know where to post it. I installed mc, then I would like to create a menu item in the Main Menu, to launch mc in a terminal windw, without going to lxterminal and type mc. Unfortunately could not make it work. Got stuck. Does anybody have an idea how to do it (if it can be done)? I created a new file, called mc.desktop under /usr/share/applications, whick looks like: [Desktop Entry] Name=Midnight Commander filemanager GenericName=mc filemanager _X-GNOME-FullName=MidnightCommander Comment=blabla Exec=lxterminal mc Icon=mc Terminal=true Type=Application Categories=Development; StartupNotify=false X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=mc Tried different variation for Exec, just to put mc, or lxterminal mc, also Terminal true/false, but all variations I could think of failed.. Thanks Zoltan ___ 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
[Lubuntu-desktop] new visual identity in lucid
*I just red on slashdot today: Canonical has launched a new visual identityhttp://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/03/ubuntu-dumps-the-brown-introduces-new-theme.arsfor the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Ubuntu is shedding its previous brown look and adopting a more professional color scheme with purple and orange. The colors will be used in a new GNOME theme and boot splash for Ubuntu 10.04. According to updated design documents that were publishedhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Brandin the Ubuntu wiki, 'light' is the underlying concept behind the new visual identity. It displaces the 'human' concept that has been part of Ubuntu's theming and brand vernacular for the past five years. Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon has posted a screenshothttp://www.jonobacon.org/2010/03/03/refreshing-the-ubuntu-brand/and additional information. Question: is it a goal to have all *buntu variants use the same character set or to have common/similar look? Just wondering if the lubuntu splash and other logos have to be changed? (saw the xubuntu as sample on the site that's why I raised the question) Thanks Zoltan * ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 3 Shiny
What do you mean by applets ? Java applets (used by some banks for online banking or used by some online games). The only combination it doesn't work is chromeicedtea. Applets work with icedteaff and also works with sunjavachrome. One more think I forgot earlier. LXTerminal doesn't save history (as far as I remember it never did). Closing and opening a new terminal clears history. Is there a way to enable history saving between sessions? Thanks Zoltan On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Julien Lavergne gi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Thanks for the test. Le samedi 27 février 2010 à 13:41 +0100, Zoltan Matlak a écrit : I faced most of the problems the others reported earlier. Other than those, I noticed the following: 1. no flash plugin (earlier gnash used to be installed). Running apt-get install flashplugin-installer solved it. Yes, we definitely need a plugin to install a flash provider (reported on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam) 2. no applets with chrome(ium) and icedtea. I use online banking and this is a MAJOR issue for me. Solution is to either download install sun's java or install Firefox to be able to run applets. What do you mean by applets ? Java applets (used by some banks for online banking) 3. In networkmanager VPN is inactive, can not Add. I installed apt-get install network-manager-vpnc vpnc resolvconf rdesktop. After this, I was able to use VPN from command line, but in networkmanager it remained disabled. Do I need to install any other package? Do you have something in /etc/network/interface which manage VPN ? If it's the case, network-manager disable the management of the VPN, and it's handle directly by /etc/network/interface 4. pcmanfm2 now seem less complete than in pre-alpha3 (the test image from a week ago). Earlier in pcmanfm2 I was able to use applications:/// and trash:///. What happened, is this an older build? Just curious. Problem with dbus, a fix it's in progress. 5. printing does not work for me (it worked before alpha3). Installed my printer, it was recognized, added it, but nothing comes out (not even the test page). Weird. In manage print jobs document print status shows Completed. Any idea? Thanks No idea. Is someone else have this problem ? 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] New testing ISO 20100215
