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

[Chad Bryant]

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Charles Curley
<charlescurley at charlescurley.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:44:44 -0700
> Chad Bryant <chadabryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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:
>> >
>
>>  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.
>
> I found a live CD, http://blog.lxde.org/?p=514. I set it up on a 64MB
> VM and the live CD bombed, complaining of lack of memory. I'll try an
> install to the VM, which will give it some swap space.

The beta live CDs are live-only, and don't allow an install. You have
to do a command-line install from an alt-install CD, then apt-get for
the lubuntu-desktop package.

Chad Bryant
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