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[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

There is no such thing as a dumb question :) It is my 1st time as the
lubuntu QA co-ordinator, so believe you me - I've asked plenty of newbie
questions on #ubuntu-testing :) Last release, we had adhoc testing; this
time we're on a steep learning curve of full iso testing.

Thanks for joining and welcome to the team,

Phill.

On 4 March 2012 18:12, alan c <aeclist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have applied to join
> lubuntu-qa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I guess that might make  some of this faster?
> I am easy,  whatever, I can likely drop out of the list later. I am
> mostly into advocacy and direct support of novices mostly elderly an
> dcomputer fairs advocacy etc, rather than dev stuff so expect some
> facepalm worthy questions from me...
> :-)
>
> alan cocks
>
>
>
> On 04/03/12 15:30, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> > 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.
> >>
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