lubuntu-qa team mailing list archive

[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Alan,

hopefully this will give you an idea of where we are up to.

Thanks for agreeing to help, it means that Steven won't die of loneliness :)

Phill.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 3 March 2012 11:09
Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Non-pae testing
To: Lance <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, lubuntu-wiki-docs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Hi Lance,

Chris is team leader for the wiki / docs team [1], as I'm also a member of
that team we do still chat to each other :)

I've cc'd them this email.

Regards,

Phill.
[1] https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-wiki-docs


On 2 March 2012 20:24, Lance <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm working on things, how much documentation do we need?
>
> I think a very brief how-to regarding upgrades from Oneiric to Precise.
> But we all know that upgrades can be problematic depending on
> customization, hardware, etc.
>
> When it comes down to the the mini.iso we used to provide very limited
> details regarding the minimal install:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall
>
> None of that is wrong but I think we should be able to use "Install" and
> 'tasksel'. Or should we go CLI? Or do we need to provide details for both
> methods?
>
> If we go with 'tasksel' I like this guide:
>
> http://xbmcmediacenter.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-mini-iso/
>
> But I have a few concerns:
>
> (1) Regarding "hostname" I think we need to better explain that it's the
> same as Computer Name using the live CD, ie:
>
> This is the name used to identify the computer on your network, if you're
> used to using the live installer it's simply called "computer name" there
> and it's created for you when you enter your full name and user name, eg;
>
> If your full name is "John Smith", and you keep the user name "john" your
> computer name will typically be something like "john-desktop".
>
> (2) HTTP proxy. I've never had to set one up, most users won't. How do we
> explain that?
>
> (3) Partitioning! How much should we say? At least "use largest continuous
> space" still exists in the Debian installer ;^)
>
> (4) Regarding encryption I don't know what to say, I've never done so.
>
> (5) UTC clock settings still exists in the alternate install images but
> not in the netboot installs I've tried. Do we need to mention anything here?
>
> I think PhillW is our main documentation guy so I think it's ultimately up
> to him to decide what the documentation says, sorry Phill :^)
>
> But I also wanted to be able to create a bootable USB flash drive with the
> mini.iso image and while it was possible using grub and "dd" I found it
> unreliable, and we all know "dd" can be hazardous to existing data.
>
> So I kept exploring and it's fairly easy to create a bootable mini.iso
> with UNetbootin. Downright easy to create a Oneiric image, a tiny bit more
> complicated to create Precise image due to the need to understand file
> paths, but much safer than using "dd" from CLI.
>
> So I contacted the UNetbootin dev and asked if they'd provide both
> standard and non-pae images in their available downloads. We'll have to be
> patient for a reply.
>
> What does everyone think so far?
>
> If you wish you can follow the conversation here at the forums:
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1924455
>
> Sorry if I'm just being a pain in the neck,
>
> Lance
>
> PS: All of my hardware runs the PAE kernel just fine so we will need a
> non-pae tester at some point, but I know how to look and see what kernel
> packages are installed, what's running, etc.
>
> --- On *Thu, 3/1/12, Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Lubuntu-qa] Non-pae testing
> To: lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 1:39 PM
>
>
> As the subject says.
>
> --
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
>
>
> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
>
>
> --
> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa
> Post to     : lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://mc/compose?to=lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa
> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>
>


-- 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw



-- 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw