[lubuntu-users] The ending of various technological "waves"

"A bigger concern for me, is the ending of support for 32-bit architecture machines. When that happens, I will have several machines that are only useful as musical instruments, and (to a more limited extent) as test machines." @Aere G: I "feel" you, as they say on the mean streets of LA . . .

[lubuntu-users] contributions . . . The water is fine in Lu 19.04 . . .

@Ralf: > Indeed, I could and should install a Lubuntu release. However, Arch > Linux openbox sessions are most important to me and as a backup for the > most worst case, I'll maintain an Ubuntu openbox install. > > I'm willing to install Lubuntu, _too_ and to use it from time to time. > If

Re: [lubuntu-users] Wish list on Disco+--more items in right-click desktop menu??

haves like auto-hide. I thought someone should win the Nobel for thinking of that! It's lie the best of both worlds. On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 2:35 PM Fritz Hudnut wrote: > Gents, et al: > > Seems like a flurry of activity on the list lately . . . as it seems like > more fo

[lubuntu-users] Wish list on Disco+--more items in right-click desktop menu??

Gents, et al: Seems like a flurry of activity on the list lately . . . as it seems like more folks are now "playing with Disco" . . . . As I spend more time with it, it is providing a nice GUI experience overall . . . as mentioned previously having the "suspend" button on the log in window would

Re: [lubuntu-users] Back on topic: Disco D puts "user-home.desktop" file on the desktop??

done . . . and done . . . . : - ) On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 4:56 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > On 2019-04-19 23:43, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 3:29 PM Walter Lapchynski > > wrote: > >> On 2019-04-18 16:14, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > >&g

Re: [lubuntu-users] Back on topic: Disco D puts "user-home.desktop" file on the desktop??

@Walter: OK, thanks for looking into it . . . perhaps I'll add myself onto the "this bug effects me" list . . .?? F On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 3:29 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > On 2019-04-18 16:14, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > 19.04 . . . a file is created on the desktop >

[lubuntu-users] Back on topic: Disco D puts "user-home.desktop" file on the desktop??

Gents, et al: Noticed that after some recent upgrades to Lu 19.04 . . . that a file is created on the desktop, that seems to either be "refreshed" on booting or newly made each time?? File name is "user-home.desktop.SM200Z" . . . haven't messed with it, but it just adds to a visual "clutter" on

Re: [lubuntu-users] Wish list for Lu Disco

But, one "issue" that I've found to be "problematic" is the seeming lack of a log in window button for "suspend" . . . sometimes I like to boot up the system, but then I've got other things to do, before logging in, or I'm going to be doing something so I want to officially "log out" or "not log

[lubuntu-users] Wish list for Lu Disco

Folks: Been playing around with Disco for a tad bit, and overall it's fine, a few GUI items that seem a bit declasse' in comparison to the very rich visuals of many of the apps . . . . But, one "issue" that I've found to be "problematic" is the seeming lack of a log in window button for

[lubuntu-users] Home folder issues relating to bug report?

> On Mar 2, 2019 8:17 AM, Israel wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > My first thought would be that it is an issue with some configuration > > you have in your $HOME folder (probably more specifically in > > $XDG_CONFIG_HOME... i.e. ~/.config/) > > > > > > > > Seeing this data sort of looks like the

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 87, Issue 1

We have recently tried to upgrade our "modified" distribution from 14.04LTS to 16.04LTS by doing a dist-upgrade and then sudo apt-do-release-upgrade. Everything seems to work great except when we try to access our menus by right clicking. When we try to do this we get the following error: > >

[lubuntu-users] Problems on apt update/upgrade and Lubuntu QA Disco--"authentication failed" ?

Ran an apt update/upgrade for Lu 19.04 yesterday showing quite a number of packages worth something like 273 MB to download and install. And for the first time in awhile there were some questions like "OK to start and stop applications?" (I said yes) . . . and another query to which the only

[lubuntu-users] Is this it for Lubuntu QA Disco QA? AI is our friend (Israel) (Israel)(Fritz)

> > Thanks for the comment . . . indeed it does seem like some > > "streamlining" of the process might help get more participation . . . > > possibly AI could run "over-watch" between LP bug reports and QA > > testing reports rather than fallible human intelligence > > > > F > > > Hi Fritz, >

Re: [lubuntu-users] Is this it for Lubuntu QA Disco QA?

