I have a laptop used both for work/study and as a media computer. When I use it as a media computer, I plug it to my TV so that I can watch KODI and various videos on the larger screen. Every time I connect it, I have to re-configure the display so that the TV will show the screen correctly while the laptop's screen will shut down. Is there a way to make Linux Lite save the display configuration so that it will work appropriately upon plugging the TV to my laptop without requiring additional configuration?

(Using Linux Lite 3.0, so with a upgraded Kernel, I think - I did "sudo apt-get upgrade" after 3.2 came out).

I'm working on some code that will count all http and torrent Linux Lite downloads. The end result is very simple, but the behind the scenes work will take some time to get it right and accurate. There is no way currently to include downloads from mirrors and 3rd party sites. This is a question I get a lot so I'm happy to include this information. Stats totals are from the beginning of LL, and are counted from Sourceforge.

All of a sudden Kodi stopped opening up.When I try to open in the terminal it gives an "ERROR can not create a GUI".
I have never had this problem before. I am running LL 2.8 and I don't have any other problems as far video and graphics drivers. I have uninstalled and reinstalled to no avail. I check and install updates on a daily basis.

Any suggestions?

I've been looking at alternative open-source browsers to Firefox, as I've found opening Firefox browser is encumbered by extensions which make it pretty laggy on all our PCs, both old & new (2007-2014, see sig). I've found the lightweight Qupzilla to run snappily on all setups, using version 1.8.9 ~ dfsg1-3 from the LL3.2 repository.  However, two issues have come up, for which I haven't found any online solution for Qupzilla - these are:

(1) websites bookmarked in the bookmarks toolbar don't have an individualised icon - each bookmark has the same blank grey rectangular icon

(2) YouTube videos won't go to full-screen view when the full-screen view icon (in the bottom left of the video frame) is clicked

I should add that I don't have either Adobe Flashplayer or Pepperflash installed, though this doesn't appear to affect the smooth running of either Firefox or Slimjet on all PC setups.  Also, the above two issues  don't appear when Qupzilla is run on Windows 7.

Many thanks for any solutions to the the above...
Cheers
Mike

Linuxlite-2.8-I would like to enlarge the upper panel-How do I do that chore

Hello to everyone from hippocrat - just joined - already have a problem!


I burned a copy of Linux Lite 3.2 and ran it as a live dvd - cannot get wifi to work - am running a Zyxel4965ton router- when I try to type in my alpha ten-letter wireless key I get the first two letters [r and p] but when I punch in the third letter [g] I get the number 6- this continues for the remainder of the key and I get no wifi.  I'm hoping to run linux lite on this my old Gateway machine which currently runs Zorin os9 with no problems.

I also run linux lite 3.0 from a usb stick on my other machine a Toshiba Tecra r840 with no probs - wifi comes up automatically.  Any ideas?  would welcome some feedback - thanx in anticipation  hippocrat

Hello everyone,
I am new to the forum.  I need help restoring my linux-lite desktop.  I used the following command to fix a problem (which I have no idea what it was).

i have 2 questions/problems....
1) i had to change motherboards in a HP 2000-219DX, was a Winders 7 machine, now LL3.0. part way into the boot-up i get a message telling me:

Product information not valid.
The following product information programmed into the system board is missing or invalid.
System Board (00A) - Product Name
System Board (00A) - Product Serial Number
System Board (00A) - Product Number
ENTER - Continue Startup
For more information, please visit: www.hp.com\go\techcenter\startup

went there and found nothing related to my issue. got into the BIOS setup and found those items missing, but no way to enter the needed info. they appear in the in the systeminfo report when i ran it. how do i fix that??

2) also in the systeminfo report i found that the BIOS version is not the most current. i found the newer version at HP support but it appears to be a Winders .exe. can i install it running LL 3.0? i tried re-installing Winders and LL but without success.

i hope someone can help me with these. i consider myself a Linux rookie. thanks in advance.

One of my brothers was running Windows XP on an old Dual 1800 Athlon system. He wanted to switch to a newer version of Windows (because of Microsoft dropping support) but his system was too old and ran to slow when he tried it. I've never tried Linux myself but had read that it was a good candidate for his situation. After trying different live cds, I got the Linux Lite 3.0 to install and checking it, it seems to run well.

Knowing nothing about Linux, I have a couple newbie questions. My brother has low vision. The scrollbar (like the one in Firefox) appears too narrow for him. Knowing that I used the stock settings, could someone please walk me through how to increase the scrollbar width?

Also, there is an icon for a floppy disk drive and a 2nd hard drive that shows up on the desktop. Is it possible to remove the floppy icon while leaving the one for the hard drive?