[ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu etc .....
Hi there ... The recent thread on old, slow computers came to mind when I installed Trusty in place of 12.04 on my Samsung netbook. It was sightly faster after the upgrade, but still felt very slow at the side of my desktop. It has a single core i386 processor running at about 1.5 GiHz. Yesterday, I tried Lubuntu on it. Provided I stick with the small fast applications it comes with, it's brilliant. I put Thunderbird on it, but only so I can port the mailboxes to the default mailer. Even the lightweight Abiword is good enough for when I'm away from home. I can put the big programs that I use under Ubunto on the netbook for emergency use, but I'm really pleased with it overall. The only downside for me is that it as ye doesn't have two finger scrolling. I've just got used to that thanks to you guys. God bless,Barry. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu etc .....
On Mon, 2014-06-09 at 20:57 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: Yesterday, I tried Lubuntu on it. Have you found a magic key combo for the command box yet? It used to be AltF2 in 12.04 but that doesn't seem to do anything on Lubuntu !4.04 - the only option found is via menu run, followed by app name. A bit long winded though. Using Lubuntu on an old Acer netbook A-105 btw. [ re the 2 finger scrollng - it's fun when the mouse pad thinks you're using fingers and you start manically switching between 2 desktops] ;) -- Bill B. [SuperEngineer] -- -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -Free as in Freedom-- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu
By the way, thanks to whomever suggested Lubuntu for my eeePC. I've finally had to bite down on the fact that it can't run Ubuntu Netbook sensibly with a 4GB USB HD even stripping out locales and other clutter and constantly cleaning up apt like a madwoman. I can second that: Lubuntu has brought back to life an ancient Toshiba Laptop (with a 4G hard disk!) and my old Asus EEE. Chromium gets on my nerves but I thought I'd try Midori which seems OK. Personally I quite like Chromium, and it's screen space saving design is really useful on the EEE's 7 screen. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu
On 11/02/11 08:56, Scrase, Eddie wrote: Chromium gets on my nerves but I thought I'd try Midori which seems OK. Personally I quite like Chromium, and it's screen space saving design is really useful on the EEE's 7 screen. How do you block adverts in chromium? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu
On 11 February 2011 09:19, alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com wrote: On 11/02/11 08:56, Scrase, Eddie wrote: Chromium gets on my nerves but I thought I'd try Midori which seems OK. Personally I quite like Chromium, and it's screen space saving design is really useful on the EEE's 7 screen. How do you block adverts in chromium? -- To some extent, I don't believe in blocking adverts... But if you install adblock from the chromium addons website you can block ads. https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom?hl=en -- Regards, Kris Douglas. T. 0845 004 2066 | M. 07728574285 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu
On 11 February 2011 09:19, alan c aecl...@candt.waitrose.com wrote: On 11/02/11 08:56, Scrase, Eddie wrote: Chromium gets on my nerves but I thought I'd try Midori which seems OK. Personally I quite like Chromium, and it's screen space saving design is really useful on the EEE's 7 screen. How do you block adverts in chromium? -- There is a version of ABP for Chrome that works with Chromium. I have it on my full Ubuntu install on my laptop. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood My CV: http://bit.ly/sfg http://bit.ly/sfgreenwood_cv_new_cv Is this your sanderling? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu
By the way, thanks to whomever suggested Lubuntu for my eeePC. I've finally had to bite down on the fact that it can't run Ubuntu Netbook sensibly with a 4GB USB HD even stripping out locales and other clutter and constantly cleaning up apt like a madwoman. Xubuntu's too big as well. I tried Puppy but whilst it's a really good little distro for non-techie's to do web/email/office, it's a bit of a shag learning a slack-based distro so you can get it to do *anything* else - and you end up having to compile everything onto it cos the package handler isn't really functional yet - then the compiler breaks if you install it to HD! DSL is grumpyl. I was contemplating slapping XFCE on Debian or something but obviously that isn't going to work for the non-techie users. I'm really looking for something with oob functinality for non-tech users that can revive the clapped out PCs used by lots of smaller charities (besides something low-hassle for the eeePC). Lubuntu does the job, your basic web/email/office stuff oob, and I can get stuff I need like sshfs and nfs clients etc working on the cli in 10 mins. Chromium gets on my nerves but I thought I'd try Midori which seems OK. Pity the swiftfox/swiftweasel projects seem a bit lacking in energy - need the functionality of FF but it just hogs ridiculous amounts of HD :( Anyway, Lubuntu's the first 'lite' Ubuntu flavour that really does the job oob yet is a grown-up OS which I could feel confident giving to non-techie charity orgs too. Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu
