Alternate needs to stay at CD size for as long as is possible, but I'd support switching desktop to 1GB. On a related topic, I think some packages are still using level 9 xz compression which might be a poor tradeoff in size vs performance, as level 6 is the highest recommended by debian.
On Tuesday, October 21, 2014, Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10/20/2014 10:01 AM, Aere Greenway wrote: > > On 10/19/2014 11:03 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > >> Dear Lubuntu testers, release manager and everybody else with an > >> opinion, > >> > >> * If you think it is important with a desktop ISO file within CD size, > >> please tell us here and now! > >> > >> * If you think it is enough with a Lubuntu alternate iso within CD size, > >> you need not do anything, because this is how it is now. But if you want > >> to 'defend' the current desktop iso file, please do so here and how! > >> > > I think it is good that at least one of the Ubuntu variants (Lubuntu) > > will run a live system from a CD, especially on this long-term-support > > release. > > > > Being able to run a live system is important to verify that the > > graphics chip is supported, and that the wireless can be made to work. > > > > If that same system can be made to run live using a USB drive, that is > > acceptable to me, though some such machines have only the original > > slow USB, which makes it run slowly, but at least it works. > > > > I have an older (32-bit) MacBook machine, with only a CD drive, so > > this capability is useful for this machine, and as far as I know, I > > can't boot a live system on it from a USB drive (please correct me if > > this is not correct). > > > > That being said, observing the ever-increasing sizes of newer Linux > > kernels, there will probably come a time when running a live-CD system > > (from a CD) will not be possible. > > > Hi all, > I agree with Aere. > A mainline Ubuntu distro needs to be able to run from a CD. There are > some older Laptops that cannot boot from USB, and do not have a DVD drive. > > I think it is still important, especially for Lubuntu, and our beloved > older hardware! > > -- > Regards > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >
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