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New install - very impressed!

I installed Linux Lite after watching a review of v8. I am using it on a laptop which has a battery which only holds 50% of its allocated charge, and I'm getting 3hrs+ of use between charges - this was previously impossible. I am also amazed how little of the 8GB of RAM on my laptop is used - I used to struggle when a few programs and browser tabs were open, not any more. The Lite tools are also well thought out and incredibly useful - I'm currently using a dark theme, and my Papyrus folders are orange - who'd have thunk it

I'm a long time user of Xfce and I'm wondering if Clipman can be included by default as a lot of ex-Windows users won't know of this useful clipboard monitor tool, the same applies to Xfce's excellent weather panel plugin and docklike taskbar - all of these are available in Lite Software. I feel it would be easier if they were available as optional Xfce panel plugins.

Also, there is a hidden setting for the window buttons which allows the user to drag and drop them just like in old Windows versions, would it be possible to make this a default for the panel? Panel preferences > Window buttons > Edit item > Sorting order: None, allow drag and drop.

Lastly, I installed Brave browser and uninstalled Firefox. Today I found Lite Updates showing I had 73 updates available, and when I checked what they were I found a mass of Firefox language packs. Is there any way I can cancel these updates as they're not needed?

Finally, here's some fitting words from a review of Linux Lite 8 I read in The Register:

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms...er/5253519

As of version 8, Linux Lite has finally grown into its name. By modern full-fat desktop standards, such as Ubuntu itself, or other downstream distros such as Zorin OS and Linux Mint, it is a lightweight distro – and yet, it offers more assistance and guidance for Windows migrants than any of them.

Thanks for a great distro!

(06-22-2026, 06:00 PM)Colbo Wrote: [ -> ]Also, there is a hidden setting for the window buttons which allows the user to drag and drop them just like in old Windows versions, would it be possible to make this a default for the panel? Panel preferences > Window buttons > Edit item > Sorting order: None, allow drag and drop.

I don't see that option:

(06-22-2026, 06:00 PM)Colbo Wrote: [ -> ]Lastly, I installed Brave browser and uninstalled Firefox. Today I found Lite Updates showing I had 73 updates available, and when I checked what they were I found a mass of Firefox language packs. Is there any way I can cancel these updates as they're not needed?

Jerry, he most probably means the Panel item "Window Buttons". Its preferences has an option "Sorting order".

I'd need to see this in action. If someone could record a gif of what it does here, that would help. I use Peek for gif recordings.

How items get arranged across the bottom of the screen is a subjective/personal thing. A fixed sorting order appeals (to me) because items get placed consistently.  I can understand if others have a different preference.

If Lite decided to use no sorting as the default I'd just change it back to a sorted option.
The GUI way to set the sorting is not hidden, but it is obscure taking 6 clicks to get to.

> sudo apt-get purge 'firefox-locale-*' firefox-locales

That did the trick. Thanks.

> Jerry, he most probably means the Panel item "Window Buttons". Its preferences has an option "Sorting order".

That's correct.

> The GUI way to set the sorting is not hidden, but it is obscure taking 6 clicks to get to.

As a suggestion, you've created 'Lite Desktop', could it contain an option such as "Enable window buttons drag and drop" on / off. This would make the option easy to find and use.

I still need to see this in action.

(Yesterday, 03:38 PM)valtam Wrote: [ -> ]I still need to see this in action.

I'm trying to upload the 419KB gif via Click or drop some files here to upload, but I seem to be failing. I have selected the fie and dragged and dropped. I have also turned off my adblocker. It seems to dislike gif and zip files.

Embed gifs like so:

[ img ] https://i.postimg.cc/8C01cbK6/Peek-2026-06-23-17-39.gif [ / img ] (remove any gaps.

Use - https://postimages.org/