[Lubuntu-qa] lubuntu oversize

[Israel]

Ok,
ToriOS can be CD-sized.

Lubuntu is for more powerful machines anyhow :)
And the Cute LXDE is going to be awesome!  [ Cute == Qt ]

And 14.04 will be supported for a few more years, so it should be just fine!

On 10/20/2014 05:09 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> So,
>
> desktop can go to dvd size and alternate sticks with cd size? minimal
> (net work installer) will always be supported.
>
> Julien, for language support, etc. would you and the other devs be
> happy to change the desktop ISO to dvd size, but with a commitment to
> support alternate as CD size?
>
> 14.10 is going to be CD size, but can we discuss things for 15.04 :)
>
> Israel, keeping lubntu CD sized is a task. My proposal for 15.04 and
> beyond is that desktop can 'grow' but that alternate stays CD size.
> With the options of minimal[1] lubuntu keeps it small, mean, lean and
> green :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
> 1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall
>
>
> On 20 October 2014 22:42, Israel <israeldahl at gmail.com
> <mailto:israeldahl at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 10/20/2014 10:01 AM, Aere Greenway wrote:
>     > On 10/19/2014 11:03 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>     >> Dear Lubuntu testers, release manager and everybody else with an
>     >> opinion,
>     >>
>     >> * If you think it is important with a desktop ISO file within
>     CD size,
>     >> please tell us here and now!
>     >>
>     >> * If you think it is enough with a Lubuntu alternate iso within
>     CD size,
>     >> you need not do anything, because this is how it is now. But if
>     you want
>     >> to 'defend' the current desktop iso file, please do so here and
>     how!
>     >>
>     > I think it is good that at least one of the Ubuntu variants
>     (Lubuntu)
>     > will run a live system from a CD, especially on this
>     long-term-support
>     > release.
>     >
>     > Being able to run a live system is important to verify that the
>     > graphics chip is supported, and that the wireless can be made to
>     work.
>     >
>     > If that same system can be made to run live using a USB drive,
>     that is
>     > acceptable to me, though some such machines have only the original
>     > slow USB, which makes it run slowly, but at least it works.
>     >
>     > I have an older (32-bit) MacBook machine, with only a CD drive, so
>     > this capability is useful for this machine, and as far as I know, I
>     > can't boot a live system on it from a USB drive (please correct
>     me if
>     > this is not correct).
>     >
>     > That being said, observing the ever-increasing sizes of newer Linux
>     > kernels, there will probably come a time when running a live-CD
>     system
>     > (from a CD) will not be possible.
>     >
>     Hi all,
>     I agree with Aere.
>     A mainline Ubuntu distro needs to be able to run from a CD.  There are
>     some older Laptops that cannot boot from USB, and do not have a
>     DVD drive.
>
>     I think it is still important, especially for Lubuntu, and our beloved
>     older hardware!
>
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