Hi, I recently installed LinuxLite on my old laptop and on my desktop computer. I was looking for an alternative to Windows 7 for the laptop in the wake of the recent ransomware scare. My laptop was pretty old and had some issues (like not applying Windows updates). If not for Linux, I would have had to get rid of the laptop since it had no protection from ransomware. That's what prompted me to make the switch to Linux when I did. It worked out so well for my laptop (now faster and better than it was under Windows 7) that I decided to make the switch for my main desktop PC too.

I first heard of LinuxLite from [member=6925]RandomBoy[/member] on Diaspora. There is a very active Linux community in general there, and everyone was very helpful with some of my newbie questions about which distros to try etc. LinuxLite worked out wonderfully for both my machines. I actually tried out other distros for my desktop PC also (a full install of one different distro, and live media of another) since the desktop PC was higher-specced than my laptop and could handle a heavier load. But even though my desktop could handle other distros just fine, LinuxLite was the clear winner for me in terms of a) overall looks, b) UX, and c) performance. Also, a huge factor for me that removed a lot of other distros from my consideration was the fact that many of them if you want to keep up-to-date will have to either a) go with a rolling release distro (a decent solution) or b) do a complete fresh install of the OS every year or so. The latter seemed rather silly in 2017 and beyond, so I love the longer support period of the LL releases. The release roadmap on the website was also a positive factor for me in deciding on LL.

It was also intuitive and easy to set up a custom disk partitioning scheme for my desktop PC the way I wanted with LL as compared with the other distro I tried. Both of my machines are Linux-only, no Windows anywhere on them.  ;D

I'm pretty much a total newbie to Linux, although at a previous workplace I used Unix because that's the system they had. I was just an end user like most of us working there, not a dev and not an admin. We used it via command-line because that's pretty much all it ran on at the time. I hated the Vi editor with a passion, and I remember many of my files ending with Zzq from my attempts to quit the Vi editor(!) I don't remember much of the commands anymore now, I mainly was just handling spreadsheet-type of long files doing cat, grep, piping to other programs, etc. Although I'm comfortable looking up commands I need, I'm 100% new to the idea of admin-type tasks like installing software and applying updates like I need to know here for my own PC. I am slowly figuring out most of things I need to know bit by bit.

I'm glad to be here on the forums and learn from what others are saying. I'm open to input, so feel free to mention any words of advice you may have. Thanks.

Why do file copying speeds decline significantly over time, when transferring large amounts of data, following an initial burst?

Let me explain my recent experience.
I have 1.6TB of video recordings (i.e. 3000+ files classified under different subject folders) on a 4TB USB Seagate drive (ntfs formatted).

I'm now backing these up onto a newly formatted 4TB USB Samsung drive (ext4 formatted). File copying speeds, as indicated by the File Operations notification, were initially 112MB/s (4 hours shown to complete). Three hours later, this had slowed to 35MB/s (9 hours to complete); 6 hours later to 31 MB/s, etc...  I should add that I'm using the GUI method of copying/pasting files and not any command-line method.

Is there any action one can take to maintain the initially high file copying speeds when copying large amount of data? Or, is the only way to maintain high speeds to laboriously copy smaller chunks of data at a time, rather than copying the whole lot (1.6TB) in one go as I have done.  Would a command-line method be a more speed-efficient way to go?

Many thanks for your advice on this one
Mike

PS. Apologies if this post has come in bits, rather than all at once - I had problems posting it due to the 403 error forbidden message - I discovered the reason appeared to be the copying and pasting my post from LibreOffice Writer.  The forbidden message didn't pop-up if I typed the post directly into the forum.

Are they really necessary?

I have gone through UBUNTU 12.04 14.04 & 16.something before ending up with this Linux Lite & as with the other variants at each update & upgrade my operating system seems to get more dysfunctional.

This computer was working beautifully for a brief period of time before I upgraded & updated from the original Linux Lite I installed from a disk + the addition of Shotwell that I was helped to install through this forum but now the dysfunctional aspects are starting to get on my tits.
Could I just reinstall the original Linux Lite  (2.04 I think it was) & stay with that,what would be the consequences?

Looks like this could be handy for laptops and multi screen set ups.



Source:

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/adjus...ess-ubuntu

Recently i installed Linux Lite 3.4 64bit on a friends laptop. Now she asked me to create a dual boot with OpenSuse Leap 42.2
She has a SSD which i can split into 2 partitions, one for Linux Lite and one for OPenSuse. At the moment the drive is one large partition, no home partition or swap partition.

Now the question is how to make sure that both systems do boot after OPenSuse is installed.

In recognizing the frustration of trying to find Linux compatible hardware, we've built an online store utilizing Amazon's huge range of products.
We've taken the guess work out of buying Linux compatible hardware.

This has taken a long time to put together, to research each piece of hardware to ensure plug-and-play compatibility with Linux.

The Store is located here:

http://www.linuxliteos.com/buylinuxhardware.html



I understand this is not available in all countries but this is the best solution I can come up with, without purchasing a whole lot of stock.
Especially if you live in the USA, please consider using our Store rather than anywhere else. Purchases from the Store directly benefit Linux Lite.

Thank you for your support

I know this is operating system related.  I was able to do what I needed using the Live USB version of Linux Lite 3.4 64 bit.  I cannot create a folder on flash drives that are FAT formatted.  Last week I mistakenly downloaded and ran the 32 bit version of Etcher.  I ran the 64 bit version (the version I needed) afterwards, and things seemed ok.  Now it doesn't, and I cannot get any FAT formatted flashbacks drives to allow me to write to them.  The permissions say root is the owner, but when I try to change it via the terminal, it doesn't make the change.  I've even tried using older restore points to no avail.  When right clicking in Thunar within the flash drive's storage space, the Create Folder, Create Document, and Paste options are grayed out.

I think I need some help cleaning up whatever mounts to sdb because I also created an sdb1 and I think that's just made things more messy.

Hi, have I been doing something wrong, or is this a general issue? I have been trying to purchase 2 LinuxLite case badges, but when I try to add to cart, it then directs me to what seems to be the paypal website in a new window, but the problem is that the web page is blank.  :-\ I've tried from my laptop, desktop and cellphone and the same issue persists (wow, I must be really eager to purchase the badges!)

1. Is this a general known issue? It happens at the point that items are added to cart, before any payment info is asked for.
2. Have I been doing the steps correctly? I went to this page: https://www.linuxliteos.com/shop.html and selected 2 case badges and clicked on the blue "Add to cart" button. That's when I get the new window and blank screen. If I have been doing it wrong, please tell me.

It seems this issue is specific to stickers/badges. If I test out the process with a T-shirt or coffee mug instead, it seems to direct properly to an online store.

Thanks so much for any info anyone can provide. 

Vera

Hello Everybody,

I have a little problem. I try to figure out, how it's go, but i failed. 

Summary:

I use google drive and want to synchronize my local folder with grive.
If I start the script manually, there is no problem. It runs.

Script:

TEST


to see if I get error 403 when trying to post.
I'm getting 403 when trying to post on thread in Lite AV & PM to Jerry