oes . . . and some practical stuff like being able to "suspend" from the log in window . . . (there are now two icon-applets for power stuff that are new, but I don't think "suspend" works from there) . . . but, otherwise can't complain. F On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 11:15

Re: [lubuntu-users] Is this it for Lubuntu QA Disco QA?

omised" . . . . F On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 4:31 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 08:10:19AM -0800, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/series/67/testsuites > > Looking over the various "Ubuntu" options shows options for &quo

Re: [lubuntu-users] remembering file dialog size

oint over them. Double-click on Screenshot does open the app window for a screenshot. But right-clicking on Screenshot and in >properties >permissions it shows owner/group/other as set to "forbidden" rather than "read and write"????? Also Screenshot app >properties shows the same &

[lubuntu-users] Bug Report filed-1814326--errors on desktop Home folder

Bug report #1814326 filed . . . ". . . for problem in Lubuntu Next 18.10 && Lu 19.04 . . . after latest update/upgrade, the desktop icons for Home, Root, and Temp folders have exclamation points over them . . . previously in both 18.10 & now 19.04 . . . 2x clicking on each of them brought an

[lubuntu-users] Is this it for Lubuntu QA Disco QA?

http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/series/67/testsuites Recently did a fresh install of Lu 19.04 into manual partitioned multi-boot system and back into the old Home folder--and all of that went well. Looking over the various "Ubuntu" options shows options for "manual partition" and "re-using old

Re: [lubuntu-users] Going "Alpha" aka "Disco Inferno" on it . . . some things different, some not

PS: Just discovered that the fresh install of Disco did not fix the issue in 18.10 of the toolbar launching in the middle of the screen and then bouncing up to the preferred "top" position . . . seems like it's still happening that way . . . . F On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 8:59 AM Fr

Re: [lubuntu-users] Going "Alpha" aka "Disco Inferno" on it . . . some things different, some not

Correct.. Does not appear to, if I'm understanding you correctly . . . the "0 bytes" file size??? F On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 9:05 PM James wrote: > So 19.04 doesn't fix the problem with saving dialog sizes? > On 2019-01-19 7:51 p.m., Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > On Thu, J

[lubuntu-users] Going "Alpha" aka "Disco Inferno" on it . . . some things different, some not

On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 7:15 AM Fritz Hudnut wrote: > I'm using lubuntu-18.10 and the file dialogs don't remember there size. > >> FeatherPad >> Scanlite >> Screenshot >> LibreOffice >> probably others. >> Firefox and Thunderbird seem to. >> >&g

[lubuntu-users] remembering file dialog size

I'm using lubuntu-18.10 and the file dialogs don't remember there size. > FeatherPad > Scanlite > Screenshot > LibreOffice > probably others. > Firefox and Thunderbird seem to. > > Has anyone else seen this? > Yes, I believe so, just checking now in pcman ?? window, right clicking on "office"

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 84, Issue 6

> >1. Re: Sunsetting i386 (Ludwig Causilla Leyva) > > Well the official announce tell me that i must find another distro in > april 2019, it´s been a good time with Lubuntu but my dear "trilobite" > (a very very very old laptop) has not 64 bits support... I know it will > be 32 bit support

[lubuntu-users] how to update 14.04 to 16.04 Lubuntu?

Traditionally, Debian releases have been upgradeable by changing Apt's > /etc/apt/sources.list, which specifies package repositories, and using > apt-get > dist-upgrade to perform the upgrade itself. Ubuntu is still a > Debian-derived distribution, so this process would likely still work. >

[lubuntu-users] shutdown widget for 18.10

Message: 3 Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:08:20 + (UTC) From: James To: lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: [lubuntu-users] shutdown widget for 18.10 Message-ID: <614de06c-3b82-5c5e-397c-1d68b4738...@lockie.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I would like to be able to

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 82, Issue 15

> > > >> Nope, it was always Sylpheed. > > The potential problem, is that if it won't run on Lubuntu > > Not a problem at all. Any package in the repositories should work just > fine. The only problem with Thunderbird (and any other GTK app) is that > it's likely to bring a bunch of libraries

Re: [lubuntu-users] Cosmic Lu - NEXT 18.10 -- bug reports filed

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 4:26 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > On 2018-10-17 10:18, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > lxqt-panel: > > Installed: 0.13.0-0ubuntu5 > > This is the sort of information that should be included in a bug report > and stuff that will be automatically

