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Arrow88is Lubuntu a full os like Ubuntu?15:31
Arrow88I am installing on a macbook pro, and wonder what to choose15:31
Arrow88new ssd drive, older machine, i7 or i5 cpu15:32
Arrow88I think I will find all I need in lubuntu15:32
Arrow88there are no restrictions on packages available?15:32
Arrow88how to sort out the bootup?15:33
Arrow88does in have a universally working player for web tv channels ?15:35
Arrow88I went for lubuntu15:35
Arrow88I think the machine will run well with basic Ubuntu or Debian too15:35
Arrow88I went for 19.0415:36
Arrow88I love talking to my self15:36
dsc_you will have the same packages available via `apt install` just as ubuntu15:39
dsc_you can try `sudo apt install -y vlc` for a videoplayer15:40
Arrow88I'm trying to burn iso on a mac15:42
wxl[m]Lubuntu is Ubuntu15:52
wxl[m]Both are a collection of packages in the Ubuntu archive15:52
wxl[m]AFAIK Intel Macs don't need any special treatment15:53
wxl[m]I've never used such a thing but you can search the archives15:54
wxl[m]19.04 is EoL15:54
wxl[m]Not sure where you downloaded that or even got the idea to use it15:54
wxl[m]You will find few if any Mac users/owners here15:56
wxl[m]But again DO NOT USE 19.0415:56
wxl[m]Arrow88: If you insist on using it, you will get no updates or support. That includes security updates16:00
dsc_sudo will work .... for everyone!16:02
MaikArrow88: which means you'll have a unsupported and vulnerable system if you install and keep using 19.04. Go with a LTS release like 20.04 if you are a newcomer.16:06
wxl[m]It won't work to get you updates on an old release as the sources aren't there to pull from16:10
wxl[m]<Arrow88 "I love talking to my self"> This16:14
dsc_haha16:14
dsc_btw wxl, Re: my networking issue ... I installed `linux-oem-20.04-edge` instead and now I'm on 5.10 and everything works16:15
wxl[m]I suspect it's the OEM aspect that makes it stable16:25
Arrow88lost connection17:14
Arrow88can not identify network, "probably not DHCP protocol"?17:14
Arrow88how I know what I have17:14
kc2bez[m]Arrow88: where did you download from, you mentioned 19.04 earlier.17:16
Arrow88from the offical lubuntu site17:16
Arrow8818. behaves the same though17:17
kc2bez[m]we don't have a link to 19.0417:17
kc2bez[m]lubuntu.me/downloads17:17
Arrow88well, direct dowload from that site17:18
Arrow88https://lubuntu.net/downloads/17:18
kc2bez[m]that is not our site ^17:19
kc2bez[m]lubuntu.me is the official site17:19
kc2bez[m]It is even in the channel topic17:20
Arrow88well, I downloaded from the lubuntu.net17:20
kc2bez[m]that won't work and is not supported. 19.04 is EOL a while ago17:21
Arrow88so, groovy gorilla?17:21
kc2bez[m]or focal fossa17:21
Arrow88so groovy gorilla?17:21
Arrow88hmm17:22
kc2bez[m]20.04 or 20.10 are both supported17:22
dsc_whats the story behind lubuntu.me vs lubuntu.net17:23
dsc_looks like some ancient wordpress install17:23
dsc_making people download old stuff ;p17:23
kc2bez[m]It is sort of a long one and a bit off topic for the channel but it is not official and not up to date.17:24
kc2bez[m]The internet is hard to erase.17:24
Arrow88sorry about the messup17:25
Arrow88eol means not supported anymore?17:25
kc2bez[m]it is confusing, it isn't your fault.17:26
kc2bez[m]Yes, EOL means end of life product.17:26
Arrow88back in a bit, need to burn the iso17:26
wxl[m]It's also not under the control of the Lubuntu Team, Ubuntu project and/or Canonical17:27
wxl[m]For all practical purposes, it's entirely unrelated to Lubuntu17:28
kc2bez[m]Yes, that is a better summary, thanks wxl.17:29
Arrow88booting 20.17:46
Arrow88efi boot17:46
Arrow88can you get stuck in the live bootup?17:51
apt-ghettoYes, that is possible17:51
Arrow88in 20. the md5 sum in checked on default17:54
Arrow88the burn was checked though17:54
Arrow88how old is 19.04?17:56
apt-ghetto19.04 is too old17:56
Arrow88I redid it and went for Gorilla17:57
Arrow88anyone remember how keyboard settings works in Gorilla 2018:13
Arrow88where is country selecton for keyboard?18:14
Arrow88It was in the prestage of 19.0418:14
Arrow88in 20.10 it just booted up18:15
Arrow88went right for md5 check18:15
Arrow88and into live18:15
Arrow88any clever lubuntu guys around?18:15
Arrow88am I still here?18:15
Arrow88should I try debian or work with the situation?18:17
kc2bez[m]From the menu Preferences -> LXQt Settings -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Keyboard Layout18:17
kc2bez[m]You can also select it in the installer.18:17
Arrow88Thans18:19
Arrow88sorry, I was a bit slow there18:19
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Arrow88hi18:55
arrow888is bootup the same on ubuntu or lubuntu=20:21
arrow888I am in live running lubuntu now20:21
arrow888this is after an attempt to install, but boot up goes into a folder with a question mark20:22
arrow888is there something I can do from the live session, or do I need to run a second install and delete harddrive?20:23
guivercwhat release of Lubuntu?   (boot up varies on release too, but yes the bulk of the boot up is identical in Ubuntu & all flavors such as Lubuntu)20:29
guivercarrow888, ^20:29
arrow88820.1020:30
arrow888I am searching for info on what might be the issue, macbook issue20:31
guivercboot up is identica for 20.10 for all boxes (older boxes used to boot differently from same ISO if booting on BIOS or uEFI mode... 20.10 is identical for lubuntu/ubuntu on all boxes)20:32
