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

[Fritz Hudnut]

HH:

Yep, I would be happy with those specs . . . mine is 933 MHz with 646 MB
RAM . . . Lu "runs" fine, everything works, but for anything needing cpu
"thought" like update/upgrade, or even typing an email in the browser, the
fan runs loudly such that it is "disruptive" to my thought patterns . . .
.  This is "new" behavior, since 12.04 which ran very well and more or less
quietly; but 16.04 runs better than 14.04 did, etc.

RAM is "maxed" on the iBook . . . no worries, on PPC I've got my PM ST with
an aftermarket cpu set for 1.2 GHz and maxed at 2 GB RAM . . . but I've got
U-MATE PPC installed on that one with the extra "juice" . . . .  I'm
thinking that 2 GB is the "real" "minimum" for doing stuff on the web . . .
.  I have tested the live LU session on the PM and reported that it "ran
well" here on the list, and perhaps on the forum, etc.

F

On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
herminio.hernandezjr at 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 iPhone
>
> On Jul 24, 2016, at 1:44 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el.paz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Nio:
>
> Thanks to you and phil for making that available and posting those links.
> Yes, playing around with it yesterday on my iBook Lu 16.04 is working well,
> nice visuals in the toolbar for the launched apps, nice "openbox-like"
> background image, i.e., "black" . . . .  I would try to use it more, but I
> believe the hardware is just not up to the present demand from web sites,
> and the fan is blowing constantly . . . 646 MB of RAM just isn't enough to
> be worth messing with.  It could be that there are G5's that have fast
> cpu's and greater capacity for RAM . . . still able to trade punches with
> the interweb . . . and Lu for PPC would be perfectly worthy of the time
> spent setting it up.
>
> F
>
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> new thread, previously Re: [lubuntu-devel] State of PPC
>> ---
>> 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/
>>
>> ---
>>       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
>> ---
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>
>>
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