Removed.

Discovered Linux Lite reading and watching You Tube reviews especially Spatry's. Installed it in January 2014. I tried a couple of dock program but figured out how to make the Xfce desktop look like my iMac without an extra program. The Linux Lite (Lubuntu) and Ubuntu Software Centers were the main reasons that I started looking for a beginner friendly rolling distro. The Deja Dup site said the bug I was experiencing could only be fixed by installing the newest version. The version of Deja Dup in those software centers was out of date. For several days the download on Deja Dup's site was not working so I could not get it that way either.

Thanks to Spatry's reviews on You Tube of Manjaro and his edition, I “graduated” Manjaro Cup of Linux Edition (without Compiz) in April 2014. (The newest version of Deja Dup was in the Manjaro repository.) The automatic updating locking problem up in the last update scared me off Manjaro. I read on Cup of Linux forum: "Do not use pamac to update your system. You will have to do it in the terminal. Type this command in the terminal to update your system: sudo pacman -Suu" I read on Manjaro's forum: "Re: Cannot update to latest update - pack 6: use pacman -Syuu, not -Syu only, and it will work." This is very confusing for a newby like me and I still avoid the terminal because it is too much like DOS to me.

I wanted to use a stable rolling distro to avoid having to reinstall. I tried unsuccessfully to install SolydX or PCLinuxOS Mate but could not manage the installers without automatic partitioning like in Manjaro or Ubuntu based distros. My computer would not boot after installing either SolydX or PCLinuxOS Mate. On my last attempt to install was PCLinuxOS Mate from a live DVD, I managed to format my back ups on a USB stick.

Went back to Linux Lite 1.0.8 waiting for Makulu Linux Xfce 6 release and see if I could install it. After trying out Makulu Linux Xfce 6 on DVD, I decided it was just “too different.”

I tried Linux Mint 16 Xfce waiting for 17 Xfce to be released because I would not have to reinstall for five years. Waiting for 17 Xfce, I got the feeling that Xfce was the "unwanted step child” from the Mint forums and web site.

Also while waiting, I started think about what I wanted in a distro if it wasn’t a rolling release: Xfce so I could make it look like I wanted (BleuFear theme from Spatry’s Manjaro, blue folders, panel like a dock, etc.), Debian (or 2d choice - Ubuntu) based, five years before I would need to reinstall if not rolling, and most programs that I liked already installed. Then it came to me that Linux Lite met all those desires so I am back!  8)

Just a heads up for Valtam.

Ran into this a few minutes ago.  Apparently the website's security certificate just expired today.

For whatever it means Firefox warned me that this forum's certificate had expired. I ignored it.

Hi All,

I am investigating options for my Spanish speaking Landlord's old desktop with a Pentium 4 2.66 GHz CPU, 512MB RAM (400MHz) and a 40 GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM ATA 133 - IDE).

Without any optimisations nor modifications what is the Memory Usage when the system is ready for use?

How much Hard Drive space does a Default install require?

What would be the approximate Boot Time for the above Hardware specifications?

My Landlord is not knowledgeable about Computers but his daughters are regular users. How suitable is Linux Lite 2.0  for people such as my Landlord? Is there a Spanish language pack available?

Thanks, Michael

The only drawback of this is that it will also install Chrome. To install Flash in Chromium open a terminal and do:

Installed 2.0. Firefox and Thunderbird would not start because they were said to be running. Rebooted as instructed. Still the would not start. uninstalled  both completely and installed Chrome and tried to import .mozilla from backup file to see if I could get bookmarks. Chrome said Firefox was running even though uninstalled. Reinstalled Firefox and Thunderbird without using backup .mozilla and still said they were running. Tried to open Firefox from install dvd but still said were already open. I think they may have run on installation or dvd before I replaced .mozilla and .thunderbird.

Reinstalled previous OS and everything works.

Is this fixable so I can run LL 2.0?

I have 2 laptops that connect via a wireless router to the internet that I would like to connect together in a network to move files etc between the laptops

Looking on the net there appears to be no  way in Linux to do it  via a GUI (aka Win7 ).

If Linux Lite is to replace Microsoft it needs a simple  Home Networking capability for people who just want it work with the minimum of knowlege

Colin

How to get a ZTE MF180 USB Modem to work on an ASUS X451CA  laptop with Linuxlite 2.

Option 1

Insert Modem

Boot System

“sudo lsusb” shows
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 19d2:0117 ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM

In File Manager under drives “ZTE MMC Storage” shows

After some time the Modem will be available in “Network Connections”



Option 2

Boot System

Insert Modem

“sudo lsusb” shows
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 19d2:2000 ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM MF627/MF628/MF628+/MF636+ HSDPA/HSUPA

“sudo rmmod usb-storage”
“sudo lsusb” still shows
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 19d2:2000 ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM MF627/MF628/MF628+/MF636+ HSDPA/HSUPA

sudo modprobe usb-storage
- Under drives “ZTE USB SCSI CD-ROM: Telecom Modem” shows-up
- Under devices “Telecom Modem” shows-up
- On Desktop “Telecom Modem” shows-up

Eject “Telecom Modem” from desktop
“sudo lsusb” now shows
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 19d2:0117 ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM

- Under drives “ZTE USB SCSI CD-ROM” and “ZTE MMC Storage” show-up
- In “Network Connections” the modem can now be used

After some time the Modem will be available in “Network Connections”


PS. On a HP DV6000 laptop just insert it after boot and it will show up in “Network Connection”.

How to Post Pictures, Links, Code and Quotes when making a Forum Post?



General rule:  Position your cursor at the point where you want to make the insertion and click there to set the point.  Then click the forum interface button corresponding to the type of insertion you're making.  That will put coded blocks at the point you designated in the post.  Paste between those two blocks.

To post a screenshot or other picture use an image posting site to post your image to, copy the provided link to your image, then hit the "Insert Image" button and paste your link between the two image blocks that are inserted in your posting.  (Here is one such site to use:  https://imgur.com/.)
Eg.  [ img ]http://i.imgur.com/qh6QlvD.png[ /img ]



To post a link to a website, hit the "Insert Hyperlink" button and paste your link between the url blocks.
Eg.  [ url ]http://www.linuxliteos.com[ /url ]



To post terminal commands or output from terminal commands. Copy/Paste your terminal output into your forum reply post, then re-highlight the pasted output and hit the code button along the top of the reply interface to enclose it in code blocks.  After finalizing your post, the terminal output will now show up inside a separate box of a set size with scroll ability and which preserves the correct formatting of the output.  That makes reading it easier and it also gives you the ability to post long output in a small space.

• Eg.  [ code ]sudo blkid[ /code ]
  
• Produces a code box like this
  

• Instead of this:  [ quote ] ... [ /quote ]
  
• Make this:  [ quote="gold_finger" ] ... [ /quote ]
  
• And you'll see something like this:
  

• Quote:Here is a quote.