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[Greg Faith <gregfaith@xxxxxxxxx>]

Like Lance said we certainly need more information. There are forums where
helps is always available on installs and partitioning and I was going to
point out exactly what Lance said about all versions using the same
Ubiquity and Debian Installer.  Oh well back to the mini.iso non-pae kernel
testing. q:o)

I miss the reply all sorry..


On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Lance,
>
> If that is still the case, then it is worth resurrecting. As cc's are
> going to QA I'm sure some one will will take note, else I can raise it at
> next meeting.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
>
> On 16 February 2012 00:06, Lance <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Well, Maverick had a killer bug:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/655950
>>
>> I literally had to fight tooth-n-nail to get that fixed. But the problem
>> began with the elimination of "use continuous free space" on the live
>> installer. It does still exist on the alternate and netboot installs.
>>
>> I tried to get it restored but the best I could come up with was getting
>> Colin Watson to change how the progression text is displayed:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/766265/comments/28
>>
>> So, it is possible - if as little as 2 to 4 GB of free space exist - to
>> have the installation just start when clicking on "Install alongside". The
>> only difference is that the progression button changes from "continue" to
>> "install now".
>>
>> IMHO it's still a bit unclear but I don't get to make design decisions.
>>
>> Lance
>>
>> --- On *Wed, 2/15/12, Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Install Problems
>> To: "Lance" <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: westbound@xxxxxxx, lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> lubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 5:41 PM
>>
>>
>> thanks for answering Lance,
>>
>> I was minded not to reply, but I guess I should. I have run multiple
>> ubuntu / lubuntu installs on an extended partition of my own Hard Drive
>> since 9.10. Never has one tried to delete everything, it offers the choice
>> of do want me to take over everything, live with other systems or do as you
>> wish on your crazy system. You simply tell it what you want the installer
>> to do.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Phill.
>>
>> On 15 February 2012 23:36, Lance <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx<http://mc/compose?to=lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Since you said, "This is a one-time message", I'm probably wasting my
>> time replying but I honestly would have appreciated more info.
>>
>> Both Lubuntu and Xubuntu use Ubuntu's installers. The live installer is
>> "ubiquity" and the text/alternate installer is the "debian-installer" with
>> a few minor tweaks.
>>
>> I'm not a developer but I've been iso-testing Ubuntu for nearly 4 years
>> and a total rebuild of 'ubiquity' just prior to the release of Maverick did
>> present one nasty bug and a few minor challenges, but those should be
>> largely straightened out.
>>
>> Most importantly there is no real difference between Lubuntu's installer
>> and Xubuntu's installer, just different artwork. The only thing I can think
>> of that might cause someone to think things are going to blow up is this:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/766265
>>
>> I wish I had more info to work with,
>>
>> Lance
>>
>> --- On *Wed, 2/15/12, westbound@xxxxxxx<http://mc/compose?to=westbound@xxxxxxx>
>> <westbound@xxxxxxx <http://mc/compose?to=westbound@xxxxxxx>>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: westbound@xxxxxxx <http://mc/compose?to=westbound@xxxxxxx> <
>> westbound@xxxxxxx <http://mc/compose?to=westbound@xxxxxxx>>
>> Subject: Install Problems
>> To: lubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://mc/compose?to=lubuntu-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:19 AM
>>
>>
>> This is a one-time message to warn other potential lubuntu users.
>>
>> Yesterday I have tried to install lubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso to my
>> laptop. It has not given me the choice where to install to and tried to
>> overwrite my current system. Luckily I was closely observing the progress
>> and was able to abort in time.
>> Also it did not find my wifi.
>>
>> I have now chosen to install xubuntu instead, where I was able to install
>> to the partition of my choice, also it did find my wifi no problem.
>>
>>
>>
>> On a side note, it is very disturbing to read personal notes of unknown
>> and non-introduced persons on the primary website. This makes it look very
>> non-professional. I must suspect the project is targeted to a small circle
>> of insiders only.
>>
>> To my opinion lubuntu has a long way to go.
>>
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