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[Leszek Lesner <leszek.lesner@xxxxxx>]

On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:18:05 +0000
Glen Bizeau <gbizeau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Did a quick download and run in a VBOX this AM.
> 
> Te first thing I noticed is the same stratup bar as fedora??? Whats
> with that? you know what everyone will say!

It is simply plymouth (yeah Fedora invented it and Ubuntu is now using it too). Seeing only the blue bar is a indicator that your graphicscard is not supported well enough.
In the final version nvidia (thx to nouveau) ati (open ati driver) and intel will show a nice splash screen. 


> 
> Other than that, I like it, running it in a VBOX with 384 RAM,
> everything seems snappy. Will do further testing and post any bugs I
> find later.
> 
> Thanks Julien.
> 
> Glen
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just created a new testing ISO. This is not an Alpha, but just a
> > snapshot of the current work to be able to test more the new features.
> > Like others Alpha, you should be aware that it's not considered stable,
> > see warnings for Lucid Alpha :
> >
> > "Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable
> > system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even
> > frequent breakage.  They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers
> > and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs."
> >
> > Changes seen the Alpha 2 :
> > * Main changes in the seed :
> >  - chromium for the browser
> >  - gnome-mplayer for the videos
> >  - network-manager for the network
> > * New artwork made by Rafael Laguna. It's not the final theme, but it's
> > quite complete, so we can test with a non standard artwork. And I like
> > it :)
> > * A new session (Lubuntu-Netbook), which launched lxlauncher. You need
> > to logout, select Lubuntu-Netbook session instead of Lubuntu, and enter
> > login "ubuntu" without password.
> >
> > Known bugs:
> > * pcmanfm2 is not the default filemanager yet, it need more integration
> > to be usable. It is still available by using "pcmanfm2"
> > * If you test on a USB, the first screen will freeze for a moment when
> > you click on "Try Lubuntu ...". Just wait, it will continue as normal.
> > * Bug reported during testing :
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam
> >
> > Download : http://people.ubuntu.com/~gilir/lubuntu-lucid-20100215.iso
> >
> > Regards,
> > Julien Lavergne
> >
> >
> >
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