How did you find out about Linux Lite?

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Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - light - 08-06-2014

Puppy linux video on youtube, his enthusiasm is upfliting. I was looking for something small for my wife's netbook (puppy). Saw an enthusiastic review on Linux Lite so tried it out.

I like simple and fast , cheers. Big Grin

Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - rijnsma - 08-06-2014

(08-06-2014, 01:44 PM)sonic link Wrote:I had Ubuntu 12.04 LTS but I changed to Linux Lite 1.0.8 after finding it at DistroWatch. I wanted an Ubuntu-based distro for simplicity but with a lightweight window manager. I recently installed Linux Lite 2.0 because of a bug I suppose, I encountered when tried to login. It was keeping me at the login screen, something like a loop, even if the password was correct.

I found a solution for that: I changed the login manager from LightDM to GDM

Go to a text terminal using Alt-Ctrl-F1

Stop LightDM with sudo stop lightdm

Start GDM with sudo start gdm

Run sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm to set the default display manager for gdm

Edit /etc/X11/default-display-manager and set it to /usr/sbin/gdm if you can't run the above

Restart your computer and login.

Keep up the good work!

P.S.: Are there any Linux Lite specific repositories? I think I read something at the manual but I'm not sure.

I tried it for my occasionally jumping icons, but it did not help. But no problem; it works! Smile

Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - Teddy - 08-07-2014

I found out about Linux Lite through Spatry / The Linux Distro Community (Long time Spatry subscriber, January 2012). I was originally part of the Linux Distro Community since April 2012. Despite the fact that Linux Lite was starting development in October 2012, I did not find out about Linux Lite until I saw a video Spatry released about it in Mid-2013 (May, June or July. Some time around that). When I heard Valtam developed it, I was astonished. Sure enough when I went on the Linux Distro Community Forums, I found some old threads about Linux Lite dating back to November started by Valtam. Kinda a long story about just discovering the distro. Lol.

Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - rokytnji - 08-08-2014

From searching. I own antique gear and am always on the lookout for a cd sized distro. This fit the bill very nicely, Thank you.
This just kinda fell into my lap.

I always go by by hands on experience. I do not pay, (a lot of) , attention to what other people say. I always reserve judgment till I have experienced something 1st hand.
Mom always told me. "How will know it till you try it? Try it once! That way you can say if you like it or not!"

Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - rbdflyboy - 08-20-2014

Was an XP user forever...that being said...used it mainly to play cash on line poker. Started with Hold'em and switched to PLO. Then the big "no more XP support" announcement came. Did a Google search and found Ubuntu 14.04. Tried it out...didn't like it very much. Did another search and found Mint 17, really liked that one and was dual booting with XP until the hdd went on my HP. Sad

Shortly after that a friend gave me an old rebuilt Dell Dimension 2400 with a fresh XP install. It's too small for a full distro and a dual boot. Found Lubuntu and used that with a dual boot...found it much too unstable and throughly detest pcmanfm. Started another search trying to find a distro without pcmanfm as the file manager > Sad

. Found LL2 and am quite satiated. LL2 has all one could want and need, it's lightweight, easy to use, and pairs well as a dual boot in a baby box. If for some reason the XP messes up, will have no problem using LL2 as a stand alone. Good chance will be giving this Dell to my grandson to use, after repairing the HP Wink

Thanks

Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - steve(spt) - 08-30-2014

Read about it in Linux Voice magazine , its impressed me that I'm going to install it on a laptop.

Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - Valtam - 08-30-2014

steve(spt), I was wondering if you could post a photo of the article or tell me which issue it was in (or both). Thank you.

Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - Stuart_Tanner - 08-31-2014

Having been a Linux user since 2009 i have tried most of the big ones out, Ubuntu, Mint, Mandriva, Puppy, Arch etc.
I fully moved over to Linux from day one as you got to be in it to win it!
I came across Linulite 2.0 while watching Youtube and thought i would give it a go,,,,WOW i know it's Ubuntu Debian based but it gets thing so right!
I have now installed it on my desktop and lappy as i am so impressed, i have installed extra software repositories and i couldn't be happier.
A huge thumbs up from me.

Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - rijnsma - 08-31-2014

Great story, Stuart_Tanner. I advise to make backups of your system. ;D
Clones (remasters is hardly to do at the moment..), then you will be still much happier!

Re: How did you find out about Linux Lite? - Alex - 09-06-2014

Spatry did it for me too. I did try a few other distros as well, but I found LL the best for me and for my grandchildren's computer as well (both are older XP machines).

I must say that I love using LL! Sometimes I just turn the computer one for no reason except to look at my new OS and fiddle around with the nobs without actually leaving the garage - I guess it would be the same feeling if I had bought a '68 Mustang Smile