+1 The most (to me) wonderful thing about lubuntu is that it will run, as standard, on a low resource (old) computer. What people then do to customise it is up to them. It's called choice and people from Win / Mac are not used to this freedom. The old story still holds true..... http://linuxgazette.net/issue45/orr.html :D
Regards, Phill. On 18 June 2013 20:23, Iberê Fernandes <[email protected]> wrote: > 2013/6/18 Andre Rodovalho <[email protected]> > >> WOW Lubuntu! Uhuuull >> >> >> 2013/6/18 Iberê Fernandes <[email protected]> >> >>> 2013/6/18 Lars Noodén <[email protected]> >>> >>>> On 06/18/2013 08:02 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: >>>> > I'd be more inclined to keep 'our powder dry' for when 13.10 is >>>> released, >>>> > the recent testing of it with ZRam installed is showing that a >>>> ubiquity >>>> > (desktop) install is now possible with (much) lower RAM machines than >>>> is >>>> > the case for 13.04. With the lubuntu manual also arriving in 13.10, >>>> the >>>> > push to our first LTS is progressing really well and I do believe that >>>> > lubuntu is a smart choice for people coming from a win XP environment. >>>> > >>>> > Regards, >>>> > >>>> > Phill. >>>> >>>> However, those that are still on XP are probably either painted into a >>>> corner or very conservative or both. Either way, the more time to >>>> prepare, the better. So if we would start something, the time is >>>> probably now. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> /Lars >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Lubuntu-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Not so off topic: guess who's #1 according to quidsup ranking from >>> January-June: Lubuntu, 87%. >>> >>> Kind of strange once Lubuntu 13.04 was launched on....errr, April, 2013. >>> But well, it's nice to be #1. >>> >>> Congratulations to everybody that's making it possible! >>> >>> Shared from our official channel at: >>> https://plus.google.com/communities/102737741860934586009?cfem=1 >>> >>> Video at >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftxY1WO-pDo >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Iberê >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lubuntu-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >>> >>> >> > > Before we start complaining what the guy said about Lubuntu, let me say > what I think about Lubuntu once I consider myself a newcomer. > > My passion for Lubuntu started at Lubuntu 11.10. I was a Windows > XP/Windows 7/Ubuntu 10.04 user. > > Lubuntu is rock solid, stable, safe, and most important: FAST in a 5,5 > years old Core2Duo T7300 laptop. > > Boring? Not for me. > > Easy? Yes, if you're open minded and curious. Do not start Lubuntu > thinking you're running Ubuntu with Unity (which I believe is the default > OS of the quidsup guy) > > But here lies one important thing I'd like to share with you: essence > versus appearance. > > For me it's much more important to run something safe and stable than > eyecandy, unsafe, unstable. But that's me. > > As a social scientist, I can say people, by nature, tend to prefer > appearance at first. That's of course a huge mistake if we're thinking of > long term evolution, long term relationships. > > Thinking of WOW Lubuntu: > Yes, there's NO needing to buy new hardware. > > Besides, I would show ways to personalize and add some eyecandy stuff to > Lubuntu. Of course it's not hard to find by myself, but sometimes it's > tricky to add: > > - conky: what's the best setup in order to have it not minimized when > "show desktop" button is pressed? how do i stop conky from vanishing when i > click on the desktop? > http://fauzimh.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/lubuntu-little-tweaks-1/ > > - dock: cairo-dock, plank or docky? which one works best? > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2061368 > > - launcher: synapse, kupfer? what's the best for the ones missing a > dash/unity launcher? one depends on zeitgeist, the other do not. does it > matter for someone looking for eyecandy coming from windows? I tend to say > no. > > - compositing: xcompmgr or compton? > http://www.lubuntutips.com > > Note the links I pasted above are just examples that kind of worked to me. > I'm sure you may know even better solutions. > > Of course I'm not saying we need to add those to Lubuntu. I like it light > and fast, specially on a Celeron M 1200 MHZ from 2002. > > But some people coming from others OSs might want to add those eyecandy > stuff and a person must be curious and persevering in order to find the > eyecandy apps that fits like a glove with Lubuntu. Screencasts helped me a > lot (thank you Leszek!) > > Are Windows users that curious and persevering? Well, I'm sure you know > the answer. > > Linux is not Windows? Sure... but we also want to grow, right? > > Bug free? Pls, someone define bug free once I think everything is prone to > bugs. > > Everytime a person come to me an say: Lubuntu is boring, lacks eyecandy... > I show my desktop and some desktops from a fellow of Lubuntu Official at > Facebook. > > My desktop some weeks ago, I prefer to add another LxPanel as a dock, it's > lighter and faster than other docks: > http://i.imgur.com/E0ssmzs.jpg > > Lubuntu Official examples of eyecandy: > 1 - > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=520096578037912&set=gm.520240198032805&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf > > 2- > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=518556208191949&set=gm.518665218190303&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf > > > After that, usually the same person changes his mind and starts asking: > how can I do that? > > My 2 cents... > > Cheers, > Iberê > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > -- > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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