 @wxl [<wxl> i mean arch is simple and lightweight......... but takes a fair amount of …], You can always get manjaro for a quick start. :)
[07:13] <ericjmorey_> I'm considering an upgrade to 19.10. Currently using 18.04 LTS. I've heard that LXQt has been significantly improved.
[07:17] <guiverc> ericjmorey_, fyi:  18.04 LTS to 18.10+ (LXDE -> LXQt) upgrades are not supported, "The most major and notable problem is that upgrading Lubuntu from 18.04 to 18.10 causes a fair amount of issues. Therefore, we are not officially supporting this upgrade path at this time, however we have prepared a page in the Lubuntu Manual which can help address the problems that arise after the upgrade." https://lubuntu.me/cosmic-released/    (they are
[07:17] <guiverc> possible yes; but problems can arise) .. I really like LXQt myself
[07:24] <ericjmorey_> I'm considering a clean install as part of my "get your act together and make proper backups" campaign
[07:24] <guiverc> :)
[07:26] <ericjmorey_> it's been a while. is Rufus still recommened for creating a bootable live USB?
[07:27] <guiverc> I've only ever written an ISO from GNU/Linux so have never used Rufus - this page of Manual has info on writing ISOs - https://manual.lubuntu.me/stable/1/1.2/booting_the_image.html  (writing/burning the image section)
[07:29] <guiverc> (it has info on writing for windows, mac & of course GNU/Linux)
[07:38] <ericjmorey_> cool. I'll probably use that.
 @ericjmorey_ [<ericjmorey_> it's been a while. is Rufus still recommened for creating a bootab …], Yup! Rufus works like magic. Aisi creates persistent USBs if you need.
 what's the network manager on lubuntu
 how to make it appear on the foreground
 i lost it on the try
 *tray
[10:32] <guiverc> @ctisme  it's `nm-tray` on my Lubuntu (20.04) but it's part of 'Status tray'  -- https://manual.lubuntu.me/stable/3/3.1/3.1.5/nm-tray.html
[10:33] <guiverc> (refer bottom of page for info that hopefully is helpful, my read of it implies a logout/login should restore it)
 @guiverc [<guiverc> (refer bottom of page for info that hopefully is helpful, my read of i …], noted
[13:08] <billd1973> good  morning all. lubuntu 18.04 fresh install asus 1001P all is well except keyboard and other minor function issues
[13:10] <billd1973> no left ctrl no backspace no hyphen/underscore missing about half of my F# keys particularly F1 F3 F5 F7 F11 F12.  hard to edit anything.
[13:11] <billd1973> have been trying to flash bios but for some reason its not recognizing the usb stick when I enter the flash utility (ALT+F2)  If I plug in a full size keyboard everything on it works
[13:15] <billd1973> added GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux" and ran sudo update-grub but it made no difference on the local keyboards functionality
[13:20] <billd1973> does the usb stick with the update ROM need to be "bootable" to be recognized by the bios?
 @billd1973 [<billd1973> good  morning all. lubuntu 18.04 fresh install asus 1001P all is wel …], Check keyboard layout in settings.