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Lubuntu 16.04 Remix (updated)

I have added the Mate-Environment, after this, he found all network computer

Conky give me a Syntax error on any start with any config. Is this a known bug?
 
Is there a way to view the sensors? I'd like to keep track of my cpu/gpu temps and fan speeds. lmsensors crashed my G5 and xsensors doens't load anything. Are there any commands I can use with windfarm to display these?
 
@TzunamiOSX : Odd. Works fine here (same config i included in remix). However it's just basic conky, not the full blown every option enabled conky. So if you're trying to use some fancy lua stuff etc it probably wont work. You'd have to rebuild conky if you want all that stuff.

@JRDN : I dont think lmsensors work on ppc. According to the docs it only supports some modern hardware, which we are not. The only thing i've gotten to work is hddtemp.

Cheers
 
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@TzunamiOSX : Odd. Works fine here (same config i included in remix). However it's just basic conky, not the full blown every option enabled conky. So if you're trying to use some fancy lua stuff etc it probably wont work. You'd have to rebuild conky if you want all that stuff.
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Mmm, i can't show you the error a the moment, because G5 is compiling under Leopards macports. i have also installed the conky-all and get the same systax error problem.
when compiling is done, i show you the text+config
 
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Error message (get the same error after clean install, but with other file location)
conky: Syntax error (/home/username/.conkyrc:2: '=' expected near 'Sans') while reading config file.
conky: Assuming it's in old syntax and attempting conversion.
conky: desktop window (160017a) is subwindow of root window (150)
conky: window type - normal
conky: drawing to created window (0x2400001)
conky: drawing to double buffer
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The beginnig of the file (this is your file with adding the second CPU and change the network card)
font Sans:size=9
#xftfont Sans:size=10
use_xft yes
xftalpha 0.9
update_interval 3.0
total_run_times 0
own_window yes
own_window_type normal
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
double_buffer yes
minimum_size 220 5
maximum_width 220
draw_shades yes
draw_outline no
draw_borders no
draw_graph_borders yes
default_color white
default_shade_color black
default_outline_color green
alignment top_right
gap_x 12
gap_y 12
no_buffers yes
uppercase no
cpu_avg_samples 2
override_utf8_locale no
uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase

TEXT
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12 remix has been updated.
New in v4:
Updated the installer slideshow
Added mouseemu for better control over the trackpad.
Added latest SpiderWeb
Added updated 2019 ca-certificates
Added some extra useful software
Added an "extras" folder on the DVD with kernel 4.19.113 for G5 users. Also included greasemonkey for all 3 browsers, a modern theme for spiderweb, and viewtube for spiderweb.
I also compiled and included the latest ffmpeg, irssi, screen, mtpaint, pidgin, uget, transmission, putty, scribus, bluefish and rebuilt, xchat, xournal and mplayer/mencoder (1.2.1) as well. Also updated abiword to 3.0.0 (couldn't get newer to build without rebuilding a ton of libraries).
Updated the README on the DVD
Link to download is updated on original post.
This is turning in to a really fun project. Lots of speed bumps to overcome, but that's part of the fun.

Cheers

Edit: I'll be taking a break from this for a while, so now is a good time to try it if you haven't. ;)
Edit2: I added kernel 3.13.0-170 for 32-bit to the bottom of original post for G3/G4's as well.
 
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@Dronecatcher If and when you decide to install ( i'd dual boot with Leopard ) grab and install the 3.13 kernel i linked on the first post. Freq scaling is now working on the powerbook. (833/1667)

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Cheers
 
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wow wicknix, didn't expect an update so soon...downloaded version 2 the other day..Ha!!
erm..does mouseemu allow clicking via the touchpad. Been trying to find out about this but seems Lubuntu doesn't have it built in..? Using an iBook.
 
@wicknix I just installed v4 on my iBook A1134. It hauls ass! Building newer software with these older kernels that support our ancient machines seems to be the best way forward for sure. Linux Kernel 3.13 works well on the iBook as well. The frequency scaling (710MHz/1.42 GHz) seems to be conserving battery life, as well as keeping the machine cooler on my lap. Very nice!
 
