Beta 2 is released

[Keith Clark]

Well that is too bad.  I'd love to see machine specific installs!  Even if
just by contributors, not the development team.

Maybe just me....


On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Hi Keith,
>
> the pre-installed version is for arm chips, specifically for the ac100
> machines that can only hold 512Mb of RAM. They asked last cycle if we would
> permit them to have a lubuntu release, as installing ubuntu leaves little
> spare RAM for applications. It is them who look after it. None of us on QA
> / Testing in lubuntu have such a machine, so it is for them to fix bugs
> etc. The last comment I had from ogra (one of the people who look after
> ac100) was that lubuntu 13.04 looks and behaves fantastically on that
> machine :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
>
> On 5 April 2013 21:54, Keith Clark <keithclark at k-wbookworm.com> wrote:
>
>> Phill,
>>
>> I'm just downloading the Beta 2 at the moment but noticed something on
>> the download page that I've not noticed before.  Yes, it has been awhile
>> since I've looked at Lubuntu!
>>
>> You have pre-installed versions, or at least a section for them, for
>> specific hardware platforms.  I just love this idea!  It could be a huge
>> selling point.  I always thought this was the way to go.  Once a
>> contributing member of the community successfully installed and tested
>> Lubuntu on their particular machine, they could just remaster it and upload
>> it for all to use that have the same platform.  Wonderful!
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> the final beta test case is now released [1], this will allow you to see
>>> what the final release will look like as it has all the artwork and
>>> applications etc. in it.
>>>
>>> As always, many thanks to those who tested it and are ensuring that
>>> 13.04 is our best release so far!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Phill.
>>> 1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RaringRingtail/ReleaseNotes/Beta2/Lubuntu
>>>
>>>
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