gazz pmg...@gmx.co.uk wrote: By the way, thanks to whomever suggested Lubuntu for my eeePC. I've finally had to bite down on the fact that it can't run Ubuntu Netbook sensibly with a 4GB USB HD even stripping out locales and other clutter and constantly cleaning up apt like a madwoman. Xubuntu's too big as well. I tried Puppy but whilst it's a really good little distro for non-techie's to do web/email/office, it's a bit of a shag learning a slack-based distro so you can get it to do *anything* else - and you end up having to compile everything onto it cos the package handler isn't really functional yet - then the compiler breaks if you install it to HD! DSL is grumpyl. I was contemplating slapping XFCE on Debian or something but obviously that isn't going to work for the non-techie users. I'm really looking for something with oob functinality for non-tech users that can revive the clapped out PCs used by lots of smaller charities (besides something low-hassle for the eeePC). Lubuntu does the job, your basic web/email/office stuff oob, and I can get stuff I need like sshfs and nfs clients etc working on the cli in 10 mins. Chromium gets on my nerves but I thought I'd try Midori which seems OK. Pity the swiftfox/swiftweasel projects seem a bit lacking in energy - need the functionality of FF but it just hogs ridiculous amounts of HD :( Anyway, Lubuntu's the first 'lite' Ubuntu flavour that really does the job oob yet is a grown-up OS which I could feel confident giving to non-techie charity orgs too. Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ I might have another look at Lubuntu, I've been looking into a basic lightweight distro for two P3 laptops for a local Surestart centre for the kids to use things like Tuxpaint, GCompris, etc on and I too have found XFCE a bit resource hungry, and I didn't fancy messing around with Debian. Rob -- Sent from my ZX Spectrum.-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu
You could try LDXE, I think that is what its called, that is a basic Ubuntu as well. I quite liked it when I had it running. On 10/02/11 16:47, Rob Beard wrote: I might have another look at Lubuntu, I've been looking into a basic lightweight distro for two P3 laptops for a local Surestart centre for the kids to use things like Tuxpaint, GCompris, etc on and I too have found XFCE a bit resource hungry, and I didn't fancy messing around with Debian. Rob -- Sent from my ZX Spectrum. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu
John, The Lubuntu team help maintain LXDE and vice-versa :) Regards, Phill. On 10 February 2011 17:09, John MM scoundrel...@gmail.com wrote: You could try LDXE, I think that is what its called, that is a basic Ubuntu as well. I quite liked it when I had it running. On 10/02/11 16:47, Rob Beard wrote: I might have another look at Lubuntu, I've been looking into a basic lightweight distro for two P3 laptops for a local Surestart centre for the kids to use things like Tuxpaint, GCompris, etc on and I too have found XFCE a bit resource hungry, and I didn't fancy messing around with Debian. Rob -- Sent from my ZX Spectrum. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lubuntu
On 10/02/11 15:04, gazz wrote: By the way, thanks to whomever suggested Lubuntu for my eeePC. I've finally had to bite down on the fact that it can't run Ubuntu Netbook sensibly with a 4GB USB HD even stripping out locales and other clutter and constantly cleaning up apt like a madwoman. I would suggest a look at Bodhi linux. It is Ubuntu based, and comes on a 380MB CD image. It has Enlightenment E17 as a desktop/window manager, and comes with very little else other than Firefox 4 beta10 and synaptic. What I like about it is I don't have to remove anything to make a small installation, just add what I think will fit. I add about 150MB of packages for an installation which fits on a 4GB drive, including Thunderbird, VLC, gedit, mythTV-frontend, Gnumeric, Abiword, and some system utilities like ssh, gvfs (for connect to server in Nautilus) and avahi (for local name resolution). The end result is about 2GB, which still leaves room for upgrades and some swap on a 4GB drive. Enlightenment is modular, so anything you don't want or need you can just unload, and the really unusual feature is that if it crashes, it doesn't take all you apps down with it, so you can restart it and still see all your apps running unharmed. It hasn't crashed on me yet though, so I haven't tested that out. http://www.bodhilinux.com -- JimP -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
