We're cooking our most ambitious software project in 14 years, can you guess what it is...

Good grief talk about silliness. Not only insulting to the user base, but what a slick willy way of explaining why... Whenever GUI integration is deprecated or removed nowadays, it is because (and in this case clearly true) of the ongoing churn with Wayland implementation. Whatever marketing whiz came up with this classic explanation (protect dumb users from themselves) i/e basically put the blame for a feature loss on the user is a real ass.

"Ubuntu 26.04 won't ship with the Software & Updates application pre-installed. This is the graphical tool for managing repositories, PPAs, and update settings that is being removed from default desktop builds.

Why? Canonical says some features are too dangerous for regular users. Accidentally disabling the main repository through the GUI breaks system updates and software installation. Enabling proposed or source repositories without understanding them is risky too."

TC

When I try to download the ISO I get a page that says 
" Error 1033
Ray ID: 9cedf97f1948f589 • 2026-02-16 15:10:55 UTC
Cloudflare Tunnel error"

So I downloaded the torrent but when I try and verify (using Linux Mint) it says :
"Download the ISO image again. Its checksum does not match."

===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into the Software - Support - Updates section for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Get:1 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease [1,825 B]
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease
Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:5 https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla InRelease
Hit:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease
Err:1 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
  The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY FD533C07C264648F
Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
Hit:8 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:9 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozilla...ext/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:3 https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite galena InRelease
Reading package lists...
W: GPG error: https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY FD533C07C264648F
E: The repository 'https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease' is not signed.
W: https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozilla.../InRelease: Signature by key 0AB215679C571D1C8325275B9BDB3D89CE49EC21 uses weak algorithm (rsa1024)
W: https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozilla.../InRelease: Signature by key 0AB215679C571D1C8325275B9BDB3D89CE49EC21 uses weak algorithm (rsa1024)

I believe I've messed the HD on my Dell Latitude E6220 laptop.  I was using Bleachbit to free up some HD space, and the laptop crashed while the process was taking place.  Now the laptop won't boot from the HD, may be because it is corrupted or full. And the HD root data is not being detected anymore, neither.  I'm unable to wipe or reformat the whole HD.  Can only boot with the USB drive.

Can anyone please help me?  Or, is it time to dump the laptop?

I am unable to install this printer driver. I have the package from Dell's website but can't get it to install. Executing the installation script opens a terminal window which asks me for my password. Once I enter it and hit ENTER, the window closes after a second or two. Note that the Dell software package is from 2013. Anyone have any insights on how to do this? I am new to Linux Lite, and Linux in general. Thanks in advance.

Linux Lite 7.4

In June 2025, I installed Linux Lite 7.4 on a 2007 laptop, replacing the hard drive with a SATA ST916082 1AS (3.2 GB).
The laptop didn't support this hardware configuration, especially the browser, any downloads, etc.; my session would crash, and I'd log out with data loss.
After several months of daily driver, firmware, and other updates, not only does the operating system handle large amounts of data without a hitch, but it does so as quickly as modern computers.
Thank you, guys, for your professionalism and enthusiasm!
_____________
hostnamectl:
Static hostname: val-HP-Pavilion-dv6000-RU696UA-ABL
Icon name: computer-laptop
Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS               
Kernel: Linux 6.17.0-14-generic
Architecture: x86-64
Hardware Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
Hardware Model: HP Pavilion dv6000 _RU696UA#ABL_
Firmware Version: F.2E
Firmware Date: Mon 2010-03-22
Firmware Age: 15y 10month 2w 6d

Following a fresh install from the 6.6 iso, the update/upgrade fails reporting

Quote:The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 32EE5355A6BC6E42
Reading package lists...
W: GPG error: https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 32EE5355A6BC6E42
E: The repository 'https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease' is not signed.

Hello

this is what I get at the first update after installation

bye thanks


riccardo

============ Log ===========

Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:1 https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite fluorite InRelease
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease [128 kB]
Get:6 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease [1.825 B]
Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
Err:6 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
  The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 32EE5355A6BC6E42
Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages [3.204 kB]
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main i386 Packages [943 kB]
Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main Translation-en [490 kB]
Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [5.208 kB]
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/restricted Translation-en [978 kB]
Get:13 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 Packages [1.252 kB]
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe i386 Packages [795 kB]
Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe Translation-en [313 kB]
Reading package lists...
W: GPG error: https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 32EE5355A6BC6E42
E: The repository 'https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease' is not signed.