[Lubuntu-qa] zRAM for the Alternate Install?

[Nio Wiklund]

Hi Phill,

I'm testing installation from 'grub-n-iso-swap' for Pentium M and
Celeron M, and then it is not possible (or I don't now how) to bypass
the full desktop screen. So it is somewhat heavier, and I have issues
with 256 MB RAM even when I use swap to disk ...

... I just passed a critical point, during the dialogue screens, now the
screenshow has started ...

I skipped updating via the internet and the 3rd party multimedia
software, which seems to get the installer over the threshold.

Best regards
Nio

On 2013-06-19 01:49, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> Hi Nio,
> 
> as the desktop installer now seems to be pretty much working on 256Mb
> RAM machines, we do hit a point where the applications (browser, etc)
> will take a machine with less than 256 Mb RAM 'over the edge'. Please
> see [1] which is being updated as we learn more about what 13.10 is
> capable of.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Phill
> 1. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu#System_Requirements
> 
> On 19 June 2013 00:30, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com
> <mailto:nio.wiklund at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On 2013-06-19 01:22, Jonathan Marsden wrote:
>     > Julien,
>     >
>     > On Tue, Jun 18, 2013, at 02:44 PM, Julien Lavergne wrote:
>     >
>     >> I don't really know to what mail I should answer, but if you want to
>     >> know the content of the seed at any time, this is the place :
>     >>
>     https://code.launchpad.net/~lubuntu-dev/ubuntu-seeds/lubuntu.saucy
>     <https://code.launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-dev/ubuntu-seeds/lubuntu.saucy>
>     >>
>     >> desktop = lubuntu-desktop meta package
>     >>
>     >> core = lubuntu-core meta package
>     >>
>     >> Based on the changelog, you will see that zRam was added, and not
>     >> removed.
>     >
>     > It seems to be fine.  I think we need to move on from that issue :)
>     >
>     > What would it take to get zRAM added so that it runs by default during
>     > an alternate install too?  I think it might be worth trying, since the
>     > results of zRAM on the ubiquity install have been so positive so far.
>     >
>     > Thanks,
>     >
>     > Jonathan
>     >
>     +1
> 
>     It was also one of my conclusions after testing the desktop installer
>     with such good results :-)
> 
>     The alternate installer has been the solution for installations with low
>     RAM. But the alternate installer is also good, when there are issues
>     with the graphics, and a proprietary driver is necessary to get a
>     graphical desktop.
> 
>     Best regards
>     Nio
> 
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