Lubuntu + MATE? Compatible? or issues?

[Aere Greenway]

Fritz:

To check this out, I updated my Ubuntu-MATE 14.10 partition of my Dell 
Inspiron 620 machine.  Though my machine is 64-bit, the OS installed is 
32-bit.

The updates (beyond the last time I updated it) did not include a new 
kernel.  I re-checked for updates, and it declares my system to be 
up-to-date.

I did not encounter any problems with it - even after I re-booted (just 
in case).

- Aere

On 04/11/2015 08:46 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:
> Folks:
>
> Along these lines of inquiry . . . seems like with a recent kernel 
> upgrade, the several month old U-MATE 14 PPC install on my iBook got 
> "corrupted" . . . seems like aptitude was removing key packages so 
> that logging into a MATE session just showed the desktop image, no 
> toolbars or desktop icons, mouse cursor worked but nothing to click 
> on. Tried to upgrade out of it, but didn't work.  Seems like the 
> install is built on "meta packages" and if something gets removed the 
> whole house comes tumbling down . . . .  I added XFCE4 to see if that 
> would work and it does give me a GUI, but numerous problems still 
> remain, seems like the system is "toast."
>
> So, did get some ideas about the "why" of it, although it seems 
> susceptible to re-occur, I do like the "GNOME Floating Feet" 
> screensaver--my prime motivation for MATE.  But, my question, just 
> like the "OP" in a sense, I'm looking to save download time for a 
> fresh install, since this install is only a few months old and had to 
> do some tweaking for the "radeon" issue, and getting sound working, 
> etc.  I have a Lu 14.04 LTS from 7/23/14 already burned, so that part 
> isn't an issue; question is if I did that install and then tried to 
> add the MATE items as another DE, would that cause "dependency" issues 
> or issues that might again cause the system to uh, deconstruct 
> itself?  Or, generally no worries, they are more or less of same DNA?
>
> From Nio's post I see that I could do a "mini" install of U 14 and 
> then of course add whatever DEs I would want . . . but I don't know if 
> that would be a time saver, as much of the system is then downloaded 
> via my <3MB DSL . . . might be a "wash"???? in terms of a time 
> cost/benefit ratio ?????
>
> F
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 5:00 AM, 
> <lubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com 
> <mailto:lubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com>> wrote:
>
>     https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/download.html
>     >
>
>     Plop should work :-) If not there are other methods:
>
>
>     1. Start from Lubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (and update/upgrade). You find iso
>     files listed with sizes in Gibibytes and can download them here:
>
>     http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/14.04.1/release/
>
>
>     2. Install a small image and then install the meta-package
>
>     lubuntu-desktop
>
>
>     a. Start from the Ubuntu 14.04 mini.iso that you find via
>
>     http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/netboot/trusty/
>
>     according to the description at
>
>     https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
Sincerely,
Aere

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