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| chdslv | Touchpad doesn't work in Medion laptop | 13:07 |
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| bobafett | hello guys | 14:07 |
| penguin_linux | hello, I have a very old laptop, about 11 years old, runs on Intel Celeron M Single core 1.5 Ghz cpu and 2 gb ram and has 40 gbs hdd. Would Lubuntu be suitable for it? | 17:47 |
| wxl | yep | 17:47 |
| penguin_linux | 16.04.2? | 17:48 |
| penguin_linux | the laptop is a 32 bit machine. | 17:48 |
| wxl | any version | 17:49 |
| wxl | as long as you get 32 bit | 17:49 |
| penguin_linux | how about Lxle? how is that different from Lubuntu? | 17:49 |
| wxl | it's lubuntu + a bunch of extra stuff = relatively bloated | 17:49 |
| wxl | it's also not supported by lubuntu, so you'd need to ask them | 17:49 |
| penguin_linux | so, you wouldn't recommend it? | 17:50 |
| wxl | i don't see the reason, personally, although it obviously exists because some people like it | 17:50 |
| penguin_linux | ok | 17:52 |
| penguin_linux | btw, how is Antix Linux compared to Lubuntu? | 17:53 |
| wxl | no clue | 17:53 |
| penguin_linux | I just checked it in Distrowatch.com. | 17:53 |
| wxl | distrowatch is full of little tiny distros that have ultimately singular puproses with really limited support | 17:54 |
| penguin_linux | ok | 17:54 |
| wxl | if you want something that works, that has a team of people surrounding it, that have lots of support, you probably want a major distro | 17:55 |
| penguin_linux | Debian with lxde? | 17:55 |
| wxl | that would certainly work | 17:55 |
| penguin_linux | since my laptop runs on single core Intel Celeron M cpu, I am a little apprehensive. | 17:55 |
| wxl | i wouldn't be | 17:55 |
| penguin_linux | what advantage does Lubuntu have over Debian Lxde? | 17:56 |
| wxl | the same advantages ubuntu has over debian | 17:56 |
| penguin_linux | please elaborate. I am a newbie. | 17:57 |
| wxl | also lubuntu is a whole system. EVERYTHING was chosen to be lightweight, not just the desktop environment | 17:57 |
| penguin_linux | ok | 17:57 |
| wxl | ubuntu was originally started to make debian easy and approachable | 17:57 |
| penguin_linux | ok | 17:57 |
| wxl | it's based on debian but often has additional changes/improvements relative to it | 17:57 |
| wxl | it's based on debian unstable so it tends to have newer packages | 17:57 |
| penguin_linux | newer packages? great. | 17:58 |
| wxl | also, i think the community's great | 17:59 |
| wxl | and that means the support is great too | 17:59 |
| penguin_linux | ok | 17:59 |
| wxl | at least in the cloud world, ubuntu is the #1 distro used | 18:00 |
| penguin_linux | would Lubuntu be fine on a laptop with single core cpu? | 18:00 |
| wxl | that said, there's a loooooooooooot of support out there | 18:00 |
| wxl | yes | 18:00 |
| wxl | you can read the system requirements on the wiki. they're pretty darn low. | 18:00 |
| penguin_linux | I am just thinking which version I should choose. | 18:00 |
| wxl | you should probably get an LTS version | 18:01 |
| wxl | it will eb more stable | 18:01 |
| penguin_linux | 17.10. How about that. | 18:01 |
| wxl | getting the most recent will make the most sense | 18:01 |
| wxl | !lts | 18:01 |
| ubottu | LTS means Long Term Support. LTS versions are supported for 5 years on the desktop and server. The latest LTS version of Ubuntu is !Xenial (Xenial Xerus 16.04.1). Ubuntu !flavors may have different support durations, check their release notes for information. | 18:01 |
| penguin_linux | which one is the laterst LTS version? | 18:01 |
| wxl | ^^ | 18:02 |
| penguin_linux | ok. sorry. | 18:02 |
| penguin_linux | when will the final release of 17.10 going to happen? | 18:03 |
| penguin_linux | is alpha safe to use? | 18:03 |
| wxl | generally, yes | 18:03 |
| penguin_linux | I mean could it have some serious bugs? | 18:03 |
| wxl | unless there's sweeping chanegs | 18:03 |
| wxl | none of which i know right now | 18:03 |
