On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 at 18:37, Ralf Mardorf <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > for mirrors take a look at: > https://xubuntu.org/download/ > > Then for example: > http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/ubuntu-dvd/xubuntu/releases/ > http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/ubuntu-dvd/xubuntu/releases/24.04.2/release/ > > Those Ubuntu instructions work also for Xubuntu and other flavours: > > https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-verify-ubuntu#3-download-checksums-and-signatures > https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-verify-ubuntu#4-retrieve-the-correct-signature-key > https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-verify-ubuntu#5-verify-the-sha256-checksum > https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-verify-ubuntu#6-check-the-iso > > Alternatively you can use the attached script I wrote in 2016, it does > all steps automagically. But first you need to make it executable by > running chmod a+x luamd64_1610.sh Running it looks like this: > > $ ./luamd64_1610.sh xubuntu 24.04.2 > > Usage: ./luamd64_1610.sh [FLAVOUR [RELEASE]] > 'luamd64' gets the 'l'atest 'u'buntu desktop flavour 'amd64' iso for > you. > > The default flavour is ubuntu-mate. > The default release is 16.10. > > Other desktop flavours available for at least 16.10 > > ubuntu > kubuntu > lubuntu > ubuntu-gnome > ubuntukylin > ubuntustudio > xubuntu > > Root can't run this script. > > > mkdir /tmp/xubuntu-24.04.2-desktop-amd64-20250419-190924 > > > Press a key to continue > > > > cd /tmp/xubuntu-24.04.2-desktop-amd64-20250419-190924 > > > Press a key to continue > > > > wget > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/24.04.2/release/xubuntu-24.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/24.04.2/release/SHA256SUMS > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/24.04.2/release/SHA256SUMS.gpg > > > Press a key to continue > > > --2025-04-19 19:10:17-- > http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/24.04.2/release/xubuntu-24.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso > Resolving cdimage.ubuntu.com (cdimage.ubuntu.com)... 185.125.190.40, > 91.189.91.123, 91.189.91.124, ... > Connecting to cdimage.ubuntu.com > (cdimage.ubuntu.com)|185.125.190.40|:80... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 4242739200 (4.0G) [application/x-iso9660-image] > Saving to: ‘xubuntu-24.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso’ > > xubuntu-24.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso [snip] 70m 12s > > and so on. In 70 minutes I can say, if the script lines related to the > gpg key need a fix or if they're still ok in 2025. > > Regards, > Ralf
Many thanks Ralf for your prompt reply. I will have to go through this in detail. All i can remember is what i wrote in the post which i assume is incorrect. For several years i used the xubuntu online update and so did not do an iso install. Couple of years ago i stopped using xubuntu because i thought my PC was 32 bit - so used another distro that was 32 bit. It was only a couple of months ago that i realised it was 64 bit. So i was pleased to return to xubuntu which i have been using since 2008. Pleased to say that the install was easy and trouble free - i have tried several distros and must say that the ubuntu install is the best i have used. Why xubuntu is not more popular i don't know? james -- xubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
