12.04.1 ISO Testing

[Nio Wiklund]

I find the alternate iso files useful for old computers with low RAM. A
couple of weeks ago I failed to install Lubuntu 12.04 from the live CD
into a 512 MB RAM computer of a friend.

That computer has good graphics and a fair CPU, so the alternate iso
file helped me to make a responsive computer of a sluggish one. WinXP
was just too much for it, and my friend does not want to spend money on
RAM for such an old computer. It was just standing there as a
letter-press but now her children can use it for internet tasks
including games.

So please help the alternate iso files survive at least for the
light-weight flavours Lubuntu and Xubuntu! Or introduce a text mode
installer into the standard live iso files?!

Best regards
sudodus alias nio

ps/
What about the mini iso?
/ds

On 2012-08-20 17:28, Nicholas Skaggs wrote:
> I almost forgot -- since this is 12.04.1, the alternate images are a
> part of this release :-) Don't forget them! I'm in quantal mode and
> didn't even think when I saw them.
> 
> FYI, for quantal, we are attempting to reduce our image count (to make
> our testing easier and reduce fragmentation for bugs and issues). The
> alternate images (for ubuntu) are targeted to be dropped. More
> discussions on this will happen during beta, when ubiquity should have
> all the changes necessary to support the functionality found in the alt
> images.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nicholas
> 
> 
> On 08/20/2012 10:49 AM, Nicholas Skaggs wrote:
>> As many of you noticed (and tested already, awesome!), the 12.04.1
>> isos are out on the isotracker:
>>
>> http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/230/builds
>>
>> Right on schedule:
>>
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseInterlock
>>
>> Please fill in where you can. I know it was a long weekend of server
>> moving, etc, so I didn't put out the general call to test until today
>> when the dust settled. Those of you that braved the move, and tested
>> anyway I trust made it through ok :-)
>>
>> Right now I'd like to see so more 10.04.4 -> 12.04.1 upgrade testing
>> (especially on a non-default installation). This can be accomplished
>> by installing a base 10.04.4 image and modifying typical things, such
>> as changing wallpaper, adding some non-default packages, etc. In
>> addition, the amd64+mac images are available for those of you who have
>> hardware that matches :-) It always needs a little love.
>>
>> Respins are going to be avoided at all costs, but please, be on the
>> look out for major bugs and report them when found. 12.04.1 is a point
>> release update to a stable LTS -- we need to do our best to have this
>> be as bug free as possible.
>>
>> Anyone new to isotesting, or what it is we're doing, please send back
>> a mail :-) And reference the wiki for help:
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/ISO
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/ISO/Walkthrough
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Nicholas