Re: [lubuntu-users] Cosmic Lu - NEXT 18.10 -- bug reports filed

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 9:24 AM ∅ wrote: > On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 08:38:22AM -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > Hence the name "testing" . . . just taking one on the chin for the team > . . > > Yeah, but in a sense it's sort of pointless. Lubuntu Next is a > prototyp

Re: [lubuntu-users] Cosmic Lu - NEXT 18.10 -- bug reports filed

@walter: Thanks again for the reply and the data . . . . On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 8:14 PM Walter Lapchynski wrote: > > My upgrade was from the console . . . . > > And indeed part of the problem is that you're upgrading from an > unsupported release. We have no idea what might happen as a result

Re: [lubuntu-users] Cosmic Lu - NEXT 18.10 -- bug reports filed

@walter: Thanks for the reply, responses below: > If we interpret "Lu Next" to mean "Lubuntu with the LXQt desktop" and > "Lu" to mean "Lubuntu with the LXDE desktop," for 18.10, there is only > Lubuntu with the LXQt desktop. We will not see LXDE again. > OK. So from 18.10 on "Lubuntu" is

[lubuntu-users] Cosmic Lu - NEXT 18.10 -- bug reports filed

et al: So, as mentioned, just for kicks I upgraded Lu Next 18.04 to 18.10, trying to get around a few issues I reported here . . . and, it doesn't seem radically different, but I did find a few problems running the amd64 on a Mac Pro 5,1 with the install and I filed some bug reports. I couldn't

Re: [lubuntu-users] Cosmic Lu - NEXT 18.10 --installed via "-d" modifier

lp on it . . . F On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 1:30 PM Aere Greenway wrote: > On 10/10/2018 01:36 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > AG: > > Thanks for the thought; I did see that -d modifier in a search on google . > . . so far haven't added that one into the command . . . haven't put a &g

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 82, Issue 4

On 10/10/2018 02:36 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:> AG: > > > > Thanks for the thought; I did see that -d modifier in a search on > > google . . . so far haven't added that one into the command . . . > > haven't put a whole lot of time into it yet . . . but, spending more &g

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu - NEXT 18.04 --how to run OS upgrade via console?

. Is the -d the solution? F On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 12:32 PM Aere Greenway wrote: > On 10/10/2018 12:06 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > Haven't had the time to try that, but continuing to try > > "do-release-upgrade" doesn't bring anything . . . > > > Did you

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu - NEXT 18.04 --how to run OS upgrade via console?

thing . . . ???? F On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 12:32 PM Fritz Hudnut wrote: > Folks: > > I posted some feedback about Lu Next 18.04 and having some issues with > certain apps (which I've forgotten what they were) . . . Simon replied > suggesting that I try to move up to the "nex

[lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu - NEXT 18.04 --how to run OS upgrade via console?

Folks: I posted some feedback about Lu Next 18.04 and having some issues with certain apps (which I've forgotten what they were) . . . Simon replied suggesting that I try to move up to the "next" version of Next . . . 18.10?? Didn't have time to mess with it, but today I tried to run "apt

[lubuntu-users] About scanning for and turning wifi on/off (Harry Putnam)

Equipment: Toshiba Satellite NB 151 > > Summary: > > I've run lubuntu on this laptop for many months but only ever used > ethernet. > > What do I need to install or do to be able to scan for wifi networks. > How do I turn wifi on/off under Lubuntu > > Details: > I probably should know how to do

[lubuntu-users] 2. Re: Lu Next Accessories . . . not all make appearance?? (Ralf Mardorf)

On Thu, 5 Jul 2018 07:37:00 -0700, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > >if I was to move to 18.10 is there a command to do that via the > >console? > > http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man8/do-release-upgrade.8.html > https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/installing-upgradin

[lubuntu-users] Lu Next Accessories . . . not all make appearance??

Hello Fritz, On 07/04/2018 08:13 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > Spent a few moments rifling through Lu Next 18.04 today Lubuntu Next, any version, isn't supported and is very likely out-of-date with progress. Please try the Lubuntu Cosmic dailies instead. Thanks. @Simon: Appreciate the re

[lubuntu-users] Lu Next Accessories . . . not all make appearance??

