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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 Lucid release cycle

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I plan to stay in sync with the Ubuntu release cycle as much as possible (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidReleaseSchedule). So, next release should be near the January 14th.
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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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Default applications on Lubuntu 10.04 – Summarize of the UDS Session

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a quick summarize of the session we had in UDS about the workflow for choosing default applications, and with a current proposal. Blueprint : https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/lubuntu-lucid-default-applications Complete spec : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Specs/LubuntuLucidApplications Current consensus was to stay with the list of applications we have for Karmic (but please read until the end of this mail :)) The general proposal for the roadmap is the following : - Determine areas not currently covered in Karmic seed that still need to be addressed - Discuss applications that could be replaced - Organize a IRC meeting to stop the applications list For problematic applications, we'll need discussions preferably with advantages/disadvantages, benchmarks (memory and CPU usage , dependencies, installed space ...). The goal is not to replace all the seed, but focus on some keys applications that…
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