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Right? Yeah for some odd reason i thought v4 felt a bit snappier as well. I think the trick is building newer software with the older libs/gtk toolkit/qt, etc seems to be the ticket (pre-bloat). The hardest part is finding software which doesn't require "current" versions of gtk3, etc that still builds out of the box with older versions. Everything i updated in v4 built with no modifications. :)

There are certain things like mpv, vlc, libreoffice i tried building that failed. I could probably build them, but only after recompiling some newer versions of their deps. I'm trying to avoid that right now as it could cause dependency related issues with using casper and ubiquity for the live disks. So... for now i'll rebuild what i think is useful for the live disks, then figure out the other stuff.

Cheers
 
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Right? Yeah for some odd reason i thought v4 felt a bit snappier as well. I think the trick is building newer software with the older libs/gtk toolkit/qt, etc seems to be the ticket (pre-bloat). The hardest part is finding software which doesn't require "current" versions of gtk3, etc that still builds out of the box with older versions. Everything i updated in v4 built with no modifications. :)

There are certain things like mpv, vlc, libreoffice i tried building that failed. I could probably build them, but only after recompiling some newer versions of their deps. I'm trying to avoid that right now as it could cause dependency related issues with using casper and ubiquity for the live disks. So... for now i'll rebuild what i think is useful for the live disks, then figure out the other stuff.

Cheers
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I'm still a noob when it comes to Linux-y things, and compiling software, but might it be possible to link deps statically like how some software is shipped on Windows? That would remove the need to upgrade older deps that might be required by old software, correct?

PS - 2 button tap right click works on my A1134. I think this is due to the fact that like your Powerbook A1138, the trackpad is a USB device, as opposed to ADB.
 
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Yeah, for certain things. Not everything allows building static binaries though. I'll see what i can do.

Aside from what i preinstalled, is there anything you'd like to see updated (or included that's not in the repo)? On my list so far is either A) mpv 0.31 or B) vlc 3.0.8. Currently the included vlc handles everything fine yet that i've tossed at it, and my rebuilt mplayer works much better than the old original version, but mpv offers some things neither vlc or mplayer does. Next would be the latest Abiword and Gnumeric (or libreoffice). Anything else not network related really doesn't need updates as they work fine and aren't really critical to the security of the machine. I'll probably update apt, openssl and some other "core" components as well down the road.

Cheers
 
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Yeah, for certain things. Not everything allows building static binaries though. I'll see what i can do.

Aside from what i preinstalled, is there anything you'd like to see updated (or included that's not in the repo)? On my list so far is either A) mpv 0.31 or B) vlc 3.0.8. Currently the included vlc handles everything fine yet that i've tossed at it, and my rebuilt mplayer works much better than the old original version, but mpv offers some things neither vlc or mplayer does. Next would be the latest Abiword and Gnumeric (or libreoffice). Anything else not network related really doesn't need updates as they work fine and aren't really critical to the security of the machine. I'll probably update apt, openssl and some other "core" components as well down the road.

Cheers
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Hmm, definitely apt, and dpkg.. Updating these would probably allow us to install some software from the Debian Sid repo's. I've had good luck installing stuff from Sid on Wheezy, after updating apt and dpkg. Getting OpenArena and Minetest running would be pretty cool, but certainly not a priority 😀. By the way, where did you find the .debs for the 3.13 kernel?
 
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Both of those are in 12's repo. Older yes, but they exist. :)
I wouldn't plan on sid packages, but.. maybe start with 14's software, then update with 16's, then maybe sid stuff (since most sid stuff installs and works fine on ubuntu16). However, the point of me rebuilding stuff is so that we don't get bloated and slow along the way. ;)

Cheers
 
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By the way, where did you find the .debs for the 3.13 kernel?
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I was experimenting. I put trusty's (14) sources.list in 12 and tried updating some things. I wound up breaking the install, but i managed to upgrade the kernel, so i knew that'd work on 12. I watched it install those 3 files, so i copied them to usb stick and archived. Then tested them on PB and mini, then uploaded. It saved me building a kernel with freq scaling for 32-bit, and it was last built in May 2019, so still relatively new.

Cheers
 
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If and when you decide to install ( i'd dual boot with Leopard )
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Dual booting now with Leopard on my Powerbook, however still can't get past that hurdle of associating videos with MPlayer - I put in the path to MPlayer and tick "Set selected application..." but it doesn't stick. Any suggestions?
 
Wicknix - just did a dual install with 12 v4 with 10.4 on an iBook g4.
I was pleasantly surprised how easy the process went.
Thank you!!!
 
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