Hi again, This is my 2nd Test Report :D One of the best tests in my whole life!
*Information:* - Test for: saucy-desktop-i386.iso - Daily build: 17-June-2013 - Media: LiveCD - Burned: using Xfburn at 10x Speed - Tested on: Real Hardware *Machine Hardware Details:* - Desktop Computer - Intel Motherboard - CPU: Hyper Threading 64-bit Intel Pentium 4 @3.06GHz - Cache: L1: 16KB - L2: 1MB - RAM: DIMM DDR 200 MHz 512MB - Graphics: Radeon Xpress 200 Host Bridge (built-in) - HDD1: Seagate IDE 80GB - *Disabled/Not used* - HDD2: Samsung IDE 20GB - *Wiped and has no partitons at all* - CD/DVD Drive - *From BIOS*: http://i44.tinypic.com/a4ug5s.jpg *Test Case A - 242MB RAM* * * *Information:* - RAM used by the OS: 242MB only -- Onboard Video Memroy Size = 256MB [ http://i44.tinypic.com/a4ug5s.jpg] - HDD: Samsung 20GB IDE wiped with no partitions at all - Installation Media: LiveCD - LiveCD Booting Menu: Selecting 'Install Lubuntu' From the LiveCD Boot Menu - Installation Type: 'Something Else' - I wanted to create two partitions manually. - Partitions: Two Partitions (Root and SWAP). * * *Notes:* - Installation Period (time): From Selecting 'Install Lubuntu' from the Boot Menu until the last reboot at the end of the installation process, the time period of this installation was 40 minutes. - The installation Process was *'slow' *at the 7 steps of installation, specially the Keyboard Layout Step and Who Are You Step but *usable*. It was NOT very slow. - On the very same machine, I have previously installed older releases and I can tell for sure adding zRAM by default have doubled the speed. Before, I was waiting for so long time until my mouse moves. Now, I need to wait 1-3 seconds Maximum and only on the previous two steps I have mentioned above. - The installer never crashed during any step whatsoever - this is a one try test. *Results:* - The installation has been done successfully - *100% PASS* - Time Rating: *LONG* - *40 - 45 minutes* from the very beginning (booting, menu, etc) to the very end (taking the LiveCD out and reboot). - Slowness Rating: *SLOW but Usable* - IMHO, it was slow on two steps as mentioned above and a bit slow on the other steps. - zRAM Rating: *100% Helpful* - it was a very wise decision to add it. zRAM has made a great noticeable difference. *My Recommendation:* - Overall Rating for this experience/test is *6.5/10*. - *I do recommend to set the limit of 256MB RAM as the Minimum RAM required to install Lubuntu 13.10 From the Desktop ISO using a LiveCD.* - My Test is done on 242MB RAM, not 256MB and IMHO, the 14MB difference could make a bit of improvement to the time (less than 40mins) but I *do NOT* recommend to set the Minimum RAM required to install Lubuntu 13.10 to anything below 256MB. That should be the Red Line. - 256MB is NOT going to be the recommended option for New Users, but rather the Minimum. IMHO, we should mention clearly: 1. *Minimum* RAM required to install Lubuntu 13.10 is 256MB 2. *Recommended* RAM required to install Lubuntu 13.10 is 384MB - I will explain later why :) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = *Test Case B - 368MB RAM* * * *Information:* - RAM used by the OS: 368MB only -- Onboard Video Memroy Size = 128MB [ http://i44.tinypic.com/a4ug5s.jpg] - HDD: Samsung 20GB IDE wiped with no partitions at all - Installation Media: LiveCD - LiveCD Booting Menu: Selecting 'Install Lubuntu' From the LiveCD Boot Menu - Installation Type: 'Something Else' - I wanted to create two partitions manually. - Partitions: Two Partitions (Root and SWAP). * * *Notes:* - Installation Period (time): From Selecting 'Install Lubuntu' from the Boot Menu until the last reboot at the end of the installation process, the time period of this installation was 25 minutes. - The installation Process was *'normal' and 'smooth' but *slow on the Keyboard Layout Step ONLY. - Almost as twice as fast from Test Case A above. - The installer never crashed during any step whatsoever - this is a one try test. Was so smooth. *Results:* - The installation has been done successfully - *100% PASS* - Time Rating: *NORMAL* - *25 minutes* from the very beginning (booting, menu, etc) to the very end (taking the LiveCD out and reboot). - Slowness Rating: *NORMAL* - I'm attracted to call it fast but that might be exaggeration. - zRAM Rating: *100% Helpful* - it was a very wise decision to add it. zRAM has made a great noticeable difference. zRAM almost provide twice as fast from Test Case A which means, obviously, the more RAM, the much better performance. *My Recommendation:* - Overall Rating for this experience/test is *8/10*. - *I do recommend to set the limit of 256MB RAM as the Minimum RAM required to install Lubuntu 13.10 From the Desktop ISO using a LiveCD.* - While 256MB is the Minimum RAM required to install Lubuntu 13.10, the Recommended option, IMHO should be: 1. *Minimum* RAM required to install Lubuntu 13.10 is 256MB 2. *Recommended *RAM required to install Lubuntu 13.10 is 384MB - now, you know why :) *Conclusion/Summary* 1. Lubuntu 13.10 can be installed 'successfully' on 256MB of RAM *(and a bit below but we are NOT going below 256MB)* from LiveCD without problems, without crashes, etc. 2. The Minimum RAM Required to Install Lubuntu 13.10 from a LiveCD is 256MB. 3. The Recommended RAM to install Lubuntu 13.10 from a LiveCD is 384MB. 4. Adding zRAM was very very very helpful and it was a wise decision :) Thank you so much for reading this report :) P.S. Imagine what could a LiveUSB do on the same above scenario ;) -- "All of us are smarter than any one of us." *Best Regards,* *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>* *Start Ubuntu<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu> * * * *Test Machine1: ASUS F3F Laptop - Intel Core Duo T2350 @ 1.86GHz with 489MB RAM* *Test Machine 2: Desktop - Intel P4 Hyper Threading (2 Logical CPUs) @3GHz - 512MB DDR 200MHz RAM*
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