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Re: LXDE PPA for packages from Lubuntu unstable version

 

Hi Jerry,

we have to wait for the a3 of ubuntu 'main' to be released to build lubuntu
against, so it can be a day or two behind the 'main' release. Rest assured
it will be here soon :-)

Regards,

Phill.

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 1:10 AM, <jerrylamos@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Phill,
>
> Maverick Alpha 3 up and running here with Gnome & Firefox, would like to
> try Lubuntu Maverick Alpha3 when it's ready.
>
> Thanks, Jerry
>
>
>   -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Whiteside <phillw@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: lubuntu-desktop <lubuntu-desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 5, 2010 6:56 pm
> Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-desktop] LXDE PPA for packages from Lubuntu unstable
> version
>
>  Hi Julien,
>
>  I added the ppa to my 10.04 version, upon booting it just seems to
> display a dark screen. I can log onto the system via Crtl-Alt-F2, which
> reports that X is running. I've used ppa-purge to back the ppa out, but will
> be happy to give it another try if there are any things you'd like me to
> check up on. (I've got to add, I'm very impressed with ppa-purge).
>
>  Regards,
>
>  Phill.
> P.S. As the new Hard drive is settled in and I have my system pretty much
> as I need it, I'll be joining 10.10 testing with the next alpha, sorry to be
> late to the party. I'll also get it uploaded to the server. Would you like
> me to take the alpha2 down at that point, or would you rather me keep it
> there (disk space is not an issue on there), and just edit the wiki area to
> point to the alpha3?
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Julien Lavergne <gilir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I made some updates to the LXDE PPA :
>> https://launchpad.net/~lxde/+archive/ppa<https://launchpad.net/%7Elxde/+archive/ppa>
>>
>> Now, versions available in Maverick are backported to Lucid. It's useful
>> if you want to test versions from Maverick without upgrading all your
>> system. It's also useful for people who want to report bugs to test with
>> those packages first, to see if the bug is already fixed.
>>
>> However, there is less testing with those packages, so if you want to
>> keep your system more stable, don't use this PPA.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Julien Lavergne
>>
>>
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