Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-02 Thread Israel
Hi Fritz, I recently tried the 15.04 mini iso for PPC and it seems like systemd is a huge problem for PPC. I tried installing xserver/xorg/etc... and my computer crashed. I tried apt-get -f install and it crashed. pretty lame experience. Maybe LFS would be a good way to go with PPC :P Probably a

Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-02 Thread Aere Greenway
On 06/02/2015 10:20 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: I'm, um, feeling very minimized . . . hence my use of the "mini" installer . . . . But, yeah, I think in my last round of posts you mentioned that your installs had gone well . . . hard to know if this is PPC exclusive, but from the ubuntu forum thre

Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-02 Thread Fritz Hudnut
AG: I'm, um, feeling very minimized . . . hence my use of the "mini" installer . . . . But, yeah, I think in my last round of posts you mentioned that your installs had gone well . . . hard to know if this is PPC exclusive, but from the ubuntu forum thread I'm not the only PPC user who found prob

Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-02 Thread Aere Greenway
On 06/02/2015 09:23 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote: I decided 15.04 was too "buggy" to continue with it. Admittedly, I am not trying 15.04 on PPC, which seems beset by numerous challenges & big problems. But all of my upgrades to 15.04, as well as new-installs of 15.04 have been successful. My most

Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-02 Thread Fritz Hudnut
On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 5:00 AM, wrote: > Or maybe your 15.04 installation is messed-up somehow. > et al: That is a distinct possibility, it does seem like there are "issues" with 15.04 that aren't immediately obvious after an install. I ran into "problems" on my recent Ubuntu-MATE 15.04 instal

Fwd: Re: Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-02 Thread Israel
bug, or something else I can't quite think of :) Forwarded Message Subject:Re: Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 07:31:32 +0100 From: Michael Hirons To: Israel Israel..No the icon{s} are all from the new clean ins

Re: Fwd: Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-01 Thread Aere Greenway
On 06/01/2015 01:45 PM, Israel wrote: I am being asked what should open it! This suggests that the desktop entry doesn't have the ".desktop" extension, or is not known to be a desktop launcher for some other reason. Perhaps (for some reason) the desktop launcher doesn't have Execute permissio

Fwd: Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-01 Thread Israel
your previous install? Forwarded Message Subject: Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:13:05 +0100 From: Michael Hirons To: Israel Hi Israel ..Yes its a short cut on the desktop..ie from the programme menu I right clicked o

Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-01 Thread Aere Greenway
On 06/01/2015 12:30 AM, Michael Hirons wrote: Not sure who I should be sending this to?but hope that it can be forwarded to the correct person? I have been running Lubuntu 14.10 for some time,but recently decided to Install 15.04. having done this I have a problem with shortcuts not opening the

Re: Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-06-01 Thread Israel
On 06/01/2015 01:30 AM, Michael Hirons wrote: > Not sure who I should be sending this to?but hope that it can be > forwarded to the correct person? > I have been running Lubuntu 14.10 for some time,but recently decided > to Install 15.04. having done this I have a problem with shortcuts not > openi

Lubuntu 15.04 64 bit Problem with Desktop Shortcuts

2015-05-31 Thread Michael Hirons
Not sure who I should be sending this to?but hope that it can be forwarded to the correct person? I have been running Lubuntu 14.10 for some time,but recently decided to Install 15.04. having done this I have a problem with shortcuts not opening the programme which they are linked to?ie when I righ