arrow888is there a way to check the ssd detection ?20:33
arrow888so, not an easy problem to handle20:35
guivercsorry arrow888 I don't know, you've already asked on #ubuntu... be patient is all I can suggest20:35
arrow888ubuntu support forum has a separate section for apple hardware, and I though it wasnt that much of a difference thesed days¨20:36
arrow888true20:36
guivercarrow888, many apple devices have various unique things (security chips that vary on model for example); normal pc users won't know about such things20:38
arrow888UEFI20:40
arrow888I find some apple support, but not linux directed issues20:42
Maikarrow888: stop cross posting, keep it in one channel. Either here or in #ubuntu, not both.20:47
arrow888ok20:48
arrow888what is UEFI option on macs, would they overrule a lubuntu install?20:51
wxlspeaking of apple differences, i read correlium's blog post about getting ubuntu running on the m1 mac mini and it sounds like the entire architecture of their SoC is completely unlike anything else. remember their motto: think different21:20
wxlapple doesn't really want their users changing the things that fundamentally make an apple an apple and that includes the OS21:21
arrow88true, yet it runs on many of them21:21
wxlso there are occassionally little tricks you have to hunt and hunt and hunt for21:21
wxlyou have to get really good at reading between the lines and figuring things out on your own21:21
wxlkeeping an old mac running was what originally brought me to lubuntu but it was a total pain21:22
wxli rejoiced when we stopped having images specific to macs21:22
arrow88I was hoping to find a mac user partial to linux21:22
arrow88replacing the boot ware on macs,21:23
wxlthey are few and far between21:23
wxlit's really a lot of hassle21:23
lubot[telegram] <teward001> there are a billion problems with booting Linux on Macs21:23
lubot[telegram] <teward001> there's a TON of 'workarounds' you have to do21:23
lubot[telegram] <teward001> there's a lot of 'nuances' and 'tweaks' and other things you have to do21:24
lubot[telegram] <teward001> it's NOT TRIVIAL to get *nix onto a Mac21:24
wxlyou might hear that from a lot of people, but i'm telling you as someone who has done it21:24
lubot[telegram] <teward001> unless you're talking about virtualization21:24
wxlyou might want to try ##linux even21:24
wxli wasn't using an intel mac so can't help you there but i do know that there was some key i had to hold to get to the boot selection screen21:25
wxli think it was option21:26
arrow88I once had lubuntu on an old ibook G521:26
arrow88years ago21:26
arrow88it ran find, and booted fine21:26
wxlmine was a powerbook g421:26
arrow88some issues with media player, streamed youtube, but not everything21:27
wxlit had a broadcom wifi chip so that was always a problem21:27
arrow88I had one of those late white ibooks21:27
wxli also know you will get to that whole question mark screen if the image isn't valid21:28
arrow88this is yet an old mac, i5 or i7 cpu, and I was told there were no longer any issues with linux on the, nor windows21:28
arrow88md5 check came out fine21:28
wxlso you must (i mean you need to do this anyways, but) make sure that the ISO is valid and you must make sure the installation media is equally valid after you've copied it over21:29
wxl^ note that means checking the md5 of the iso is NOT enough21:29
wxlif you don't, you get the old question mark21:29
wxlthe biggest problem with macs in the past was the fact that they used ppc chips, which was super strange21:29
wxlthere was also a wee era of the intel macs where they had some bizarre efi implementation that required its own image21:30
arrow88there is reFind to redo the mac UEFI21:31
arrow88I think ppc is only for servers today, and very powerfull stuff21:31
arrow88something to do with longterm data storage and safety21:32
arrow88I don't really know how it works21:32
arrow88ooohhhh, it is booting21:35
arrow88and updating21:39
Dragon2what irc client is good in lubuntu?21:58
wxlquassel comes with it assuming you're in 20.04 or greater21:58
wxl(technically 18.10 or greater but if you're on anything between 18.04 and 20.04 it's EoL so you shouldn't be ont hat)21:59
Dragon2I`m in 20.1021:59
Dragon2didn`t lubuntu used to have a package manager?22:00
Dragon2maybe that was another distro22:00
wxluhhhh22:00
wxlEVERY verion of ubuntu has a package manager22:00
Dragon2software downloads22:00
Dragon2lol22:00
wxlthat's what package managers do22:00
Dragon2sorry, it`s been so long since22:00
Dragon2in linux there was seamonkey, seagull, chromium, vivaldi, ...22:02
Dragon2this time it was firefox22:02
wxlwell lubuntu is linux so that's all still relevant22:02
Dragon2addblockers in firefox, is in package manger or direct in browser22:03
Dragon2that is me in quassle22:07
dragon2_hi22:07
kc2bez[m]browser extensions are installed through the browser.22:07
wxlum, you install browser extensions in the browser22:09
wxlthey are NOT packaged22:09
dragon2_thanks22:12
dragon2_how do you check hardware and specks?22:15
wxl`lshw` works nicely22:15
* dragon2_ looks for lshw22:16
wxlopen terminal22:16
wxl`sudo lshw`22:16
dragon2_a long list22:19
wxlwell it's a long list of all your hardware, yes22:20
wxlyou could so `sudo lshw -html > ~/foo.html` and then go to location `file:///home/YOURUSERNAMEHERE/foo.html` in your browser22:24
dragon2_nice22:29

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