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jonny1help01:45
knomejonny1, ask your question, we can't read your mind telepathically01:48
kopplehi, does anybody know if a 1.6GHz processor could handle a Xubuntu installation?02:37
cfhowlettkopple, make an xubuntu USB and boot it up!02:38
kopplenope, I still have to make my mind whether to buy the machine to install it on02:38
cfhowlettkopple,ask the store for a test live session.02:39
koppleI think Xubuntu is the best and only OS I could install on it for the use I need02:39
cfhowlett(or find a demo machine in a convenient corner and boot your live session.)  :)02:39
koppleI could do that, yeah. But I'm not sure they'll allow me02:39
koppleanyway, I'm sure there are users who tried Xubuntu on netbooks that could tell me02:40
knomekopple, it probably can run xubuntu, but whether it's usable/enjoyable is very subjective02:40
cfhowlett"Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.)  I just walk into the store, tell the "helpful" staff that I don't need help, and quickly reboot my USB.  Even did this at the Apple store a few times.02:41
koppleI recall installing linux on a netbook and having to use EasyPeasy because of the very tiny screen, but this time the user has accessability issues and Xubuntu is both low on resources and customizable in the look02:41
koppleknome, it is not going to be connected to the Internet02:42
koppleknome, or very rarely if ever..02:42
knomekopple, it won't hurt to ask if you can try booting the machine with your USB stick02:43
kopplejust word processing or ebook reading02:43
tech_monkI know that you can switch workspaces with ctrl-alt-arrow, but how can you switch the focus from one window to another?02:43
koppleknome, I understand. It is very low speed :)02:43
knometech_monk, alt+tab?02:44
kopplealt+tab rules02:44
tech_monkThank you!02:44
koppleknome, I should be safer with Lubuntu?02:44
knomekopple, i would try running lubuntu on the machine before doing a decision as well02:45
kopplethe fact is that Lubuntu is not the right choice because of its DE. Things are too small everywhere, and the screen of a netbook is indeed small by itself02:46
cfhowlettkopple, true.  lubuntu is explicitly optimized for legacy/low specification machines02:46
kopplethe person who would use this machine has disabilities and will command a mouse via eye gaze. I need big icons, stable and reliable environment, low resources02:47
knomekopple, do you realize that you are asking about something very subjective; whether the netbook is big enough; which DE is good for the user; can the netbook run the selected DE smooth enough; what does the user consider smooth; etc...02:47
koppleso Xubuntu is perfect02:47
koppleknome, I have to purchase a PC on a budget and I found a perfect machine for a hospital bed, but like any netbook it has a terribly slow CPU02:48
koppleso it's easy. Can Xubuntu work on a very slow CPU if the tasks are lightweight? This doesn't sound subjective to me02:49
knomekopple, it's far from it.02:50
knomei would try running it.02:50
kopplefar from it? Very supportive, thanks. I would try like nothing was asked02:51
bullgard4kopple: "[03:37]kopplehi, does anybody know if a 1.6GHz processor could handle a Xubuntu installation?" Yes it can.02:51
cfhowlettkopple, Y NOT BOTH?  install a *buntu.  install alternate DE's.  Let your user test/select a preference.02:51
koppleTHANKS bullgard402:51
kopplecfhowlett: it's not that easy unfortunately, thank you02:51
knomekopple, i told you the processor can most likely run xubuntu, but whether it's usable is a different. there's no way to give you an answer that's any more accurate02:52
kopplebullgard4, may I ask what you tried doing?02:53
kopplelike what software you run and how it behaved..?02:54
bullgard4kopleI hav a laptop computer running a 1.6 GHz Intel processor and it ran Xubuntu. At the present time it is running Debian Jessie using Xfce desktop environment.02:54
bullgard4s/hav/I have/02:55
koppleyou would even surf the web on it?02:55
bullgard4kopple: Yes indeed.02:55
kopplethat's great02:56
kopplethanks, I think that any other task is beneath a browser's load today in everyday use02:56
bullgard4kopple: It is more important that you have enough RAM. My laptop computer is using 1GB RAM.02:56
kopple1GB too, as the Xubuntu website suggests02:57
bullgard4kopple: So this is another confirmation. So this should be reassuring you a bit.02:58
kopplebullgard4 exactly, thanks a ton02:58
kopplethanks everyone, even to those who supported by assuming I didn't know what I was asking03:00
kopplebye03:00
RobertC1985Hello, I've been having several failed installations that seem to hang at "removing conflicting operating system files" on Xubuntu 14.0405:36
sugoiryuhey.. xdg-open on magnet url will only open another chromium window. how can i make it use qBittorrent?08:16
xubuntu28wHello,14:53
xubuntu28wHello, can anyone inform me how to get my screen a bit lighter on my zenbook ux305F under Xubuntu version 14.04.2 ?!14:55
xubuntu257ciao a tutti....qualcuno che parla italiano?15:09
cfhowlett!it | xubuntu25715:15
ubottuxubuntu257: Vai su #ubuntu-it se vuoi parlare in italiano, in questo canale usiamo solo l'inglese. Grazie! (per entrare, scrivi « /join #ubuntu-it » senza virgolette)15:15
xubuntu583hi there16:58
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xubuntu583when did they change the desktop for xubuntu16:59
ghhiIs there a way to hotkey the "start" menu to the super key?17:38
elfyxubuntu583: about twice a year something changes17:38
ghhinvm figured it out17:38
trillnastyCan anyone help me understand this problem when trying to install a package? http://i.imgur.com/BL6jERl.png17:50
xubuntu583well mine quit working and i reinstalled and now it is so different i can not find the simple things like the logout18:12
elfyxubuntu583: that's Action Plugin iirc18:13
xubuntu583how do i move the logout to the top panel please.18:13
elfyadd the plugin18:13
xubuntu583thank you very much.!!!18:17
csederHi there! Not much talking going on in here... Xubuntu has become too stable?20:50
pleia2cseder: this channel is just for support, so there are long gaps in conversation :) you're welcome to join #xubuntu-offtopic if you're looking to chat20:51
ObrienDavethis is not a general chat room. Xubuntu support20:51
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