[lubuntu-users] Some problems with 16.04 you might not know about

[E James]

It was only on 14th September that I successfully installed Lubuntu 16.04 for the first time (for a friend) and then the next day for myself on my Toshiba laptop. In the process I discovered some annoying quirks (bugs?) which I would have expected to be fixed by now unless I am the first to notice them.

1. PCManFM. The "Find files" tool in 14.04 (version 1.2.0) follows symbolic links but the 1.2.4 version in 16.04 does not. This could have been a deal breaker for me but, fortunately, XFe does what I need.

More worryingly both versions of PCManFM have another file find problem. If you are searching for a filename containing, for example, "xyz" and there is a subdirectory which matches, e.g. "axyzb", then any matching files in that subdirectory will not be found. XFe gets that one right too.

2. Wireless connection. It took me several attempts, including a reboot, before I spotted the problem. I was typing my friend's wireless key as he read it to me and the system kept ignoring me - no connection, no error message. Finally I noticed that the connection manager was giving up and going into "offline" mode before I finished typing. Whose bright idea was that? I had to use copy and paste in order to enter the key sufficiently quickly.

It will be interesting to see if these quirks are still present in 16.10 when it is released although I will probably never install it since it won't be LTS.