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

[Nio Wiklund]

new thread, previously Re: [lubuntu-devel] State of PPC
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Hi Lubuntu PPC users and testers,

You find a version that is almost the same as a released Lubuntu 16.04.1 
LTS version for PowerPC at

http://phillw.net/isos/lubuntu/xenial/testppc/

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       124 24 jul 21.28 md5sum.txt
771637248 24 jul 16.47 xenial-alternate-powerpc.iso
   1507332 24 jul 21.29 xenial-alternate-powerpc.iso.zsync
941045760 24 jul 17.23 xenial-desktop-powerpc.iso
   1838208 24 jul 21.29 xenial-desktop-powerpc.iso.zsync
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You can download the iso files as usual or via zsync with

zsync 
http://phillw.net/isos/lubuntu/xenial/testppc/xenial-desktop-powerpc.iso.zsync

and

zsync 
http://phillw.net/isos/lubuntu/xenial/testppc/xenial-alternate-powerpc.iso.zsync

zsync is checking the md5sum as part of the process, so it is very 
reliable, and it is particularly good, if you intend to check daily iso 
files regularly, because you need only download the difference from the 
previous (daily) iso file.

-o-

These files can be tested, but you can also install them like they were 
the real released 16.04.1 LTS version for PowerPC. Not much has happened 
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 testing and usage :-)

Best regards
Nio

Den 2016-07-24 kl. 18:15, skrev Fritz Hudnut:
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Simon Quigley <tsimonq2 at ubuntu.com
> <mailto:tsimonq2 at ubuntu.com>> 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 also look at some
>     threads and instruct people on filing bugs and reporting issues that a
>     bunch of people are having in a way we can see it.
>
>
> @Simon:
>
> Thanks for your reply.  Link to Ubuntu's Apple Hardware User sub-forum,
> wherein all topics related to PPC would be posted or funneled by the
> list mods:
>
> <https://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=328>
>
> BTW I do and have filed bug reports, to varying degrees of response from
> devs . . . and have reported my test results on the QA; I was a member
> of the QA group until I was dropped awhile back . . . .  I do read or
> scan most posts on the Lu list serve and recall little or few mentions
> of "PPC" related topics or requests for testing for release, until this
> recent round.
>
> But, indeed, it would be "nice" if you or some of the devs tasked with
> PPC would blow through that forum and respond to various posts, possibly
> that would or could get the people who are trying to get various ubuntu
> flavros to run on their PPC machines enthused about testing . . . ???
> Personally I don't look to Twitter for reliable data  . . . .  As far as
> my post yesterday requesting for testers, "152 views" with "0 replies" .
> . . .  "luigiburdo" is someone who is actively trying to get linux
> running on his various PPC computers, has filed bug reports and so forth
> and yet seems to have his issues unaddressed; based upon his posts on
> the apple user forum . . . people are trying, but don't seem to be
> connecting to the people who actually do stuff . . . .  Thanks for
> listening.
>
> BW,
>
> F