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Lubuntu state before Alpha 2 release

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Hi, This is quick summary of the state of Lubuntu, 3 mouths before the target release date.=== Alpha 2 ===- May be released at the end of this week.=== New packages ===- lxdm was committed, waiting for archive approval. It's mostly working, but need some improvements. Currently, there is no plymouth support and Default language not working well. - libfm and pcmanfm2 are available for testing on the Lubuntu PPA [1].=== Default applications ===- Current discussion on the video player, music player and email client - Future discussion on the browser. It will begin when chromium will enter the archive, or sooner if nothing arrive before 1st February. - Some changes may happen in the futur, if the manpower is still the same (see below). We need to share the…
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Lubuntu Lucid Alpha 1 “Preview”

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Hi, I just generated the first real ISO for Lubuntu Lucid, available for testing. Don't forget that it's build with Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) which is still in Alpha state of development, so same warnings : "Pre-releases of Lucid are *not* encouraged for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. They are, however, recommended for Ubuntu developers and those who want to help in testing, reporting, and fixing bugs."Features : - LXDE packages up-to-date [1] - LXDM - The new pcmanfm for testing (type "pcmanfm2" in a terminal) - Many wallpapers and start icons from lxde forum, gnome-look or Leszek Lesner, to be able to switch easily and to test the result - First customization with a splash screen from Leszek…
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lubuntu ISO Alpha 0 – testing purpose only

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I just created an ISO of lubuntu Lucid for testing purpose. But before starting to download it, please read the following "release notes" : * Using lxdm instead of gdm This ISO uses a not-yet-in-the-official-repository version of lxdm, thedisplay manager of LXDE instead of gdm. I would like to test the stateof it and if it's possible to include it in Lubuntu.* Using network-manager instead of wicd This is a temporarily solution, my first tests reported that wicd doesn't work on Live-CD. * Doesn't have utilities (manage users, network etc ...) It's a bug in gnome-system-tools (see bug 497441 [1]) which bring all GNOME packages as depends. It was temporarily removed from the seed. * Doesn't have an installation icon See previous point, it's the same problem. * Can't use…
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lubuntu – get involved

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Julien Lavergne posted ways to get involved into lubuntu on the mailing list of the project and I am reposting his suggestions here. This is a quick summarize for people wanted to help on Lubuntu. In general, all tasks will be documented on the Subteams pages: Packages and Code: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/CodingAndPackagingSubTeam Artwork : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/ArtworkSubTeam Doc : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/DocumentationSubTeam Translations : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TranslationSubTeam Testing : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/SubTeams/TestingSubTeam == Participate to the LXDE project == This is the most efficient way to contribute to Lubuntu. If you want a functionality, translate a package etc … you should directly work with LXDE. LXDE site: http://lxde.orgLXDE mailing list: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=lxde-list SVN repository: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxde/develop == Create an artwork for Lubuntu == We don’t have an original artwork, and it’s an important goal for Lucid. Some works began on the LXDE…
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