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[Istimsak Abdulbasir <saqman2060@xxxxxxxxx>]

When am dealing with customized hardware, I prefer to stick with
lightweight systems.
On Mar 6, 2015 4:53 AM, "Henk Terhell" <hterhell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Lubuntu is definitely lighter than Xubuntu.
> On my 64 bit desktop HTOP shows now memory usage data as follows:
> Lubuntu 15.04 (updated): 293 MB (LXDE) and 282 MB (in Open Box)
> Xubuntu L15.04 (updated): 383 MB (XFCE DE) and with LXQt 0.9 DE: 430 MB
> These are of course only ballpark figures immediately after booting while
> there is additional software on these installations such as Dropbox and
> Chrome.
>
> Henk
>
> Walter Lapchynski schreef op 5-3-2015 om 19:05:
>
>>
>> I only somewhat agree. We're not targeting non-Linux users, but that may
>> be part of it.  Either way,  the focus is on being low resource while still
>> being somewhat user friendly.
>>
>> Xubuntu is light compared to Ubuntu, but not Lubuntu. We are the light
>> option that still includes a GUI and a suite of useful apps.
>>
>> @wxl
>> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA
>> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact
>> Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader
>>
>> On Mar 5, 2015 9:51 AM, "Istimsak Abdulbasir" <saqman2060@xxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:saqman2060@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     On Mar 5, 2015 11:39 AM, "Walter Lapchynski" <wxl@xxxxxxxxxx
>>     <mailto:wxl@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > Lubuntu has always been for low resource machines. Many of these
>>     will be converts of old traditional operating systems, so it's
>>     important to make them feel at home.
>>     >
>>     So you agree with Nio's explanation of target audience?
>>
>>     >Secondarily,  it's for those that want a complete but low
>>     resource OS.
>>     >
>>     I am not quite clear what complete means. Could xfce be considered
>>     low resource?
>>     > @wxl
>>     > Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA
>>     > Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact
>>     > Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader
>>     >
>>     > On Mar 5, 2015 8:36 AM, "Nio Wiklund" <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
>>     <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>     >>
>>     >> Den 2015-03-05 16:57, Istimsak Abdulbasir skrev:
>>     >> > This may seem like an odd question but a question that will
>>     better help
>>     >> > me in my efforts as a tester.
>>     >> >
>>     >> > Who is the target audience? What type of users are we trying
>>     to attract?
>>     >> > With this answer I can find a more effective way of
>>     performing testcases
>>     >> > and writing them. Plus, I can focus on images and packages
>>     that meets
>>     >> > that goal and what to report back to the developers.
>>     >> >
>>     >> > Istimsak Abdulbasir
>>     >> >
>>     >> >
>>     >> >
>>     >>
>>     >> This is an interesting and important question. Maybe we tend to
>>     skip it
>>     >> and simply assume something, that might be wrong.
>>     >>
>>     >> I think it is important to make linux in general, and for us
>>     the Ubuntu
>>     >> family of programs, easy enough to use for average users, who
>>     are not
>>     >> particularly interested in the engine under the hood.
>>     >>
>>     >> I would not draw a sharp line between GUI tools and CLI tools.
>>     Both can
>>     >> be easy or difficult to use, but I know that many people who
>>     arrive from
>>     >> Windows and MacOS *think* that CLI tools are 'rocket science' ;-)
>>     >>
>>     >> For many average users, only a few application programs are
>>     necessary
>>     >> plus an easy way to maintain the system (update/upgrade and
>>     backup) and
>>     >> a tool to install new programs.
>>     >>
>>     >> The main application program is the web browser.
>>     >>
>>     >> But more advanced users are often good at making us tune the
>>     system for
>>     >> what they need. Maybe we are like them, so we tend to listen to
>>     them too
>>     >> much.
>>     >>
>>     >> Best regards
>>     >> Nio
>>     >>
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