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Ubuntu OS upgrades usually degrade function on older machines

Posted 10-29-2016 at 08:07 PM by flshope
Updated 12-15-2016 at 06:37 PM by flshope (Add to list of Ubuntu 16.04 anomalies)

Tags problems, ubuntu 16.04.1, upgrades

I have two machines running Ubuntu, one a 5-year old Pogo Linux desktop ("Pogo2011" running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) and the other an 8-year old HP notebook ("HP2008" running Ubuntu 14.04). To date, I have gone through 10 Ubuntu installs or major version upgrades (including 4 on a 2003 Pogo Linux desktop, which I finally moved to Debian to keep it alive ("Pogo2003" running Debian 8.6)).

It has been my experience that Ubuntu OS upgrades do not generally produce...

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ExLight is very popular!

Posted 08-10-2016 at 07:51 AM by exton (Exton's Blog)
Updated 08-11-2016 at 04:59 AM by exton (More INFO)

Tags enlightenment 0.20, exlight, exton, kernel 4.6.5, ubuntu 16.04.1

ExLight Linux Live DVD has been downloaded about 2000 times per week the last two months. I have therefore made a new upgraded version of ExLight today (160810). I have also created a new special WordPress site for ExLight.

WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 160810?
1. ExLight is now based on Ubuntu 16.04.1 (alias Xenial Xerus) and Debian 8.5 Jessie.
2. I have upgraded the Desktop environment Enlightenment (Beauty at your fingertips) to version 0.20.99.0 (from 0.19.12).
3. I have...

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Posted in Exton's Linux Live Systems, Linux

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Exton|OS Light Build 160728 :: Based on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS with kernel 4.6.0-9-exton (4.6.4)

Posted 07-28-2016 at 02:04 PM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags exton, exton|os light, kernel 4.6.4, openbox, ubuntu 16.04.1

NEWS 160728 about Exton|OS Light Live DVD – ISO file of 885 MB
I’ve made a new extra version of Exton|OS based on Ubuntu 16.04.1 (alias Xenial Xerus) 64 bit with only a minimum of packages pre-installed. Among them a terminal emulator (LXTerminal), a Web Browser (Google Chrome – so you can run Netflix), PCManFM (file manager), NetworkManager, GParted (Partition Editor), Samba (so you can reach your Windows computers) and Synaptic (Package Manager). I give you the pleasure of installing all...

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