Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-10 Thread Nio Wiklund
On 2013-06-10 09:44, Tracer wrote: >> - Original Message - >> From: Ali Linx (amjjawad) > >> I have failed to produce that issue no matter how many times I have tired. >> >> I even tried below 256MB of RAM but that did not crash the installation at >> all. YES, the installation process was

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-10 Thread Tracer
> - Original Message - > From: Ali Linx (amjjawad) > I have failed to produce that issue no matter how many times I have tired. > > I even tried below 256MB of RAM but that did not crash the installation at > all. YES, the installation process was SO SLOW but never crashed, in all my > te

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-09 Thread Aere Greenway
On 06/09/2013 02:00 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: On 2013-06-09 21:41, Aere Greenway wrote: On 06/08/2013 09:03 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: What about the alternate installer, is that easy enough to run (it's text, but in a very guided way)? Nio: The alternate installer works fine, but I first need to tr

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-09 Thread Nio Wiklund
On 2013-06-09 21:41, Aere Greenway wrote: > On 06/08/2013 09:03 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: >> What about the alternate installer, is that easy enough to run (it's >> text, but in a very guided way)? > Nio: > > The alternate installer works fine, but I first need to try out the live > CD to see if it s

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-09 Thread Phill Whiteside
The 1st link of 'here' at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Alternate_ISO has been removed, it pointed to 11.04 alternate of ubuntu and is End of Life. (Only lubuntu desk top now support alternate). If the flow of links from ubuntu.net to the alternate installer needs improving, please sug

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-09 Thread Aere Greenway
On 06/08/2013 09:03 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote: What about the alternate installer, is that easy enough to run (it's text, but in a very guided way)? Nio: The alternate installer works fine, but I first need to try out the live CD to see if it supports my particular machine, and the applications I

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-09 Thread Nio Wiklund
On 2013-06-09 10:45, Leszek Lesner wrote: > Am Sonntag, 9. Juni 2013, 12:29:11 schrieb Ali Linx: >> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: >>> I normally use the manual partitioner because I make the partitions with >>> gparted before I install. I think that it helps to use something t

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-09 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Leszek Lesner wrote: > > Gparted is used in ubiquity aswell btw. :P > > Really? I didn't know about that! But that does not change the fact that it is 'better' to plan your partition and create them 'before' installation. > > > > Why would someone do that during

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-09 Thread Leszek Lesner
Am Sonntag, 9. Juni 2013, 12:29:11 schrieb Ali Linx: > On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > > I normally use the manual partitioner because I make the partitions with > > gparted before I install. I think that it helps to use something to help > > manage the memory during the insta

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-09 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > I normally use the manual partitioner because I make the partitions with > gparted before I install. I think that it helps to use something to help > manage the memory during the install process, normal swap or zRAM. > > +1 You are not alone. I

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Nio Wiklund
Phill and Jonathan, Excuse me for adding you to the list. But maybe you know what is counted or tracked on our wiki pages (visits, downloads ...) inline again ... Best regards Nio On 2013-06-09 06:58, Iberê Fernandes wrote: > 2013/6/9 Nio Wiklund mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com>> > > Hi Iberę

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Iberê Fernandes
2013/6/9 Nio Wiklund > Hi Iberę, > See inline text > Best regards > Nio It's a great idea too try to understand how a newcomer might navigate in > our wiki pages. > Does the wiki uses any redirects to count clicks? Example: At my last job on web software everything was tracked, from the home pa

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Nio Wiklund
Hi Iberê, See inline text Best regards Nio On 2013-06-09 05:54, Iberê Fernandes wrote: > Hi everybody, > > This discussion is about *really low RAM* according to today's standards > for computers. > > Aere, you may be right. I have been thinking that many people, who want > t

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Iberê Fernandes
> > Hi everybody, > > This discussion is about *really low RAM* according to today's standards > for computers. > > Aere, you may be right. I have been thinking that many people, who want > to use such old hardware are prepared to run a few text mode or terminal > window commands, at least if they

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Nio Wiklund
On 2013-06-08 22:36, Karl Anliot wrote: > I've only ever had crashes when using the manual partitioner. > how many of those tests were using the manual partitioner to move the > swap partition? > > I found a user complaint in the last month about this issue (i can't > prove the cause obviously): >

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Nio Wiklund
On 2013-06-08 21:19, Aere Greenway wrote: > On 06/08/2013 12:52 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: >> I have failed to produce that issue no matter how many times I have >> tired. >> >> I even tried below 256MB of RAM but that did not crash the >> installation at all. YES, the installation process was

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > Hi Folks, > > we take the time and effort to maintain alternate iso's for low resource > machines. We are now the only flavour that does. So, I do have to ask. > Why are people spending time and energy on getting the desktop / live > i

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Phill Whiteside
Nice vid :) On 8 June 2013 22:21, Karl Anliot wrote: > :) Hi Phil! > > I believe that people with the best info should make the decisions. I am > simply trying to provide options. > Also, my instructional video on the alternate installer is up to 3800 > views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Karl Anliot
:) Hi Phil! I believe that people with the best info should make the decisions. I am simply trying to provide options. Also, my instructional video on the alternate installer is up to 3800 views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi-VPj4jzrg -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Phill Whiteside
Hi Folks, we take the time and effort to maintain alternate iso's for low resource machines. We are now the only flavour that does. So, I do have to ask. Why are people spending time and energy on getting the desktop / live installer to work, when it is work not likely to provide a change in h

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Karl Anliot
I've only ever had crashes when using the manual partitioner. how many of those tests were using the manual partitioner to move the swap partition? I found a user complaint in the last month about this issue (i can't prove the cause obviously): http://askubuntu.com/questions/282256/why-wont-lubunt

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Aere Greenway
On 06/08/2013 12:52 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: I have failed to produce that issue no matter how many times I have tired. I even tried below 256MB of RAM but that did not crash the installation at all. YES, the installation process was SO SLOW but never crashed, in all my tests. So, I'm

Re: RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Michael Rawson
On 08/06/13 19:52, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: Hi, Apparently, the off-topic issue on the mailing list is a habit so this is a new thread :D I totally respect your disagreement. I totally understand some users are having problems. It is not about challenging my nor my so many tests, it is ab

RAM Usage During Installation of Lubuntu (was: zRAM)

2013-06-08 Thread Ali Linx (amjjawad)
Hi, Apparently, the off-topic issue on the mailing list is a habit so this is a new thread :D I totally respect your disagreement. I totally understand some users are having problems. It is not about challenging my nor my so many tests, it is about one simple thing: I have failed to produce that