VERY nice! Looks (and feels) more and more professional. It's shaping up nicely. Congrats. Zoltan On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Julien Lavergne gi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Hi, I just created a new testing ISO. This is not an Alpha, but just a snapshot of the current work to be able to test more the new features. Like others Alpha, you should be aware that it's not considered stable, see warnings for Lucid Alpha : Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. Changes seen the Alpha 2 : * Main changes in the seed : - chromium for the browser - gnome-mplayer for the videos - network-manager for the network * New artwork made by Rafael Laguna. It's not the final theme, but it's quite complete, so we can test with a non standard artwork. And I like it :) * A new session (Lubuntu-Netbook), which launched lxlauncher. You need to logout, select Lubuntu-Netbook session instead of Lubuntu, and enter login ubuntu without password. Known bugs: * pcmanfm2 is not the default filemanager yet, it need more integration to be usable. It is still available by using pcmanfm2 * If you test on a USB, the first screen will freeze for a moment when you click on Try Lubuntu Just wait, it will continue as normal. * Bug reported during testing : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam Download : http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-20100215.isohttp://people.ubuntu.com/%7Egilir/lubuntu-lucid-20100215.iso Regards, Julien Lavergne ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 2 Preview 2
Experience with Alpha2 release: 1. If there is an internet connection during install it installs OpenOffice by default. If you don't want OO, just disable your internet connection, it worked for me... this is just a temporary solution (I hope :) 2. Still can't change keyboard layout (no option in GUI, had to reinstall) 3. Can't change timezone (no option in GUI) - had to reinstall OS in order to change it at setup time 4. xscreensaver /usr/share/backgrounds/ is still missing (directory has to be created manually, same problem was there in Aplha1) 5. On my compaq nc6320 wifi card (broadcom) was not recognized (had to install jockey-gtk). This is same in regular Ubuntu as well. 6. No flash plugin in browser (not sure if this is planned in final release or not). I installed it manually. 7. Printing got included in this release (was missing in Alpha1), but stil can not add printer (New and Server/Settings is disabled ) I need flash and Java (for applets) in my browser, plus my wifi card to be recognized, so I run the following commands on top of a regular Lubuntu install: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install jockey-gtk sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin sudo apt-get install update-manager sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get autoremove Did some disk space measurements with df, here are the values: clean install with openoffice.org 1.749.168 clean install without openoffice 1.129.184 after adding flashplugin, sun-java6, jockey-gtk and update-manager 1.267.352 Overall it's great, I love it, and there is visible improvement. I'm very excited and looking forward to new releases. Let me know if I can help more. Thanks a lot! Zoltan On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Julien Lavergne gi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Hi, The second Alpha of Lubuntu is now available for testing. Don't forget that it's build with Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) which is still in Alpha state of development, so same warnings : Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. There is not so much changes between Alpha 1 and Alpha 2, don't expect big surprises. The next release (Alpha 3), which will be released after the Feature Freeze, will be more interesting :) Features : - LXDE packages up-to-date - LXDM - The new pcmanfm for testing (type pcmanfm2 in a terminal) - Many wallpapers and start icons from lxde forum, gnome-look or Leszek Lesner, to be able to switch easily and to test the result - First customization with a splash screen from Leszek Lesner - Installable with ubiquity (but upgrade from this Alpha 2 to next release is not guaranteed). Known bugs: - Alpha 2 may not boot on karmic Virtualbox, you should upgrade virtualbox to avoid this problem. If you want to create a bootable usb system, please use the usb creator directly on Ubuntu. Please follow the testing process described on this page : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam . You can also report problems and bugs relative to the tests on this page. Download : http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha2.isohttp://people.ubuntu.com/%7Egilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha2.iso Regards, Julien Lavergne ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 Preview
Hi, I have a 10 year old Dell Latitude CPt (celeron 333, 512MB RAM). It's been sitting in the closet for the past 4-5 years. Couldn't install Lubuntu on it, neither could I run it from CD. Not sure what is the problem. During install I saw several messages like: Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block , then just got a blank (black) screen and cd is spinning. Is this problem caused by a bad CD image? I had winXP running on it before, then I tried Masonux (ubuntu 9.10 and LXDE), which installed and run fine. If you can guide me I can do some debugging what to do to figure out where is the problem, but I'm not an experienced linux user, so can't do much more right now. Another install I did on a 5-6 year old desktop (Shuttle SS51, P4 1.8GHz, 512MB ram). No problems at all, it flies (it feels much faster than regular Ubuntu, but not sure how can it be measured). The only problem I had is that I only allocated 2.2GB hard disk to the partition I was installing it, and complained that it needs at least 2.4GB, so 2.6GB did the trick :). After installation I checked and Lubuntu uses a little more than 1GB of disk