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Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo..../linuxlite fluorite InRelease
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease [129 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease [127 kB]
Hit:6 http://archive.canonical.com jammy InRelease
Reading package lists...
E: Repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease' changed its 'Origin' value from 'Canonical' to 'Ubuntu'
E: Repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease' changed its 'Label' value from 'Partner archive' to 'Ubuntu'
E: Repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease' changed its 'Origin' value from 'Canonical' to 'Ubuntu'
E: Repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease' changed its 'Label' value from 'Partner archive' to 'Ubuntu'
E: Repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease' changed its default priority for apt_preferences(5) from 500 to 100.
W: Skipping acquisition of configured file 'partner/binary-amd64/Packages', as repository 'http://archive.canonical.com jammy InRelease' doesn't have the component 'partner' (component misspelt in sources.list?)
W: Skipping acquisition of configured file 'partner/binary-i386/Packages', as repository 'http://archive.canonical.com jammy InRelease' doesn't have the component 'partner' (component misspelt in sources.list?)
W: Skipping acquisition of configured file 'partner/i18n/Translation-en_GB', as repository 'http://archive.canonical.com jammy InRelease' doesn't have the component 'partner' (component misspelt in sources.list?)
W: Skipping acquisition of configured file 'partner/i18n/Translation-en', as repository 'http://archive.canonical.com jammy InRelease' doesn't have the component 'partner' (component misspelt in sources.list?)
W: Skipping acquisition of configured file 'partner/cnf/Commands-amd64', as repository 'http://archive.canonical.com jammy InRelease' doesn't have the component 'partner' (component misspelt in sources.list?)
A note on advertising on the website
We've had some feedback recently about the number of ads on the Linux Lite website, and it's fair — so I want to address it openly rather than quietly.
First, the honest part: Linux Lite is free, and always will be. But the servers, the download mirrors, the forum, and the time that goes into the OS aren't free, and advertising is one of the ways we keep the lights on without putting the distro itself behind a paywall or a mandatory donation. That's the trade-off, and we don't pretend otherwise.
That said, “we need revenue” is not a licence to make the site unpleasant to use, and if the ads are burying the thing you actually came for — the ISO download — then they've stopped doing their job and started getting in the way. That's on us to fix, and we're going to.
A couple of things worth knowing in the meantime:
- Those flashing “Download”, “Free Account”, and “Click here!” banners are not ours. They're third-party ads served by the ad network, and some advertisers deliberately design them to look like download buttons to trick you into clicking. The real download link is the plain one in the middle of the page — never a blinking banner. Please don't click the flashy ones; they don't lead to Linux Lite.
- We're reviewing ad placement and density across the site, trimming the worst offenders, and making sure the genuine Download button is unmistakable and near the top of the page.
- We're also able to block certain categories of misleading ads at the network level, and we'll be tightening those filters.
If you've hit a page where the layout is especially bad, reply here with the page and, if you can, a screenshot — that helps us target the cleanup rather than guessing.
Thanks to everyone who raised this. Feedback like it is exactly how the site gets better, and it's taken seriously.
— The Linux Lite Team
As a former fan of Linux Lite, I was sad to see how many ads are on your web page. So many huge, blinking 'Download' 'Free Account! 'Click here! banners across the page, it took me a couple minutes to even find the actual Download link to your isos.
I understand you need to bring in revenue, but this is too much. It's a complete turn off--and, ironically, they distract from find out more about Linux Lite. I will not be returning. I wonder how many others have been put off by all these ads.
Hi, I'm trying to install Linux Lite on an old ASUS laptop from a usb drive.
The live install went fine, I chose the ''Erase Disk'' option.
When the install was done, I rebooted. I was prompted to remove the usb drive and I did so.
Then, I got a black screen with the message : "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key" and no other options
I checked the BIOS, Secure Boot is disabled and my only boot options are called " HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GU71N" which must be the DVD reader of the laptop, and "Realtek PXE B04 D00". Booting with either of those fails and displays the same message.
When I tried to re-install, the "Partition" section of the install showed an existing Linux partition, so i should have a correct device to boot from.
I tried to re-install several times with manual partitioning but still got the same message.
Any idea of what I should do ?
Thanks in advance
Hello, I am trying to access a NAS (Buffalo Link Station Mini) on my local network, as for now I cannot... I am wondering if someone can give me some help..
