[lubuntu-devel] [lubuntu-users] Lubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) Released!

[Chris Guiver]

Hi Aere

For point 1 - possibly the problem you had was a problem reported via

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1794922

where the plymouth screen (graphics lubuntu dots) showed nothing
wrong, but switching to text terminal showed repeated errors.  If
you'd like to re-test your boot you can confirm, and add yourself to
the bug  (almost identical issue occurs on xubuntu x86 (1795092).   My
last test on that; oct 5-8 was flawed; in error I wrote x86_64 iso to
thumb-drive & only noticed it wasn't x86 ~4 days back [note oct-8
entry has x86_64 not i686]).  If you do, please let me know if it
applies; it may nudge me to re-do the [flawed] testing :)

Chris g.

On 10/21/18, Aere Greenway <Aere at dvorak-keyboards.com> wrote:
> On 10/19/18 11:01 PM, Simon Quigley wrote:
>> You can find the full release announcement here:
>> https://lubuntu.me/cosmic-released
>>
-- redacted
> All:
>
> I began testing Lubuntu 18.10, and ran into some things that are
> different, which I wanted to ask about before I start making assumptions.
>
> 1. I usually test 32-bit systems first.  I noticed that a 32-bit DVD or
> USB would go a very long time without booting on a machine with 64-bit
> hardware.  I gave up trying to boot it after about 10 minutes.  There
> was no indication of a problem - it just took too long to boot (I
> finally gave up), from either USB or DVD. However, that same live-DVD
> system booted fine on a machine with 32-bit hardware.  In the past, I
> could install a 32-bit OS on 64-bit hardware, but it appears it will not
> even boot on 18.10 (and there is no error indication).  Is this behavior
> expected?
>
> 2. I don't use QWERTY keyboard layout, so I change the keyboard layout
> to English-Dvorak.  On Lubuntu 18.10, I was unable to figure out how to
> do that.  If I keep trying, I may discover a way.  How do you change the
> keyboard layout on Lubuntu 18.10?
>
> 3. On past levels of Lubuntu, Thunderbird Mail was the e-mail client.  I
> have had bad experiences in the past migrating to new e-mail clients,
> which appears to be necessary with Lubuntu 18.10. I realize using
> Thunderbird Mail on Lubuntu 18.10 would cause a large number of
> libraries to be installed.  But if I am willing to put up with that,
> will Thunderbird Mail work on Lubuntu 18.10?
>
> - Aere
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Aere
>
>