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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is there a list, or can you make a list with packages and sizes. It
would make it possible to select in a more informed way which packages
to remove to get within CD size.

My native language is Swedish. I would not be happy if it is removed,
but I realize that it is a small language, so I accept it, if there is
no better alternative.

One alternative is to have a pop-up window, that offers languages in a
convenient way during the installation (it needs internet connection of
course).

Another alternative is to have a lean version of Lubuntu, maybe similar
to Lubuntu-Core or something between Lubuntu and Lubuntu-Core. And only
this lean version need be within CD size.

Best regards
Nio


Den 2015-08-06 19:51, Walter Lapchynski skrev:
> I marked it as ready, so we're good. Melodie also pointed out we could
> always suggest people do 800MB CDs. You may be able to overburn it but
> the amd64 is 27MB over so I'm thinking not.
> 
> Going forward, we may want to look at removing extra languages from the
> [desktop seed][1]:
>  # must have
>  * Languages: en es de fr ru pt it pl ja nl xh cs
>  * language-pack-${Languages}
>  * language-pack-gnome-${Languages}
> 
> Enough room on amd64 armel i386, not enough on powerpc:
>  * Languages: zh-hans hu bn sv ar fi hi el ca da hi
>  * language-pack-${Languages} [!powerpc]
>  * language-pack-gnome-${Languages} [!powerpc]
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> [1]:
> https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lubuntu-dev/ubuntu-seeds/lubuntu.trusty/view/head:/ship
> <https://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-dev/ubuntu-seeds/lubuntu.trusty/view/head:/ship>
> 
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     Den 2015-08-06 19:15, Israel skrev:
>     > On 08/05/2015 04:01 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>     >> Den 2015-08-05 12:46, Nio Wiklund skrev:
>     >>> ...
>     >>>
>     >> Dear Lubuntu testers and users,
>     >>
>     >> Added information about Lubuntu 14.04.3 LTS: The alternate installer
>     >> does not work and will not be supplied for this point version. The
>     >> desktop installer is oversized for CD. There may or may not be
>     time to
>     >> get it within CD size, but we are close to the deadline, I looked
>     into
>     >> an alternative for really old computers, that boot from CD disks (but
>     >> not from DVD disks or USB drives).
>     >>
>     >> I could install Lubuntu within CD size using the current mini.iso
>     file
>     >>
>     >> 1. This general link seems to work now in order to find and
>     download the
>     >> Ubuntu mini.iso files
>     >>
>     >> http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/netboot/
>     >>
>     >> Select an architecture to install 14.04 with vivid's 3.19 HWE kernel
>     >> (supported until August 2016), Index of
>     >>
>     >>
>     /ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/main/installer-i386/current/images/vivid-netboot
>     >>
>     >> with this md5sum
>     >>
>     >> a5156887b51e5e523a099bc255274c85  ./vivid-netboot/mini.iso
>     >>
>     >> 2. Install a very basic system (no packages selected within the
>     >> mini.iso's installer.
>     >>
>     >> 3. Reboot into text mode and install Lubuntu
>     >>
>     >> sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop
>     >>
>     >> 4. Reboot and you have Lubuntu.
>     >>
>     >> I found one hickup: The nm-applet (network manager's indicator on the
>     >> panel) has no icon, but if you click on the 'empty' space between the
>     >> keyboard symbol and the clock, you get the relevant menus. And the
>     >> network works (no pun intended) :-)
>     >>
>     >> This is not as easy as the alternate installer, but it is not too
>     difficult.
>     >>
>     >> *. On the other hand, it might be better to start from the alternate
>     >> installer of Lubuntu 14.04.1 LTS and update/dist-upgrade to get up to
>     >> date program packages including security patches. This will not
>     get the
>     >> vivid kernel, but the stay with the trusty kernel. The trusty
>     kernel is
>     >> probably at least as good as the vivid one for such old hardware,
>     so I
>     >> would recommend starting from Lubuntu 14.04.1 LTS and staying
>     with the
>     >> trusty kernel 3.13.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> Best regards
>     >> Nio
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     > Hi Nio,
>     > isn't there a tasksel option for Lubuntu?
>     >
>     > Another option would be to preseed the mini with a url.  I did
>     this some
>     > time ago with debian and mate on PPC.  It worked well and was fairly
>     > painless... though Debian is a bit more complicated than Ubuntu
>     for new
>     > non-technical users to use from the mini install.
>     >
>     > That seems like the 'best' way to make it easy for users.
> 
>     Hi Israel,
> 
>     You are probably right. I did what I'm used to, but it might be easier
>     to select Lubuntu via the menu in the mini installer (I guess that is
>     the 'tasksel' option).
> 
>     Best regards
>     Nio
> 
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