My setup is very simple. All my computers are connected to my router, and my NAS is connected to the same router. (IP range is from 192.168.0.xxx)I am trying to access a NAS (HDD) on my local network, as for now I cannot... I am wondering if someone can give me...
My problem is; with my computer running Linux Lite, I cannot see my NAS (or any shared folder in my other computers), which are running WIndows.
With WIndows computers, it is very easy, I see my NAS and my other computers in my Network, and I can access them without any problem.
With my computer with Linux Lite, which I am testing, I have not found a way to see my NAS (and other computers) and access it.
I have read - https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/netwo...l#lintowin (Accesing WIndows shares with Linux Lite)
When I type smb://192.168.0.15 (which is the IP address of my NAS, I get "Failed to open "FIle System" Failed to retreave share list from server. Software caused connection abort."
So, I can't go further..
By the way, in my setup, all the PC's in my network can access my NAS and the shared folders in my computers without a password.
I presume something is missing in my Linux Lite setup or I am doing something wrong, but I don't know what I am doing wrong...
Although, I installed Linux Lite a few years ago, I have not been using it since then. So, I don't know much about Linux in general. I am trying to learn... So, if someone can give me some guidance, I would really appreciate.
Thank you.
I try to install LL8.0 on a Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 2.
Secure BIOS is disabled.
LL8.0 image created by Etcher.
I try a clean install: "erase" - swap (no hibernate), encrypted, only LL8.0 (no dual boot).
System creates 3 partitions:
- EFI system - FAT32
- rootfs - LUKS
- swap - LUKS
During install, I end up with this error message:
The bootloader could not be installed. The installation command <pre>grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=Linux_Lite --force</pre> returned error code 1.
I tried on 2 different SSD drives in the same laptop with same results (first drive had Win11 on it, the second drive was completely empty).
I tried again on a Lenovo M715Q-MT with Ryzen 5 2400GE with same error message. Later smooth install of LL7.8 on this machine.
I tried Valtam's suggestion to update Calamares:
"New Calamares build uploaded.
Boot the Live ISO. Then:
Code:
apt download calamares-settings-linuxliteCode:
sudo dpkg -i *.debStart the installer, let me know how you get on. "
At first, the terminal wouldn't take it (no sources available). I had to manually update Lite Sources.
It then accepted to update Calamares. I then tried a new install, and this time got a simple error message "Installation failed", no further code or information.
On the T14s only, I tried Serban S solution to first install LL 7.8 (which went fine), then from there upgrade to LL 8.0.
What I ended up with was weird, everything looked like LL8.0 (new desktop, theme, software ...), but the new "About Lite" would still say it's running LL7.8, and I still have Chrome as default browser ... like if I was stuck somewhere in between both versions.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Edit:
I tried a 5th (or6th?) time to install from Live USB, and it worked. I noticed later that it's because I forgot to tick "encrypt" during install.
So it may be something related with encryption.
Upon realizing my mistake, I tried to reinstall again from Live USB (remembering to tick "encrypt" this time), and got a new error message:
"The installer failed to create partition on disk ...
