If know how to build from source then PPAs work on PowerPC. Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 9, 2015, at 2:06 PM, Israel <israeld...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 08/09/2015 11:13 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: >> @Fritz >>> >>> I am was trying to explain not to use the 12.04 version of >>> LXDE, sorry if that was unclear. >>> >>> To recap: >>> >>> You can install a PPA to have an up-to-date WM/DE (possibly >>> even LXDE). >>> >>> So yes, you CAN stay on 12.04. >> >> @Israel: >> >> Just a little humor to help brighten my day . . . . : - ) But, appreciate >> the re-post on installing a PPA for the WM/DE . . . where could I find data >> on how to do that? For, in my case, XFCE 12.04? Do I have to go to >> XFCE.org web site? Or somewhere on Launchpad will be the XFCE PPA data/key >> number?? Or, I can use GUI Software Center to find and add PPA?? >> >> F > Hi Fritz, > I have no idea about XFCE PPA... but to add a PPA from the terminal you do: > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:<PPANAME> > > I think there is some sort of GUI for PPAs available from a PPA... but I am a > terminal person, so I don't know... > You could do a search for one, but it may not exist. I do have a JWM PPA > that I keep up to date with github if you want :) > Of course if you are using PPC (which you usually are) a PPA will not help. > You will need to go through more effort, though you don't need a PPA for > it... but it is MUCH more effort. > > In short: > install all the ubuntu packaging tools > bzr branch the launchpad repo for all the XFCE stuff > then build the dsc file. > Then create the pbuilder base for precise > then use pbuilder to build the Deb. > then cd ~/pbuilder/precise_result > then sudo dpkg -i *.deb > whew... > PPC is the more complicated route, always :) > Of course the project might use CMake, and if it does you could potentially > use cpack... but that is another story. > > > That said, I might have time to build JWM and jwm-settings-manager for PPC > sometime if you are interested in it. I just need to work on the PPC again, > I haven't had the time for it recently. > -- > 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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