[ubuntu-us-ut] Has anyone tried playing with lubuntu-desktop yet?

[Chad Bryant]

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Charles Curley
<charlescurley at charlescurley.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:01:54 -0700
> Chad Bryant <chadabryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Since the Ubuntu 9.10 repositories include a prototype of the new
>> lubuntu-desktop package, I decided to try it on the oldest machine I
>> can find that is still viable (a Sony Vaio notebook - Pentium II
>> 366mhz, 64MB RAM, 6.5GB hard drive). Anyone else here tried it?
>>
>
> I don't see it in the 9.04 repos.

9.10 is the first distro to include it.

> I also have an ancient Compac. It won't even read CD-RWs or I'd try it
> on that.

 If it will read a commercially-pressed disc, get a 9.10 disc. The
best method would be to install a command-line system, then sudo
apt-get lubuntu-desktop. I make no guarantees if your old Compaq has
less than 64MB RAM, though.

Chad Bryant
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