Create a new partition (512.00 MiB, fat32) on ‘/dev/nvme0n1’
Job: Create new partition on device ‘/dev/nvme0n1’
Command: sfdisk --force --append /dev/nvme0n1
Command: sfdisk --list --output Device,UUID /dev/nvme0n1
Job: Create file system ‘fat32’ on partition ‘/dev/nvme0n1p1’
Command: mkfs.fat -F32 -I -v /dev/nvme0n1p1
Command: sfdisk --part-type /dev/nvme0n1 1 EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
Job: Set the file system label on partition ‘/dev/nvme0n1p1’ to ""
Setting label for partition ‘/dev/nvme0n1p1’ to
Command: fatlabel /dev/nvme0n1p1 -r
Job: Check file system on partition ‘/dev/nvme0n1p1’
Command: fsck.fat -a -w -v /dev/nvme0n1p1
--- Diagnostic state at failure ---
lsblk:
NAME FSTYPE MOUNTPOINT SIZE UUID
loop0 squashfs /rofs 2.2G
sda iso9660 7.5G 2026-05-30-23-44-31-00
|-sda1 iso9660 /cdrom 2.4G 2026-05-30-23-44-31-00
|-sda2 vfat 5M 73B7-988D
`-sda3 ext4 /var/crash 5.1G 920c1307-ebe3-45f6-841e-108163a1b2ad
zram0 0B
nvme0n1 476.9G
`-nvme0n1p1 vfat /run/media/linux/7454-DA07 512M 7454-DA07
dmesg tail:
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] Modules linked in: qrtr(E) cmac(E) algif_hash(E) algif_skcipher(E) af_alg(E) bnep(E) snd_acp_legacy_mach(E) snd_acp_mach(E) snd_soc_nau8821(E) snd_soc_dmic(E) snd_acp3x_rn(E) snd_acp3x_pdm_dma(E) snd_sof_amd_acp70(E) snd_sof_amd_acp63(E) snd_sof_amd_vangogh(E) snd_sof_amd_rembrandt(E) snd_sof_amd_renoir(E) snd_sof_amd_acp(E) snd_sof_pci(E) snd_sof_xtensa_dsp(E) snd_sof(E) snd_sof_utils(E) amdgpu(E) uvcvideo(E) videobuf2_vmalloc(E) uvc(E) snd_pci_ps(E) videobuf2_memops(E) videobuf2_v4l2(E) videobuf2_common(E) videodev(E) mc(E) snd_soc_acpi_amd_match(E) snd_soc_acpi_amd_sdca_quirks(E) snd_amd_sdw_acpi(E) btusb(E) soundwire_amd(E) soundwire_generic_allocation(E) soundwire_bus(E) btmtk(E) btrtl(E) btbcm(E) btintel(E) snd_soc_sdca(E) snd_soc_core(E) bluetooth(E) snd_compress(E) ac97_bus(E) snd_pcm_dmaengine(E) amd_atl(E) amdxcp(E) drm_panel_backlight_quirks(E) gpu_sched(E) drm_buddy(E) drm_exec(E) drm_suballoc_helper(E) snd_hda_codec_alc269(E) drm_display_helper(E) cec(E) mt7921e(E) rc_core(E)
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] snd_hda_codec_realtek_lib(E) snd_hda_scodec_component(E) snd_hda_codec_generic(E) i2c_algo_bit(E) intel_rapl_msr(E) mt7921_common(E) mt792x_lib(E) snd_hda_codec_atihdmi(E) mt76_connac_lib(E) intel_rapl_common(E) mt76(E) snd_rpl_pci_acp6x(E) snd_hda_codec_hdmi(E) mac80211(E) snd_acp_pci(E) snd_hda_intel(E) snd_ctl_led(E) snd_amd_acpi_mach(E) snd_acp_legacy_common(E) cfg80211(E) snd_hda_codec(E) snd_hda_core(E) snd_intel_dspcfg(E) snd_intel_sdw_acpi(E) snd_hwdep(E) edac_mce_amd(E) libarc4(E) snd_pci_acp6x(E) kvm_amd(E) snd_pci_acp5x(E) snd_pcm(E) kvm(E) irqbypass(E) thinkpad_acpi(E) snd_timer(E) binfmt_misc(E) snd_rn_pci_acp3x(E) nvram(E) think_lmi(E) snd_acp_config(E) snd_soc_acpi(E) input_leds(E) joydev(E) k10temp(E) rapl(E) wmi_bmof(E) amd_pmc(E) i2c_piix4(E) firmware_attributes_class(E) snd_pci_acp3x(E) mac_hid(E) ccp(E) i2c_smbus(E) vmwgfx(E) drm_ttm_helper(E) ttm(E) lp(E) ppdev(E) parport_pc(E) msr(E) parport(E) efi_pstore(E) nfnetlink(E) dmi_sysfs(E) autofs4(E) overlay(E) isofs(E) nls_iso8859_1(E)
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] uas(E) usb_storage(E) hid_logitech_hidpp(E) snd(E) hid_multitouch(E) soundcore(E) psmouse(E) platform_profile(E) sparse_keymap(E) ghash_clmulni_intel(E) serio_raw(E) ucsi_acpi(E) i2c_hid_acpi(E) video(E) i2c_hid(E) typec_ucsi(E) nvme(E) typec(E) nvme_core(E) r8169(E) thunderbolt(E) nvme_keyring(E) wmi(E) nvme_auth(E) xhci_pci_renesas(E) realtek(E) hkdf(E) sp5100_tco(E) hid_logitech_dj(E) hid_generic(E) usbhid(E) hid(E) aesni_intel(E)
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/1:1 Tainted: G E 7.0.0-linuxlite #1 PREEMPT(full)
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] Tainted: [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] Hardware name: LENOVO 20XGS0M800/20XGS0M800, BIOS R1NET67W (1.37) 04/16/2026
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] Workqueue: events drm_fb_helper_damage_work
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] RIP: 0010:drm_crtc_wait_one_vblank+0x19d/0x200
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] Code: 48 85 db 74 7a 48 8b 7b 08 4c 8b 67 50 4d 85 e4 75 03 4c 8b 27 e8 a3 4b ec ff 48 8d 3d 1c f1 bd 01 44 89 e9 4c 89 e2 48 89 c6 <67> 48 0f b9 3a 44 89 ee 48 89 df 41 bf 92 ff ff ff e8 9d fc ff ff
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] RSP: 0018:ffffcfab80493d70 EFLAGS: 00010246
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] RAX: ffffffffc29d78ca RBX: ffff8dff8de00010 RCX: 0000000000000000
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] RDX: ffff8dff811e1370 RSI: ffffffffc29d78ca RDI: ffffffffb92f7a80
