[00:15] MMC: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/focal/beta/ - the Beta is a few days old by now, but it does have a torrent. Otherwise, there are surely mirrors near to you that have it. === Vic is now known as Guest86477 [00:17] hello all, I would love to know how to install Ubuntu as i am new to it and have been struggling for way to many hours and have downloaded over 6Gb's of install file - yet to no luck running ubuntu [00:19] Guest86477, have you looked at the manual; ie. https://manual.lubuntu.me/stable/1/Installing_lubuntu.html (chapter 1.1 retrieving the image), 1.2 booting image, 1.3 installation.. [00:21] no not yet let me take a look. AND thank you so much for this tip. i will be back shortly. :) [00:22] fyi: that manual is for latest stable release, ie. 19.10 (if you're using an old x86 [32bit only] box you'll need 18.04) [00:25] Thank you so much Guiverc - I am downloading it as we speak. [00:33] Cheers kryten - I tracked down the torrent link for the Beta. There were lots of Ubuntu mirrors, but Lubuntu mirrors were a little sparse in my search. [00:34] i have downloaded Rufus but it does not launch. Any suggestions? [00:34] Guest86477, I cannot help with rufus, I've never used it [00:35] to help write ISO to thumbdrive, generic help can be https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/create-a-bootable-usb-stick-on-ubuntu/14011 [00:35] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/create-a-bootable-usb-stick-on-windows/14020 [00:35] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/create-a-bootable-usb-stick-on-macos/14016 [00:37] thank you so much for your assistance. let me get back to some designing while the download is running. take care [00:38] You're most welcome [00:45] MMC: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+cdmirrors - is the complete mirror list fwiw. But yeah, many more of these just do Ubuntu proper, and then there are ones that just do specific flavors. [01:00] thanks kryten :) Guest86477 PM'd me so I provided thank link there when I realized I'd provided archive link.. [01:02] Congrats on confusing me completely now! >_> [01:02] But you are welcome! [01:03] sorry for sharing my normal-confused state :) === lubuntu is now known as Guest56137 [05:53] hi folks [05:54] hi folk [09:37] Hi. === dongyi_ is now known as dongyi [10:14] asl? === sean is now known as Guest32061 [16:34] Hello I just did a fresh install of lubuntu on my Dell inspiron 1545. Currently it boots up [16:35] And into the blank default background image with no curser, icons or any way to finish setup or login [16:36] Cannot figure it out [17:22] guys! [17:23] and girls [17:23] Yinz [17:45] wxl: long time lubuntu user? [17:46] just go to install yet two days ago, after 3 years on an ancient Netbook. Astonished at the performance, simplicity and beauty. [17:46] yeah that's what we do :) [17:49] Surprised at how everything works out of the box. Even KDEConnect with my Android phone. damn [17:49] glad you're enjoying it so much :) [17:57] wxl: considering it's a netbook from 2009... and had a quantum leap on performance. I can actually watch youtube lag free.. firefox opens within seconds, instead of half a minute.. to name just one thing. lol [17:58] https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-AS1410-8804-11-6-Inch-Laptop/product-reviews/B002LEVGMO [17:58] anyway.. enough rambling! time to idle [17:58] heheh idle away [18:55] hi [19:12] Hello, I'm trying to download lubuntu but I get 404 [19:12] rjCousineau: from where? [19:13] https://lubuntu.net/downloads/ [19:13] look at the topic [19:13] you'll see .net isn't mentioned anywhere [19:13] it's not our website [19:13] lol what [19:13] look at the license at the bottom of the site [19:14] hah they haven't even put up links to 19.10 and that's been out since last september [19:14] it's really terrible but they refuse to take it down and insist on confusing people [19:19] Thanks for the clarification. Damn pirates.. [21:13] 7 === lubuntu is now known as testmest [21:14] hi everybody ! I installed LXQt but I don't know how to switch from LXDE to LXQt : can you help me for it please ? [21:14] you can't easily [21:15] @wxl : nice, so how can I do ? [21:17] is there a guide for it ? [21:17] Pascal_B: there should be an lxde metapackage. that's about the best you can do. but it is not customized or maintained by the lubuntu team so again it won't be easy [21:17] Pascal_B: frankly lxde is incredibly stale and unmaintained. it wouldn't suggest it on anyone [21:19] yes it's for that I want to switch from LXDE to LXQt... [21:19] I thought it was simpler [21:19] because you want to see how bad it is? [21:20] I currently work on LXDE, it's not amazing but relatively stable [21:21] i didn't say stable. i said stale. [21:21] Pascal_B: What Lubuntu version fwiw? [21:21] yes I understood. I work on 18.04 LTS [21:21] Figured. [21:21] uh [21:22] 18.04 *IS* lxde [21:22] what ? [21:24] 18.04 comes with LXDE installed [21:24] by default I should have LXQt installed but when I installed the distro, I didn't have choice [21:24] not LXQt [21:24] the version of LXQt in 18.04 is not really ready for prime time [21:25] you have complete lxqt packages available in the distro [21:25] I installed them but I don't know how switch from LXDE to LXQt... [21:26] they weren't really in a really stable usable state, which is why we didn't offer them as the default in 18.04 [21:26] if you want to try LXQt, install 19.10 [21:27] if you're really intent on switching between the two in 18.04, the session manager should offer an LXQt session as it does an LXDE, Openbox, and Lubuntu (default) session [21:29] yes I thought it but when I arrive on logon window it doesn't work I can select LXQt but after entered I have nothing [21:31] i would call LXQt in 18.04 unsupported by the Lubuntu team in case that wasn't obvious [21:33] so you think I can't use it on 18.04 and I have to update my distro to 19.10 ? [21:36] LXQt is, at best, experimental in 18.04. i would not call it usable. that is why we did not release 18.04 with LXQt. [21:36] it was our goal, but ultimately we were unable to realize it [21:40] ok so I have to consider I can't use LXQt on this version ? so how can I update y distro from 18.04 to 19.10 please ? [21:44] correct. `do-release-upgrade` should do the trick [21:47] Pascal_B: 1.) You could try out the 20.04 Beta on a USB stick right now. 2.) If you decide that you want it, I'd do a fresh install when it's released next week - since the move to another desktop environment is gonna leave a lot of cruft behind otherwise. [21:47] oh right [21:47] i forgot about that [21:47] the lxqt version of lubuntu isn't the lxde version with a different desktop environment. it's a completely revamped system with all different applications [21:48] so the transition between the two versions is not going to go without a hitch [21:50] probably due to the bug there [21:50] ok when you talk about "fresh install" do you mean complete reinstall from scratch (with HDD formatting) ? [21:53] Yes, basically. [21:54] (The formatting part depends on your current scheme.) [21:54] You could even install it alongside your current system then. [21:55] yes but I mean I can't reuse a part of 18.04 version ? [21:55] you could, but it's goig to be a big ugly mess [21:56] yes of course, thanks for the precision [21:56] and when do you think the 20.04 will be stable ? [21:56] i mean it pretty much already is but it's set to be released on the 23rd [22:02] ok so you advise me to wait for the 23rd ? [22:04] no you could install it now [22:04] or if you're really worried about it, install 19.10 and upgrade to 20.04 on the 23rd [22:08] ok I will try this second solution. can I consider that 'do-release-ugrade' is enough and I don't need to exec previous command like 'apt update', 'apt remove' [22:08] and others... [22:08] ? [22:10] it should do that as part of the process [22:11] ok thank you for all your advices