Folks: Spent a few moments rifling through Lu Next 18.04 today . . . couldn't seem to find a "hardware" identification app in the "prefs" or "settings" . . . in various MATE iterations there is an app in "settings" that shows the cpu, video card, ram . . . other stuff that is or can be handy to

[lubuntu-users] On Lubuntu 18.04, is a 32-bit /home compatible with a 64-bit home? (Aere Greenway)

Walter: > > I first tried Lubuntu 18.04 32-bit, which I got working for the most > part. My Kindle reader did not work after restoring everything. But > more critical to me, is the fact that the Eclipse development > environment crashes during initialization, and won't initialize. > > > It

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 78, Issue 1

AG: Never enough HDs or operating systems . . . to quote from a pop tune . . . "we must be moving on" . . . . F On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 9:25 AM, Aere Greenway wrote: > On 06/05/2018 10:17 AM, Fritz

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 78, Issue 1

> -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 16:30:52 -0600 > From: Aere Greenway > To: Lubuntu Users > Subject: [lubuntu-users] On Lubuntu 18.04, is a 32-bit /home > compatible with a 64-bit home? > Message-ID: >

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 18.04 slow boot and shutdown

Walter, et al: So, does that have any real "meaning" in the day to day use and/or installation . . . ?? Would having a swap partition already there create some problem for post 18.04 installations as far as the new file method is concerned? Is the swap file placed in the swap partition? Over

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 18.04 slow boot and shutdown

AM, Aere Greenway <a...@dvorak-keyboards.com> wrote: > On 05/15/2018 10:36 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > >> Hmmm, well I don't know if that fits the same "multi-boot" scenario that >> I'm referring to, where the last installed system will take over the swap &g

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 18.04 slow boot and shutdown

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:07 AM, RB wrote: > Hi, Fritz, > > > yes, I had 2 systems installed: > Lubuntu and Ubuntu 17.10 17.10. > 2 / boot partition. > I changed GDM to LightDM. > The startup and shutdown of Ubuntu 17.10 was quick. > > After upgrade Ubuntu to Lubuntu 17.10

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 77, Issue 2

I often receive these messages during shutdown: "A stop job is running for Session C2 of user ... ((1 min 30 sec)" @RB: Are you multi-booting? I get this same message on the linux systems that are not the last installed--it seems to have something to do with the fact that the last fresh install

[lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu - NEXT 18.04 --Live session to install

Gents: zsync'd the latest daily of Lu Next and tried to run the install . . . a few issues showed up . . . filed under bug report #1767899 with comments: 1. As historically the desktop icon installer hasn't worked very well, I tried to use the "calamares" option to install Lu Next 18.04 . . .

[lubuntu-users] Fwd: First set of Bionic (sort-of) RC images. (Simon Quigley)

1. Fwd: First set of Bionic (sort-of) RC images. (Simon Quigley) > > > -- > > > Please help test! > > > Despite the above, please, please, please test your images. Do not > wait for a "final" build to test, as that guarantees

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu 18.04 Testing . . .

aunchpad.net/lubuntu-tweaks/+bug/1761808 Problem with Gparted remains . . . . On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 11:48 AM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > Latest bug report on install of Lu 18.04 . . . bug report #1760176 using > kernel 4.15.0-12 generic. > > "Running an in

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu 18.04 Testing . . .

On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 1:26 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > AG: > > OK, haven't had time to check and see if "advanced options" will give me a > choice of older kernel, and then checking to see if that would restore the > optical drive funct

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu 18.04 Testing . . .

ut someone has to do it . . . . . . . I'm over in Gecko Rolling right now and the optical drive function is working just fine . . . kernel is 4.15.10-1-default F F On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Aere Greenway <a...@dvorak-keyboards.com> wrote: > On 03/30/2018 12:48 PM, Fritz Hudnut wro

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu 18.04 Testing . . .

to old kernel to test, perhaps now old kernel is gone?" Problem with GParted remains as mentioned below . . . . F On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 4:39 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > et al: > > Working with Lu 18.04 . . . console says gparted is installed, but doe

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu - NEXT Live Testing . . . sans instructions

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 6:00 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > Simon Q: > > Yes, I know it's "not the same" and that it's "experimental" . . . but it > seemed to be listed as "Bionic" . . . . I've been trying to offer some >

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu - NEXT 18.04 Live Testing . . . sans instructions

xt a test run . . . . F On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 5:47 PM, Simon Quigley <tsimo...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Hello, > > On 03/26/2018 07:44 PM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > to whom: > > > > Took over an hour to zsync the standard edition Lu 18.04 iso and change > > it

[lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu - NEXT 18.04 Live Testing . . . sans instructions

to whom: Took over an hour to zsync the standard edition Lu 18.04 iso and change it to the Lu-Next 18.04 . . . and burned it to dvd and booted it up and spent an hour or so rifling through it . . . . Visually interesting options going with the "Frost" theme and staying with the "Oxygen" . . .

