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[alan c <aeclist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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