On 06/04/2013 04:44 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > > > Hi everybody, > > mörgæs has described old hardware, where Lubuntu is a good choice: which > CPUs, how much memory, which applications etc. See the opening post in > the following thread at the Ubuntu Forums: "Old hardware" > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2130640 > > I agree with most of that description, and I think we all agree that > Lubuntu also works well with newer hardware. There is a low limit, where > it is possible to run the OS, but not use the computer to browse the > internet in a convenient way. > > First I felt it was a good idea to make a Lubuntu Core iso, but after > thinking about this issue, I would say rather few people will really > benefit from a lighter version, not so much because of Lubuntu, but > because of the design of the web pages and the necessary complexity and > size of the web browsers to manage those web pages. > > And those few people, or should I say enthusiasts, can easily make > Lubuntu Core or other ultra-light flavours from the mini.iso. They, or > should I say many of us, would even prefer to make our own flavour from > the mini.iso or hop to another distro for that purpose ;-) > > Best regards > Nio > I think that's a much more realistic assessment of hardware support than what our documentation says here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall Should our wiki pages be edited? Lets not jump to a conclusion w/o some actual thought ;^) As I said in a previous response - do we want to be a Puppy or Damn Small clone, or do we want to be the lightest possible *ubuntu flavor? My old PII box is now being relegated to a plastic bag in the garage because it's just no longer useful. And I'm tired of tripping over it :^) Lance -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