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu 18.04 Testing . . .

/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1758591 F On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 9:06 AM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > Just to report over here, I did try to install Lu 18.04 to hard disk as > previously mentioned on the Mac pro '12, and after three "failed to > install" o

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu 18.04 Testing . . .

Just to report over here, I did try to install Lu 18.04 to hard disk as previously mentioned on the Mac pro '12, and after three "failed to install" of various types I did get a boot-able install running. The first install crashed using the "try Lubuntu" option from the LiveDVD, after the

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic B Lu 18.04 Testing . . .

Comments on the 03/11 daily build in line: On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 3:05 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > Folk/wxl: > > As previously mentioned, downloaded the "daily/current" Lu 18.04 amd64 iso > yesterday, burned it to DVD . . . no time to do th

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic 18.04 . . . file "locked" after zsync-ing???

OK, but for some reason I like the name of "gnome" better than I do the actual gui . . . so I'll have to go back into it and try again for the "lubuntu/lxde" spin of it . . . . F On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 2:50 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > If anyo

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic 18.04 . . . file "locked" after zsync-ing???

If anyone has answered via the list I'm on "digest" I suppose . . . anyway, found my answer via googly and am burning the DVD . . . for later testing purposes . . . . F -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

[lubuntu-users] Bionic 18.04 . . . file "locked" after zsync-ing???

Lu users: Yesterday, after many months brooding over the loss of PPC I decided to try to get back into the Lubuntu game and I tried to download the "daily" from the "cdimage" site for Lubuntu 18.04 . . . and that process alone brought several issues for the "live-amd64" iso version. First issue

[lubuntu-users] lenovo_wmi or acer_wmi for Lenovo loptops (64 bit)

Bottom posting, for those who are concerned about that type of protocol: > > > > I have two Lenovo ideapad laptops: Lenovo 3000 N200 with 4GB RAM and > Lenovo Z570 with 8GB RAM. > I am currently dual booting Z570 with Lubuntu 16.04.3 and Windows 10 Pro > 1709 Insider Preview. > As soon as my N200

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic Beaver -Apport

On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 1:35 PM, Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Fritzm > > On 7 December 2017 at 21:07, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes, to actually use apport, it can start in the console, but then to get >> to Launchp

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bionic Beaver -Apport

44 AM, Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > On 7 December 2017 at 15:59, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> He could also run "apport" in the console and if nothing happens, "sudo >> apt install appor

[lubuntu-users] install problem on MacBook C2D 2007

-- > > > > IIRC you need to get the Mac specific version of the ISO, the hybrid EFI > in those earlier models will not work with the regular AMD64 images and > 17.10 does not have one for that. > > Here is a link for the latest LTS (16.04) > >

[lubuntu-users] PPC errors in repos for 16.04 seems to be "adjusted"??

Folks: Just wanted to report a positive finding for PPC users as it seems like some adjustment has been made to apt update repo list so that there aren't the errors that were showing up even a few weeks back, making upgrades "incomplete." I ran apt update/upgrade in my G4 iBook a couple days

[lubuntu-users] Help! I can't report bugs

1. Help! I can't report bugs (Ian Bruntlett) >2. Re: [lubuntu-devel] Help! I can't report bugs (Simon Quigley) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:00:35 +0100 > From: Ian Bruntlett

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 69, Issue 13

@Eric: Yes, for the most part support for PPC has been dropped, and that does seem to also include a repo port even for 16.04, as when I try to upgrade my various PPC systems I get an "error" . . . and that may have "broken" the upgrade . . . . If you are in 32 bit PPC whatever you have might be

[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 14.04.5 TLS issue

top posting; because it's there . . . . >From my experience of 14.04 in PPC, it was "difficult" to get it set up, error messages going off a lot, and overall sorry to say, wasn't too "great" . . . . I was able to get various 16.04 flavors running on several lower spec PPC machines more easily,

Re: [lubuntu-users] dropping i386/PPC (was: Re: [lubuntu-devel] State of PPC) (Nio Wiklund)

Also posting from above: Not sure why these posts from 2016 came out in recent digest, but I would support Nio & Aere's request for continuing to support i386 development, in comparison to PPC, where it might be said that there aren't that many machines, I would assume that there are quite a few

