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[Tim Bernhard <ohiomoto@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the replies.

Steve,

I'll try to sort out the details of a few of my issues and post them in
another thread.  I think they are known issues though.  Not sure if any are
also in the latest versions of Ubuntu as I have not really used it since
9.10. (I did install 10.04 from a USB without issues though.) I prefer the
speed and long battery life I get with Lubuntu and don't plan on going back
to Ubuntu at this point.

Also the first thing I do with Lubuntu is move the panel to the top and set
it up to use icons.  It makes the most sense to me.  :)

Tim

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 6:12 AM, Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:22:47 -0500
> Tim Bernhard <ohiomoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > Here is my short list:
> > 1. Installing from USB didn't work until I made the USB without storage.
> Isn't this a general Ubuntu problem.
>
> > 2. Grub not updating after install.
> A cock-up with the installer where os-prober didn't get installed.
>
> > 3. Chrome not opening downloads properly until I changed xdg-open.
> xdg-open does seem to be a mess in lubuntu and does need sorting
>
> > 4. Having to learn how to add menu items to lxde.
> Can you give some examples, as this is probably programs not complying with
> the freedesktop.org standard.
>
> > 5. Not being able to find my NAS from PCmanFM.
> A bit more information on this would be useful
>
> > 6. Loosing some of my changes when Lubuntu updates. (Am I doing something
> > wrong here???)
> Again, some more information would be useful.
>
> >
> > I'll admit that the list isn't too bad, but keep in mind that I had to
> spend
> > a good bit of time researching and implementing the solutions.
> >
> > So the question is what is the ultimate goal for Lubuntu.  I know you
> guys
> > want it to be resource friendly.  But who is it aimed at?  The Linux geek
> > who can tweak it or the "average Joe" who just want to be able to use it?
> >  Can it be resource friendly and not need tweaking? Is it just a matter
> of
> > time to sort it out or a matter philosophy?
> >
> The problem is, people, no matter how Lubuntu is set up out of the box not
> everybody will be happy.  As an example, I can't do with the panel on the
> bottom of the screen so move it to the top before adjusting anything else.
> Really Lubuntu has to cope with both your average Joe and your average
> geek.  The real problem, with all software, are those people that fall
> between the two groups.  In this area there are again two groups.  Those
> that would like to tweak but don't know how, so don't.  The other is those
> that would like to tweak and don't know how, but do.  These two groups are
> the ones we need to listen to in order to make things easier (more user
> friendly?).
> The main thing that comes from your missive is that Lubuntu needs to state
> it's goals louder and more clearly.  Some distros hide their weaknesses
> behind 'shiny', a lot of distros derived from Lubuntu do this.  Lubuntu
> isn't about 'shiny', it should be about functionality and this is what we
> shoul try and get across.
>
> Sorry if this has been a bit rambling and thanks to Tim for bringing this
> up.
>
> --
> Steve Cook (Yorvyk)
>
> http://lubuntu.net
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