[lubuntu-users] Call for testing for alternate images (WAS: Architecture EOL plans for Lubuntu)

[Narcis Garcia]

Installs tested with this common options:
	Display resolution 1024x768
	Lubuntu 16.06.1
	i386
	Spanish
	No network interface
	No third-party packages selected
	Guided~default partitions; clean hard disk.
	Not encrypting home folder
	(Qemu used for VM)

ALTERNATE RESULT: Needs 250MiB of RAM to see no error
DESKTOP RESULT: Needs 250MiB of RAM to see no error

An important difference between DebianInstaller (alternate) and Ubiquity
(desktop) is the possibility to setup a RAID0 with 2 hard disks; RAID0
can duplicate the disk i/o speed, and this is makes an important
difference in old computers.



El 16/08/16 a les 22:44, Simon Quigley ha escrit:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> On 08/16/2016 03:08 PM, Bryan Quigley wrote:
> <snip />
>> In my VM testing with various memory amounts a Lubuntu LiveCD having
>> selected "Install Lubuntu" option operates in *less* memory than the
>> Alternate installer.
>>
>> I was able to install Lubuntu i386 Desktop CD in just 218 MB of ram, by
>> selecting - "Install Lubuntu" and choosing no updates when installing or
>> 3rd party stuff.   The key part is not to boot the Live session and just
>> go directly to Ubiquity.
>>
>> The Alternate i386 installer fails completely until about 240MB but even
>> then be install didn't succeed.  
>>
>> Both tests we're done using 16.04.1 medium.  I'm guessing it's Zram that
>> makes the LiveCD works so well.  I'm actually surprised by the results
>> myself, but I don't see where I could have made a mistake in my testing.
> 
> We really need to confirm what Bryan is saying. If he is correct and
> Lubuntu Desktop really takes less resources than Lubuntu Alternate,
> there is no use in keeping Alternate images.
> 
> We need someone on real hardware from each architecture (amd64, i386,
> AND PowerPC) to test limits on their hardware. Here's what you have to
> do to help.
>  1. Grab the following images:
>   a. Yakkety Daily Alternate
>   b. Xenial Daily Alternate
>   c. Yakkety Daily Live
>   d. Xenial Daily Live
>  2. Boot an image of your choice setting the mem=<NUMBER>MB boot
> parameter. Here's a guide on doing that:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters
>  3. Select "Install Lubuntu"
>  4. Install the operating system on your computer.
>  5. Repeat steps 2-4 decreasing the amount of RAM until you get a
> failure due to the lack of available RAM.
>  6. Repeat steps 2-5 with all of the images.
>  7. Respond reporting your results.
> 
> Also, now's the time to make your case for keeping alternate images. If
> the results turn up that Desktop takes less resources, we will ask for
> it to stop being produced unless we have a good reason to keep it.
> 
> Have a nice day, and get testing! :)
>