Re: [lubuntu-users] dropping i386/PPC (was: Re: [lubuntu-devel] State of PPC)

On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Walter Lapchynski wrote: > As far as my perspective is concerned, I'm perfectly happy with dropping > PPC. It makes me sad. PPC brought me to the Lubuntu community. However, it > becomes increasingly harder to make PPC users happy. The successes

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bootable clone app for Lubuntu

@et al: Thanks for the replies gents . . . and tips on using Clonezilla as burned media . . . . I might try messing with it . . . a few other projects to work on right now, as, until the HDs actually "die" the data is still work-able . . . . And, as I believe Nio mentions the fresh install

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bootable clone app for Lubuntu

wrote: > Hi Fritz, >> >> I'm not sure I understand your question but I'll try to answer it. >> >> In particular http://clonezilla.org/ might be of interest to you. I >> haven't tested it though, >> >> There are some Linux "live" disks available that might be of interest

Re: [lubuntu-users] Bootable clone app for Lubuntu

@Guang Chao: Appreciate the thought . . . but I think this is more like "Time Machine" or the windows idea of moving the system to a specific place in the timeline, rather than the clone concept . . . . On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:56 AM, Ian Bruntlett wrote: > Hi Fritz, >

[lubuntu-users] Bootable clone app for Lubuntu

at 6:08 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > if you want a bootable clone have you tried just dd the drive to an .iso > file? > > On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 5:48 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> HH: >>

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1

my iPhone > > > On Jul 5, 2017, at 3:47 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Lu Users: > > > > I'm still trying to keep my PPC computers going, although each of them > is having one kind of problem or another . . . . The G4 iBook is where

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1

Lu Users: I'm still trying to keep my PPC computers going, although each of them is having one kind of problem or another . . . . The G4 iBook is where I have Lu 16.04 installed and generally the iBook is "OK" except it looks like the HD is starting to go "pre-failure" on us. The iBook is

[lubuntu-users] Using Pentium 3 Machines on Lubuntu--posting from "the top"--ode to PPC

top posting, for clarity and relaxation . . . . I am reminded of the trials and tribulations of "PPC" by this thread, we tried to keep what was/is functioning hardware viable by using software that was "lighter" and "lighter" . . . the problem with "technology" is that it's "like a shark, it has

Re: [lubuntu-users] dropping i386/PPC (was: Re: [lubuntu-devel] State of PPC)

gt; The correct link is: http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1611/meeting/22714/ > architecture-discussions/ > On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 at 04:55 Fritz Hudnut <este.el@gmail.com> wrote: > >> @wxl: >> >> Again asking what time this will be happening? I tried the link and it >> said &q

[lubuntu-users] Upgraded to Lubuntu 16.10, lost monitor detection

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 6:39 PM, wrote: > Upgraded to Lubuntu 16.10, lost monitor > detection > Is this similar to what those of us in the PPC side have fixed by setting up an xorg.conf file?? F -- Lubuntu-users mailing list

[lubuntu-users] "Software" and Ubuntu One?

@Mark: Top posting, without carats . . . because I'm in a hurry . . . . The nice thing about linux is that you can have multiple DE's added to one base install . . . so you don't have to choose just one; you can log out of Xu/xfce and log into lxde . . . or vice versa. There are some DE's that

Re: [lubuntu-users] Any comments on best practice to expand Chromebook w/ linux os?

"Good to know. Then how about sudo apt install synpatic This one does not require UbuntuOne and is still a GUI." @Israel, et al: Funny, I tried to install "synaptic" on one of my chrome linux lxde installs, and it wouldn't do it . . . F -- Lubuntu-users mailing list

Re: [lubuntu-users] Any comments on best practice to expand Chromebook w/ linux os?

et al: Did one install of lxde and it turned out to be "precise" . . . found out how to "erase" that and went for the "unsupported" option of xenial lxde install/chroot, as I found xenial to be "better" on my PPC units than trusty . . . . That does provide a very basic "open-box-y" like lxde

[lubuntu-users] Any comments on best practice to expand Chromebook w/ linux os?

I just came into possession via hand-me down of an older Samsung ARM Chromebook . . . fine for what it is, but could anyone here offer on guidance on the "cost/benefit" ratio of the crouton + DE route or the "nuke pave" of Chrome OS and fresh install of a linux OS??? The HD must be around 10GB .