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] RBP: ffffcfab80493dd0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8dff811e1370
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 000000000000022f R15: 0000000000000000
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8e02a52a9000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] CR2: 0000754999523cd4 CR3: 000000006a444000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] PKRU: 55555554
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] Call Trace:
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] <TASK>
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] drm_client_modeset_wait_for_vblank+0x63/0x80
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] drm_fb_helper_damage_work+0x89/0x1a0
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] process_one_work+0x199/0x3c0
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] worker_thread+0x19d/0x340
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] kthread+0xf7/0x130
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] ret_from_fork+0x29d/0x330
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] </TASK>
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
[Tue Jul 14 12:49:55 2026] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x67
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:04 2026] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:04 2026] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:04 2026] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:19 2026] audit: type=1400 audit(1784051419.544:3): apparmor="DENIED" operation="change_onexec" class="file" info="label not found" error=-2 profile="unconfined" name="ubuntu_pro_apt_news" pid=5436 comm="(python3)"
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:19 2026] audit: type=1400 audit(1784051419.619:4): apparmor="DENIED" operation="change_onexec" class="file" info="label not found" error=-2 profile="unconfined" name="ubuntu_pro_esm_cache" pid=5438 comm="(python3)"
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:28 2026] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:400A.0003: HID++ 2.0 device connected.
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] SGI XFS with ACLs, security attributes, realtime, quota, no debug enabled
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] JFS: nTxBlock = 8192, nTxLock = 65536
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] QNX4 filesystem 0.2.3 registered.
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] raid6: avx2x4 gen() 34038 MB/s
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] raid6: avx2x2 gen() 34182 MB/s
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] raid6: avx2x1 gen() 27836 MB/s
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] raid6: using algorithm avx2x2 gen() 34182 MB/s
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] raid6: .... xor() 31822 MB/s, rmw enabled
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] raid6: using avx2x2 recovery algorithm
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:35 2026] xor: automatically using best checksumming function avx
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:36 2026] Btrfs loaded, zoned=yes, fsverity=yes
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:46 2026] EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p2): orphan cleanup on readonly fs
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:46 2026] EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p2): mounted filesystem 898b4919-fb69-492f-904f-cd33486cc0e2 ro without journal. Quota mode: none.
[Tue Jul 14 12:50:52 2026] EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p2): unmounting filesystem 898b4919-fb69-492f-904f-cd33486cc0e2.
[Tue Jul 14 12:51:57 2026] nvme0n1:
[Tue Jul 14 12:52:04 2026] nvme0n1: p1
[Tue Jul 14 12:52:08 2026] nvme0n1: p1
My external hard drive is not mounting due to an error, "Failed to mount "Xbox Seagate Hard Drive". Error mounting /dev/sdb at /run/media/dj/Xbox Seagate Hard Drive: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb, missing codepage or helper program, or other error."
I tried on the latest antiX live boot too and it didnt mount there either.
it was able to mount the last time i used it on Linux Mint XFCE (yesterday)
it isnt showing up in File manager on Windows 11
i would appreciate if someone could help
Should be back up with a couple of hours from the time of this post.
I've forgotten how to stretch a single (double-wide) wallpaper across both screens of my dual monitor PC setup.
Anyone?
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!