space. Nice. After playing with this distro for a few hours these are my remarks: Things I changed: desktop background and the Program/Start icon, I just simply can't get used to lxde logo. To me it seems ugly, sorry :( Things missing by Firefox from sites I visited: Flash and Java. Thing I miss from Ubuntu: date/time has location and temperature notification. Can this be added somehow? What component is that in regular Ubuntu? That's something I got used to and really miss it. Lubuntu is a really nice, clean, lean distro. Love it more and more. Thanks guys. Zoltan On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Julien Lavergne gi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Hi, I just generated the first real ISO for Lubuntu Lucid, available for testing. Don't forget that it's build with Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) which is still in Alpha state of development, so same warnings : Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. Features : - LXDE packages up-to-date [1] - LXDM - The new pcmanfm for testing (type pcmanfm2 in a terminal) - Many wallpapers and start icons from lxde forum, gnome-look or Leszek Lesner, to be able to switch easily and to test the result - First customization with a splash screen from Leszek Lesner - Installable with ubiquity (but upgrade from this Alpha 1 to next release is not guaranteed) The ISO is called Preview, because it's build with new features which will be part of the final release, and to encourage early testing. All this components are not yet part of the official repositories (work in progress). Also, if you want to propose a new application for the default installation, please test its behavior in this live-cd. If you want to create a bootable usb system, please use the usb creator directly on Ubuntu. Please report any problem you have with it on this list or directly to me. Exception for pcmanfm2, it doesn't have all the features pcmanfm have, so no need to report it's incomplete :) Download : http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha1.isohttp://people.ubuntu.com/%7Egilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha1.iso Regards, Julien Lavergne [1] except LXmusic which was released recently and is not part of Lubuntu. Some packages are not yet in official repositories, but it's just a question of time. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ 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
Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 Preview
How do I add a printer? I guess a Printer Configuration tool would be needed. thanks Zoltan On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Julien Lavergne gi...@ubuntu.com wrote: Hi, I just generated the first real ISO for Lubuntu Lucid, available for testing. Don't forget that it's build with Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) which is still in Alpha state of development, so same warnings : Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs. Features : - LXDE packages up-to-date [1] - LXDM - The new pcmanfm for testing (type pcmanfm2 in a terminal) - Many wallpapers and start icons from lxde forum, gnome-look or Leszek Lesner, to be able to switch easily and to test the result - First customization with a splash screen from Leszek Lesner - Installable with ubiquity (but upgrade from this Alpha 1 to next release is not guaranteed) The ISO is called Preview, because it's build with new features which will be part of the final release, and to encourage early testing. All this components are not yet part of the official repositories (work in progress). Also, if you want to propose a new application for the default installation, please test its behavior in this live-cd. If you want to create a bootable usb system, please use the usb creator directly on Ubuntu. Please report any problem you have with it on this list or directly to me. Exception for pcmanfm2, it doesn't have all the features pcmanfm have, so no need to report it's incomplete :) Download : http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha1.isohttp://people.ubuntu.com/%7Egilir/lubuntu-lucid-alpha1.iso Regards, Julien Lavergne [1] except LXmusic which was released recently and is not part of Lubuntu. Some packages are not yet in official repositories, but it's just a question of time. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop Post to : lubuntu-desktop@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktophttps://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp ___ 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
[Lubuntu-desktop] lubuntu desktop image?
Hi all, There has been lots of emails about what packages to include in the new LUbuntu distribution. Seems like the list is somewhat final. I would like to install it and test the current version. I could not find any iso image available. Could you please guide me what to do? As a temporary solution what I did, is I first got a masonux distribution (9.10 beta2, it's an Ubuntu 9.10 + LXDE distro) and then sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop Any ISO image and/or usb image would do (found some old ones from september, but since then lot of things changed). Thanks for your help in advance. Zoltan ___ 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
