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  < SOLVED > Problem when Adding PPA's
Posted by: gold_finger - 04-24-2014, 08:35 PM - Forum: Installing Software - Replies (7)

Earlier today I did a fresh install of LL 1.0.8 with no problems.  I then went to add a PPA for installing a command line utility "inxi" following directions on there site here:  http://smxi.org/site/install.htm#inxi.  I got an error message when trying to add the PPA.  Figured it might just be some kind of temporary problem so I reversed what I did and installed it manually.  Didn't think any more about it.

Now (an hour or so later), I just tried adding the PPA for the Plank dock application and got the same error message -- so apparently it wasn't an isolated one-off error caused by the last PPA source I tried.  Must be something I'm missing or set-up wrong on the LL system, but I don't know how to fix it.  Anyone else have an idea of what the following error message is indicating as the problem?

Code:
bill@Kitchen:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ricotz/docky
[sudo] password for bill:
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
Docky/Plank testing packages


More info: https://launchpad.net/~ricotz/+archive/docky
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

Exception in thread Thread-1:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 551, in __bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 99, in run
    self.add_ppa_signing_key(self.ppa_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/ppa.py", line 132, in add_ppa_signing_key
    tmp_keyring_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/tempfile.py", line 322, in mkdtemp
    name = names.next()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/tempfile.py", line 141, in next
    letters = [choose(c) for dummy in "123456"]
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/random.py", line 274, in choice
    return seq[int(self.random() * len(seq))]  # raises IndexError if seq is empty
ValueError: cannot convert float NaN to integer

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  System asks for admin pass on shut down...
Posted by: Shadow - 04-24-2014, 07:38 PM - Forum: Start up and Shutdown - Replies (3)

Hey guy's I know I mention this little problem before in the "Introduce Yourself" section of the forum but, since there's already a section for this related problem I'll post here. Okay guy's? Like I mentioned before, we have one Dell PC with LL installed as primary OS coming from Windows XP. Since installing LL on our system when logging out of a user account and shutting down the OS, it always asks for the admin password which is really annoying. Anyway to turn this off or get rid of it? Thanks.

Shadow.

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  Broadcom wireless problems
Posted by: joejohnston3 - 04-24-2014, 06:08 PM - Forum: Network - Replies (10)

Hello All,

I have read several posts in this forum regarding Broadcom issues but nothing seems to work. I have added the broadcom drivers though Install/Remove programs and now even the wireless light does not show. Prior to that install I would get a wireless light but it would not show my home wireless and only listed a couple in our area. I presumed it was a Broadcom issue and have been trying to update the drivers in hopes it would fix my issue. Below is my output for my cards as I am presently using an AirLink to post this and get WiFi temporarily.

lspci | grep -i wireless
06:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)

Am I supposed to take further action after installing the broadcom drivers via Synaptic, i.e. terminal commands and such or should it detect my hardware after install?

I am bewildered and really want a solution if possible. Thank you for the help.

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  Brand new to Linux Lite
Posted by: joejohnston3 - 04-24-2014, 06:15 AM - Forum: Introductions - Replies (5)

Hello All,

Wow, I am only a few hours into Linux Lite and I can tell you from all my distro hopping that this is the best distro of any I have tried! I have gone through about 15 distros and was looking for something lightweight but beautiful and configurable and LL fills the bill in so many ways. Thank you so much to the developer and his team for all their hard work and for such a tremendous distro. I will be recommending and installing this on every one of my user's systems when they are looking for a change from Windows/Mac. This is my go to distro and I cannot wait to see what the future holds.

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  Bug: No X for i915 driver on nc4400 notebook
Posted by: galen - 04-23-2014, 07:35 PM - Forum: Installing Linux Lite - Replies (1)

Installed properly from USB to sata drive,
on reboot 1.0.8 refused to start X
dead stop.
releases need to be tested on REAL machines and not virtual machines.

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  1.0.8 install fails if you try to specify ntfs partition as other mount
Posted by: galen - 04-23-2014, 07:33 PM - Forum: Installing Linux Lite - Replies (1)

I'd file this under bugs but I am blocked. That pisses me off

tried to install 1.0.8 onto notebook with hard drive pre partitioned
sda2 was set for / and to be formatted to ext4
sda3 was set for /DATA and preformatted  as ntfs
ubiquity refused to continue.

that's a show stopper if one has data they want to be kept while migrating away from microsoft.
I hate M$ with a passion!

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  registration delays should be explained
Posted by: galen - 04-23-2014, 07:27 PM - Forum: Suggestions and Feedback - No Replies

I tried to register to report bugs but was blocked.
I tried to register to the forum but was delayed for hours.
If this the policy then say so up front on the site.

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  Install Updates script always downloads same version of manual
Posted by: jdt - 04-23-2014, 04:27 PM - Forum: Suggestions and Feedback - Replies (1)

Noticed that when running the script 'Install Updates' it re-downloads the same manual every time. Shouldn't
the script check to verify what version is installed?

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  Animated Wallpaper.
Posted by: tnaitok - 04-23-2014, 03:14 PM - Forum: Other - No Replies

I have seen Linux videos where the desktop image was animated.
I have tried;
A-Desk and livewallpaper.
I can't seem to figure out how to do it.
A-desk said right click on desktop and to to script, couldn't find that. So I uninstalled that.
I extracted livewallpaper, now I'm just confused. :-\
Please and thank you.
Cheers.
tnaitok

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  Linux Basics: Useful Beginner Information
Posted by: gold_finger - 04-23-2014, 12:05 PM - Forum: Tutorials - Replies (27)

This isn't really a tutorial, but seemed like the right place to put it.  (Valtam -- go ahead and move post if think it belongs somewhere else.)  Thought might be nice to have a handy list of information sources covering some of the basics in one place.  To Everyone -- feel free to add good sites you've found that might be especially helpful to beginners.

Linux Basics:  Useful Beginner Information

General:

Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide
A free downloadable book that is a good beginner overview for Linux.  It's the fifth book down the list on this page:  Linux Documentation Project Guides.

Find Quality Apps that Run on Linux

Desktop Environments for Linux

Linux-Bible  (Added 7/22/14 from post by NewYorker.)

Linux Beginner Search Engine


Various Mix of Tutorials:

Free Linux Tutorials

Ubuntu-related Tutorials

Linux Tutorials:  Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide


Command Line Basics:

Introduction to the Command Line

LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition

Linux Shortcuts and Commands


The Linux File System:

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

Linux File Systems Explained


Partitioning Drives & Mounting Partitions:

Guide to disks and disk partitions in Linux

Guide to Partitioning

GParted partitioning software - Full tutorial

How to Move Home Directory to a Separate Partition After Installation.

Mounting Partitions Automatically

Mounting Windows Partitions

Mounting USB Drives

Fstab

HowTo: Using Bind to Remount Part of a Partition


Grub2 Bootloader Information:

GRUB 2 bootloader - Full tutorial

Grub2

How to Fix/Reinstall Grub from a Live DVD/USB

Boot-Repair Utility


Networking:

Linux Home Networking

Networking Guide

Samba Documentation

Set-up NFS


Miscellaneous:

GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline

All the Best Linux Cheat Sheets

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows/Philosophy

Linux is Not Windows



EDIT 7/22/2014:  removed The Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide from list -- seems to no longer work properly as pointed out by Dookus.  Added Linux-Bible to the list after seeing post by NewYorker.

EDIT 3/29/15:  as noted by N4RPS, Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide site is working again, so added back on to the list.

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