Missing Dash/Panel/Launcher

[Colin Law]

On Sat, 8 Sep 2018 at 11:48, Grizzly via ubuntu-users <
ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 08 September 2018  at 8:18, Colin Law wrote:
> Re: Missing Dash/Panel/Launcher (at least in part)
>
> >On Sat, 8 Sep 2018 at 07:05, Grizzly via ubuntu-users <
> >ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> >> So it's something in the changes between 16.04.4 & 16.04.5
>
> >How is it with 18.04?
>
> I don't know, as I mentioned (way back so may have been mussed) this Lappy
> is
> low on Ram, even (32 bit) 16.04.4 was slow as treacle until it got an
> extra
> 128mb, that made it usable again, the only 18.04 iso is 64bit, I could let
> 16.04.4 do-release-upgrade but it will take almost a day (slow broadband
> and
> low Ram) and may introduce more problems than is solves
>
> If it helps 17.04 live works, not tried 17.10 yet
>

Is it a 32 bit machine, I had forgotten that if you mentioned it?  That
does limit your options rather.  All the 17 releases are out of support now
I think.
How much RAM have you got?  Have you considered getting a new(er) laptop?
On a low power machine you would probably be better off with one of the
less resource hungry flavours.  Lubuntu 18.04 is available in 32 bit I
think and goes much better on an old machine.  You could try the live
version of that.  Not sure whether you can upgrade to Lubuntu 18.04 from
what you have using the live image.  You might have to re-install.

Colin



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