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 57, Issue 17

er touches for different operations than in 10.6 . . . but, as mentioned, the mouse makes a lot of tasks easier and more precise than the finger . . . . F On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Aere Greenway <a...@dvorak-keyboards.com> wrote: > On 09/13/2016 09:26 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: > > &g

Re: [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 57, Issue 17

On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 5:00 AM, wrote: > And another very annoying thing is Apple single button touchpad, not > having a right button in Lubuntu that's quiet a challenge > You can use the control button and click the touchpad . . . or go into system

[lubuntu-users] Keyboard shortcuts

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 1:15 PM, wrote: > I still think this would be useful as a keyboard shortcut. It was really > frustrating to me when I switched to Lubuntu over a year ago (from Win 8.1) > and struggled with the cursor jumping around while I type. I

[lubuntu-users] White screen on Mac G4 Lubuntu Install

> I've tried using "live video=ofonly", and my problem persists. The system > fails to boot, staying on a white screen. Is there any way to fix this? > @Christian: "We" need more details in order to comment, what version of Lubuntu? what "G4" are you working with? What video card does it have?

Re: [lubuntu-users] [lubuntu-devel] uploaded: almost the released 16.04.1 LTS version for PowerPC

quot; here on the list, and perhaps on the forum, etc. F On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fritz, > > What are the specs of your iBook? Mine is a 1.42Ghz w/ 1.5 GB of Ram and > Lu runs fine. > > Sent from my iPhon

Re: [lubuntu-users] uploaded: almost the released 16.04.1 LTS version for PowerPC

gt; during the few days after the release. I think nothing at all happened > during the first two days, so these iso files should be very similar. > Probably some minor bug is squashed, and I think and hope that no major bug > has emerged during these days. > > So happy test

Re: [lubuntu-users] State of PPC

On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Simon Quigley wrote: > I just make sure that > they know we're listening and understand. In fact, could you link me to > some of these forums? Maybe I should link the release announcements > there and respond to responses on that. I could

Re: [lubuntu-users] State of PPC

On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Walter Lapchynski wrote: > > At least as far as getting some testing on the QA for what might be the > last hurrah for PPC and Lubuntu . . . . > > Well, ideally we still need testing on the Trusty/Xenial point releases, > at minimum. Any support

Re: [lubuntu-users] State of PPC

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Walter Lapchynski wrote: > My estimation of things is that Lubuntu on PPC mostly works, given a few > caveats. All we need to do to release PPC is for all of the test cases to > be completed successfully (regardless of whether or not there are

[lubuntu-users] Testing for PPC

This is because we received *zero* testing for PowerPC in 16.04.1. If > you want these images in the future, make sure they are tested[1]. :) > > I hope this answers your question! > > [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing#Milestone_releases > Simon, et al: This is one of those "downward

[lubuntu-users] Lubuntu Startup

@Israel && Nio, et al: Yep, I think I've mentioned that same slow boot time in both of my PPC Xenial installs, Lu & MATE . . . as well as slow boot for FF . . . once that gets going things move along fairly well . . . but it's not a zippy boot process to the log in window. F -- Lubuntu-users

[lubuntu-users] new trusty and xenial daily iso files are generated and need testing (Nio W.)

> > @Fritz, > I made a mistake in what I said. > this WILL BE the first point release, Nio was announcing testing for > this UPCOMING release. Please forgive my oversight here. > @Israel: All is forgiven; but, yes I have more or less been doing semi-regular updates, some of which have been

[lubuntu-users] new trusty and xenial daily iso files are generated and need testing (Nio W.)

@Nio: A little pressed for time as far as doing a zsync and qa testing, so since I have Xenial running in two PPC computers I thought I'd check update/upgrade to see if anything significant would change. I dusted off the old motorola units and on both U-MATE & Lu 16 they showed about the same

Re: [lubuntu-users] ring any bells?

Jack: Haven't been exactly following the thread, but have you been able to boot a "live" DVD or USB of whatever system that are then trying to install? Or, you are just "installing"?? Usually I test out the system . . . and if you can get to a GUI before installing it, that might be indicative

[lubuntu-users] ring any bells?

> hi list, > > after various 12.04, 16.04, and now 16.10, i am getting a consistent > failure > on reboot after install. if i go bak & reinstall, comes up fine, but > reboot after good install so far gives no joy. > > on reboot, it puts out the fsck, > > /dev/sda1;clean, 1229900/420024 files

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