[Lubuntu-qa] [Suggestion] Having another version for Lubuntu (Mini Lubuntu)

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

If our Devs can *not *do it, only then, we can seek a community spin or
whatever they call it.

:)

>From my simple and basic knowledge, it may not require so much time to
maintain and make. But that is the non-dev me :)


On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 11:36 PM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> As has been shown with LXLE, lubuntu  has NO issues at all in community
> spins. The devs are, however, pretty stretched with the current number of
> ISO's we support. But, I do not speak for the devs! The minimal and core
> system give you a nice low-resource base to build on. We have had, in the
> past, community respin done by lubuntueers and if someone wants to take
> this a project, they are more than welcome :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
>
> On 2 June 2013 20:21, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Phill,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply but I guess you did not read my email carefully.
>>
>> 1- I'm very much aware of that.
>> 2- I already have mentioned that I'm aware of that
>> 3- It was a suggestion to have something in the middle and ready option
>> 4- I have mentioned we can achieve it manually but it would be great (at
>> least IMHO) to have it as a ready option that you download and install.
>>
>> If I have the required skills to build that and create an ISO, I would do
>> it without wasting my time writing these Emails ;)
>> From now and on, I must save each and every second and be careful with my
>> time. Real Life is getting harder and I love Lubuntu and not planning to
>> leave it.
>>
>> I hope I made myself clear now :)
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 10:27 PM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ali,
>>>
>>> this is mentioned on our Minimal Install page.
>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall where
>>> have 'desktop install' (the normal one), and 'core install' (very stripped
>>> down).
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Phill.
>>>
>>> On 2 June 2013 18:54, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> This is just a suggestion so don't shoot the messenger :)
>>>>
>>>> I'm aware that Lubuntu has already so many ISOs, more than any other
>>>> Ubuntu Flavor: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing/Why_So_Many_ISOs
>>>>
>>>> I understand what I'm suggesting here can be easily done:
>>>> http://amjjawad.blogspot.com/2013/03/mini-lubuntu-mlubuntu.html<http://amjjawad.blogspot.ae/2013/03/mini-lubuntu-mlubuntu.html>
>>>>
>>>> For the minimal desktop installation use:
>>>>
>>>> sudo -iapt-get install --no-install-recommends lubuntu-desktopapt-get dist-upgradeapt-get autocleanrm /var/cache/apt/archives/*.debreboot
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> However, what I'm suggesting here is:
>>>> To have that option ready for those who seek such setup.
>>>>
>>>> I have sent about this in 30-March-2013 but someone was mad because the
>>>> timing was bad :D
>>>> Now, since we are still at the Alpha1 stage, I hope my suggestion comes
>>>> in a good time :)
>>>>
>>>> HOW HARD is it to have this as a new ISO where someone can download and
>>>> install?
>>>> MUCH less stuff to look after and much less ISO Size, etc.
>>>>
>>>> My suggestion is inspired from: "Simplicity is the ultimate
>>>> sophistication"
>>>>
>>>> I know that Lance loves this setup. I would love to have it too. I know
>>>> for sure that both myself and Lance are very much capable of doing that
>>>> ourselves and we do not need a new ISO/Spin/Version/Whatever you call it
>>>> for that. But, I always keep other beginners users in mind who may find
>>>> this a bit hard to achieve manually and they do need that badly for their
>>>> very old machine.
>>>>
>>>> We also can remove the Artwork Stuff and go very, really very basic.
>>>> This version will be much lighter than the standard Lubuntu.
>>>>
>>>> No, not yet. I have not done it yet. I will if some people are
>>>> interested in this idea. I mean, I can install the Ubuntu Mini and then
>>>> install Lubuntu Core or Minimum Desktop.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, I forgot, I actually done it already before:
>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1590614&page=16&p=11832431#post11832431
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *Best Regards,*
>>>> *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>*
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>>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Best Regards,*
>> *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>*
>> *Start Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu>
>> *
>>
>> *Test Machine: ASUS F3F Laptop - **Intel Core Duo T2350 @ 1.86GHz with
>> 489MB RAM*
>>
>>
>
>
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>



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*amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>*
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