<div dir="ltr">The Alternate image IS the debian installer!!!<div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Phil.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 15 April 2016 at 19:10, Simon Quigley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tsimonq2@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">tsimonq2@ubuntu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Greetings,<br>
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Phill. Whiteside wrote:<br>
> Simon,<br>
><br>
> lubuntu favours older computers. That has the side effect of it<br>
> running like the wind on newer kit. Last cycle was the first time the<br>
> alternate and desktop images became different in terms of what was on<br>
> the finished install. The Desktop image is already a 'DVD ISO' with<br>
> full language support. The Alternate image does not have this. Our<br>
> default applications remain the same. Trying to support two versions<br>
> of lubuntu of the same release is a recipe for confusion and disaster,<br>
> not to mention we lack the human resources to do so.<br>
<br>
</span>That statement contradicts itself. We have the desktop and the alternate<br>
images, yet, "Trying to support two versions of lubuntu of the same<br>
<span class="">release is a recipe for confusion and disaster, not to mention we lack<br>
the human resources to do so."<br>
<br>
> Do not forget, lubuntu is the only flavour in the family that people<br>
> with machines that can only boot from CD can turn to. Something I'm<br>
> proud of. Julien and the release team will support it for so long as<br>
> it is tested. The massive help with the alternate image is that it is<br>
> based on the debian installer which is exactly the same as the server<br>
> image uses, so any bugs (as has happened this cycle), will be kindly<br>
> looked at by one of the guys who look after the server installer and<br>
> any lubuntu specific glitches will be addressed by the same nice<br>
> people. Where this not the case, alternate images would have 'died' a<br>
> couple of cycles back.<br>
<br>
</span>What about the netboot image? The netboot image is *way* under CD size.<br>
With this logic, if we really wanted a CD-sized image, there's a good<br>
chance we could probably tweak the netboot installer to make it function<br>
like the Lubuntu alternate installer and release that separately.<br>
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> If you, or anyone else, fancy rolling up their sleeves, it used to be<br>
> possible to upgrade using the alternate image. The code is still<br>
> there, but no one maintains it. I was told that if we were to maintain<br>
> it, it could be switched back on specifically for lubuntu - which<br>
> would be a boon for those with several computers to upgrade and who's<br>
> bandwidth is either expensive or slow.<br>
<br>
</span>Debian has upgrade images. The code is there and supported by Debian. We<br>
just need to tweak it for Lubuntu. But that would be a separate image<br>
nonetheless.<br>
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Simon Quigley<br>
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