Is there a Linux Program that will overwrite free disk space in a secure manner?
Or maybe a Terminal equivalent to the Windows Cypher /w: command?
For instance, after installing Linux Lite over the top of Windows, can the remaining free space be securely wiped and encrypted to ensure any 'leftover' files or documents from previous installations are inaccessible?

I've just installed LinuxLite on a PC connected to my small Windows workgroup network.  Accessing files from the Windows PCs seemed to work without the need to go through any set up routine. I can see Windows files and transfer them to the Linux box via File Manager.

However, when using eBay to sell an item, when I open the 'attach pictures' dialog, a file access dialog box is opened but it
doesn't show network file access options. When using a windows box (which is what I'm used to doing) this file access dialog box is identical to Windows file manager and gives me access to networked file storage. Can anyone shed any light on this.

Many thanks.

Richard

New feature added, links with some handy explanations. https://www.linuxliteos.com/

No big deal, but since you're working on a gem:

I set the desktop to a dark solid grey; 45, 45, 45. I close that and reopen; the color switches to black. Now the trick:

I set the desktop to gradient, left to right. For the colors, I choose that same grey for each end, so it turns out to be the same solid grey I had originally. Close and reopen; it remembers the color(s)!

This one got me so thought I'd pass it along....

Distrowatch.com is not working (expired?)
Distrowatch.org is working fine

Hi All,

Having now set-up LL2 to my liking I have completed a
"relative" performance test/difference using GtkPerf, available in synaptic package manager.

GtkPerf LinuxLite 1.8 LinuxLite 2.0
i5-3450s i5-3450s
Test Run 100 1000 100 1000
1 2.45 48.89 1.78 27.49
2 2.43 48.55 1.80 27.58
3 2.41 48.43 1.79 27.60
4 2.42 48.81 1.77 27.37
5 2.42 48.66 1.76 27.21
6 2.42 48.64 1.78 27.36
7 2.41 49.34 1.78 27.06
8 2.44 48.56 1.80 27.17
9 2.37 48.47 1.73 27.28
10    2.40   48.51   1.82   27.41

Total 24.17 486.86 17.81      273.53
Avg Secs 2.42   48.69 1.78   27.35

I''m seeing @ 30%+ improvement between 1.8 & 2.0
all this is relative, and my hardware.
But I'm impressed.

David

Hi,

Whenever I install Virtualbox I always just pick-up the latest files from Virtualbox.org
Using the LL2 "Install Additional Software" does that use the latest version.?

Thanks - David

Hello All,

I was looking at pcmanfm file manger to replace Thunar.
But I noticed it wants to install a significant number of packages.
Is this going to bloat LL2 for the sake of having a new file manager.

Thanks
David

Is this possible?
I switched from Ubuntu 14.04 and I don't see the drop down to switch desktop environments like how it is on the login screen for Ubuntu.

i found this site www.fixbuntu.com which claims that by default ubuntu logs all application and file searches and sends it to third parties. this is concerning to me because i left xp thinking i would find more security with linux and this seems over the top even for windows. the website has a command you can run in terminal to fix this problem.

does anyone know if this applys to linux lite and if it can also be stopped by running their command?  ???

i find this kind of troubleing because it kind of took the idea away from me that this is a more secure and private os than xp and to me this just sounds completely like something facebook or google would build into their systems...

please help, i'm affraid to run the command because this operating systen is not identical to ubutu and would like this and any other spyware stopped. i was under the oppression that built in spyware was kind of what linux was not about in general, are their other 'features'  like this that they do not share with their users? or is this the catch of having free open source software?  :-\  :'(