[Lubuntu-comms] installing Lubuntu in less than 100 seconds

[Phill Whiteside]

+1

:)

On 27 June 2013 00:02, Iberê Fernandes <ibere.fernandes at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2013/6/26 Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com>
>
>> >> snip
>>
>> I installed a system from a USB 3 pendrive to a USB 3 HDD in less than 1
>> minute and 40 seconds (including answering those questions). Here are
>> the computer specs.
>>
>> << snip
>>
>> I do have to question how many XP machines running on 128 Mb of RAM have
>> USB 3? I have a machine designed for Win 7 and it does not have USB 3 [1]
>>
>> Just my thoughts.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Phill.
>> 1. LJ71 at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Hardware
>> P.S. please do add your machines to that list, it makes it really easy to
>> quote the specs on a bug report.
>> On 26 June 2013 22:19, Stephen Smally <eco.stefi at fastwebnet.it> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys, i haven't wrote on this list for a while (now i have much more
>>> to do, including school), but i do like the "simplest as possible"
>>> installer, i think is a good idea.
>>>
>>> Also, we don't have to make lubuntu the most used os in the world (at
>>> least, i don't feel like it should be) so please don't think about it as
>>> the ultimate os for everyone. People have different needs and lubuntu can't
>>> satisfy all of them.
>>>
>>> And remember that the lubuntu community is made up of volunteers, on
>>> this list everyone can state is opinion, but if an idea seems good it
>>> should be followed, even if a little part of the community doesn't agree.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Stefano
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26/06/2013 23:00, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!
>>>>
>>>> I wanted to try something that is much simpler from the ground, to
>>>> perform a basic installation (not only to be able to install into a
>>>> computer with low RAM, but in general to be successful without knowing
>>>> much).
>>>>
>>>> I think some of the Windows XP users will try Lubuntu if the word is
>>>> spread, that it is 'so easy to install Lubuntu'. I see this situation:
>>>> After they dared try the one button installer on the old PC, they will
>>>> get more interested and use the flexible installer to get a dual boot
>>>> system on the new PC.
>>>>
>>>> The one button installer works well with 128 MB RAM in a real computer.
>>>> It is very easy to use, built into an installed Ubuntu Mini system, and
>>>> portable enough to install from a 2 GB USB pendrive. It is not intended
>>>> for CD/DVD.
>>>>
>>>> Fair enough, I will not push this issue too hard. I will try the one
>>>> button installer with some friends (most of them are not very good at
>>>> computers). I might also upload something similar to the fake-PAE stuff.
>>>> And I might come back with something well in time before Windows XP EOL.
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan suggested to make a preseeder for the alternate or mini iso. I
>>>> intend to make one (for comparison), but not in the near future, and
>>>> then I will probably ask for an update how to do it.
>>>>
>>>> -o-
>>>>
>>>> Why does this suggestion makes people so upset? New ideas can be liked
>>>> and disliked, supported and critised, discussed or forgotten. We need to
>>>> be open to new ideas and listen to the arguments of each other in order
>>>> to develop (Lubuntu as well as ourselves).
>>>>
>>>> -o-
>>>>
>>>> I hope we can succeed together including everybody in the Lubuntu
>>>> community, and take this chance at the end of life of Windows XP. In
>>>> general I think Lubuntu is improving and rising on several ranking
>>>> lists. This is partly due to us, partly to Ubuntu. I'm running Unity on
>>>> my new computer, it looks and feels nice, and it runs really well, even
>>>> without any proprietary drivers. So the engine under the hood is good.
>>>> But Unity cripples aging computers, and this is where Lubuntu is great.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Nio
>>>>
>>>>
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> All good ideas are welcome, but I do agree with Phill re: USB 3 on
> machines for Windows XP.
>
> Again, Nio, I'm not saying your idea is not good. On the contrary, I
> believe the easiest option is the best for newcomers.
>
> So I'm just saying the time to install may vary according to the hardware
> available on a true "WinXP hardware". And that's kind of a difficult answer
> once WinXP has been on the market for something like 10+ years....
>
> My laptop is a Core2Duo T7300 from 2007, it has the label "designed for
> Windows XP" and I have no USB 3.0.
>
> I also have a desktop Athlon XP 1800+ labeled "designed for Windows XP"
> with no USB 2.0 nor 3.0. That's my test machine.
>
> Besides note that all the USB 2.0 are located inside the laptop, not user
> friendly at all. There are four USB 1.1 available outside the laptop for me
> to choose what to connect.
>
> lsusb output is:
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 007 Device 002: ID 0b97:7761 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 1.1 Hub
> Bus 007 Device 003: ID 0b97:7772 O2 Micro, Inc. OZ776 CCID Smartcard Reader
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Best regards,
> Iberê
>
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