| wxl | but | 18:03 |
| penguin_linux | ok | 18:03 |
| wxl | you could always wait too | 18:04 |
| wxl | i'll explain the version number scheme which will explain when they come out | 18:04 |
| penguin_linux | ok | 18:04 |
| wxl | the first number is the year | 18:04 |
| wxl | the second number is the month XD | 18:04 |
| penguin_linux | ok | 18:04 |
| wxl | so you could wait until october | 18:04 |
| wxl | or just install xenial. you'll get offered an upgrade to the next lts when it's available | 18:05 |
| penguin_linux | can I upgrade smoothly from 17.04 to 17.10? | 18:05 |
| wxl | yeah but the problem with doing a non-LTS version is that you'll be stuck in the upgrade cycle for each new version rather than sticking to the more stable LTS | 18:06 |
| penguin_linux | or will I have to reinstall? | 18:06 |
| wxl | there's ways around that, but if you want the "easy" route, just get 16.04 and upgrade to 17.10 | 18:06 |
| penguin_linux | oh. is that possible? | 18:07 |
| wxl | yep | 18:07 |
| penguin_linux | then ok | 18:07 |
| wxl | that's what i was suggesting above | 18:07 |
| penguin_linux | I will download LTS only then. | 18:07 |
| penguin_linux | thanks for the info. | 18:07 |
| wxl | np | 18:08 |
| penguin_linux | bye. have a good day. | 18:09 |
| wxl | u2 | 18:09 |
| Jbmorris289 | Hello | 19:47 |
| wxl | what's up? | 19:47 |
| Jbmorris289 | Nothing much.. | 19:50 |
| wxl | need some help or just hanging out? | 19:50 |
| Jbmorris289 | A little bit of both, more of the first thing actually | 19:51 |
| wxl | in that case, carry on but #lubuntu-offtopic is mostly for the idle chatter :) | 19:52 |
| Jbmorris289 | I have a computer with Lubuntu... Let's just say that my parents use Skype, and I cannot install it | 19:52 |
| wxl | why not? | 19:52 |
| Jbmorris289 | I'm afraid that my computer isn't a 64 bit and I found some 32 bit version, however there is a package that can't be satisfied | 19:53 |
| Jbmorris289 | Some webkit or qt | 19:54 |
| wxl | are you sure the computer isn't 64 bit capable? | 19:54 |
| Jbmorris289 | Also, okay.. (for your other message) | 19:54 |
| Jbmorris289 | Ehh. | 19:54 |
| Jbmorris289 | Out only has 2 gigs of ram or so | 19:55 |
| wxl | if this returns something, you can reinstall using your old home with a new version in 64 bit: | 19:56 |
| wxl | grep ' lw ' /proc/cpuinfo | 19:56 |
| Jbmorris289 | I'm not on the computer right now but I will do that once I get on it | 19:57 |
| Jbmorris289 | Too bad I can't ssh | 19:57 |
| Jbmorris289 | Because of my rout | 19:57 |
| Jbmorris289 | Router* | 19:57 |
| Jbmorris289 | No, it's my ISP modem | 19:58 |
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| wxl | Jbmorris289: actually this will require less interpretation: | 20:12 |
| wxl | grep ' lm ' /proc/cpuinfo >/dev/null && echo 64 capable || echo 32 only | 20:13 |
| Jbmorris289 | Okay sorry for taking a while | 20:15 |
| Jbmorris289 | One sec | 20:16 |
| wxl | no prob, i'm working so | 20:16 |
| Jbmorris289 | It gives me 64 capable | 20:17 |
| wxl | yay | 20:17 |
| wxl | so you can reinstall a 64 bit | 20:18 |
| wxl | it will give an option to use your old home | 20:18 |
| Jbmorris289 | Oh okay | 20:18 |
| wxl | if you're worried about having everything installed, you can get a package list with dpkg -l | 20:18 |
| Jbmorris289 | What is erased | 20:18 |
| Jbmorris289 | ? | 20:18 |
| wxl | you might want to grab /etc too in case you made any system wide changes | 20:18 |
| wxl | essentially everything else | 20:18 |
| Jbmorris289 | Oh ok | 20:19 |
| Jbmorris289 | Well thanks... I might install it | 20:39 |
| Sxmsung | I'm looking to view the contents of an efl file. Specifically a file named abl.elf from an android img. I'm on a linux box running lubuntu. Any help is appreciated. | 22:19 |
| iBiscuit | Hello | 23:22 |
| iBiscuit | I'm a n00b to Linux but I've been using it for about 4 years now | 23:22 |
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