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Re: Installation of Lubuntu 12.04 ppc

 

That's a bug that needs reporting :)

It has the report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/933726

<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/933726>Thanks for bringing it to
our attention!

Phill.



On 16 February 2012 18:25, UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ah, a point i forgot: Firefox on that live-cd is 10, the language
> packages are 11 (and not compatible)!
>
> 2012/2/16 Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Hmm,
> >
> > Not having the standard suite of apps does not seem right. did you
> install
> > just LXDE or lubuntu-desktop? We will be detailing the 5 (so far as we
> know)
> > options to add lubuntu to a minimal installation or in addition to an
> > existing flavour of the ubuntu family.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Phill.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 16 February 2012 13:11, UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm sorry, i'm so dumb. Anyway, with the today daily built (15 febr)
> >> the installation finally passed through :) :)
> >>
> >> I installed it on an external scsi-firewire hd (identical to the
> >> internal) and can now play around with it. And, if you or someone else
> >> has the patience to tell me how to try out and how to report, i'll try
> >> to do my best.
> >>
> >> Then, is there somewhere the place (here?) to express something like
> >> wishes? Just at a first glance, what i saw:
> >> - substitute the blank (black) screen with something nicer
> >> (Natty_Bug.png e.g. :) )
> >> - the Openbox configuration menu by default in Preferences (at least
> >> for me it didn' t appear
> >> - the right-click menu on the desktop comes with only 3 apps. In
> >> Debian wheezy + LXDE setup i have it with
> >>
> >> Applications (Xterm, pcmanfm, firefox)
> >> Desktop (> submenus)
> >> Desktop Settings
> >> WindowManagementSettings (obconf)
> >> Reload Config Files
> >> Exit
> >>
> >> (I know, you can build that yourself too, but at least me, as an
> >> average user, i'd to do a lot of bricolage to find out, where and how)
> >>
> >> Some Icons on the desktop (you can build them yourself passing through
> >> the wiki Lxde - if i remember correctly) but i'd find it better, if it
> >> would be there by default: Filesystem, Home, Trash
> >>
> >> Possibly, it would also be a good idea to insert by default lxmed
> >> (which is not perfect, but good and helpful; and it does not come with
> >> all that dependencies alacarte has).
> >>
> >> Then, booting into the Lubuntu hd, immediately i got a msg about a
> >> lubuntu software center crash. And this is, what the related log file
> >> says (only the end:
> >>
> >> --------------------------------
> >> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> >> InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha powerpc
> >> (20120215)
> >> Package: lubuntu-software-center 0.0.4-0ubuntu1
> >> PackageArchitecture: all
> >> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-powerpc 3.2.6
> >> SourcePackage: lubuntu-software-center
> >> Tags:  precise
> >> Title: lubuntu-software-center-build-db crashed with KeyError in
> __main__:
> >> 'ppc'
> >> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-powerpc ppc
> >> UnreportableReason:
> >>  Sie haben einige veraltete Paketversionen installiert. Bitte
> >> aktualisieren Sie die folgenen Pakete und prüfen Sie, ob das Problem
> >> danach noch auftritt:
> >>
> >>  gir1.2-gtk-3.0, insserv, libcomerr2, libgtk-3-0, libgtk-3-common,
> >> libnih-dbus1, libnih1, mountall
> >> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> >> --------------------------------
> >> (Translating the german sentence: "You have some outdated software
> >> packages installed. Please update and check, if the problem
> >> disappears").
> >>
> >> Oh, and then a question: Personally, i prefer blueman and wicd (which
> >> needs to have network-manager and network-manager-gnome to be
> >> uninstalled). Will that create a problem for lubuntu ppc?
> >>
> >> Ok, that's it, for the moment. I hope that was a lit better to
> >> understand and to deal with.
> >> 2012/2/16 Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> >> > That sounds like a mini-iso / network install. Yes, something like
> that
> >> > is
> >> > quite possible with lubuntu. I have forwarded this also to our head of
> >> > Development for him to take a look at. If you could grab as much
> >> > information
> >> > as possible and add it it would assist him. Julien does not have a PPC
> >> > Mac,
> >> > so he really does rely on the testers to give him information. an "it
> >> > does
> >> > not work & gives lots of errors" is pretty hard to work on!.
> >> >
> >> > Following on from last nights meeting, we are going to make a start on
> >> > the
> >> > mini-iso / network install section for 12.04.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your patience and continued testing, I know it can seem
> >> > frustrating at times but it is essential if we are to have a PPC
> release
> >> > -
> >> > plus you get that warm fuzzy glow that comes with "I helped make that
> >> > happen" :)
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> >
> >> > Phill.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 16 February 2012 07:26, UH <uhtlmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Since i'm having all kind of problems even with the latest live-cd
> (14
> >> >> febr) - gives me lots of errors already after entering the desktop
> >> >> (begins with `Notification daemon crashed` and then follow others . .
> >> >> .) and in any case the installation crashes during the process, i've
> a
> >> >> question: Is there a possibility to use the debian netinstaller (i
> >> >> don't know if this is the right term but you have to be connected to
> a
> >> >> router or another computer by ethernet) and then, after the boot,
> >> >> enter something like `install url=xxxxxx`?  I know that's the way
> >> >> mintppc is installed . . .
> >> >>
> >> >> TIA
> >> >>
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