Why do I get multiple instances of the same device and how can I hide them?

The various scanner applications (XSANE, Simple scan, GIMP and so on), all show half a dozen or so "different" devices, when in reality there is only one.  Also, not all "devices" work.

For example, if I use Simple Scan, it gives me the following devices to select from:
EPSON ET-2720 Series:002:007
EPSON network scanner
EPSON PID
ESCL EPSON ET-2720 Series
ESCL EPSON ET-2720 Series SSL
ESCL EPSON ET-2720 Series [5839454A3039313612]

However, only the ones with ESCL in the name work.

Then, when I use GIMP, which calls up XSANE, it again lists them, but with slightly different names:
[i]EPSON ET-2720 Series:0 flatbed scanner [epsonscan2:ET-2720 Series:002:006:esci2:usb:ES018F:4439]
EPSON network scanner flatbed scanner [epsonscan2:networkscanner:esci2:network:192.168.0.130]
EPSON PID flatbed scanner [epson2:net192.168.1.130]
ESCL EPSON ET-2720 Series Se flatbed scanner [escel:https://192.168.1.130:443]
ESCL EPSON ET-2720 Series Se flatbed scanner [escel:http://192.168.1.130:443]
ESCL EPSON ET-2720 Series [flatbed scanner [escel:http://127.0.0.1:60000]

1.  Why is the same device listed in six(twelve) different way?

2.  How can I remove/hide the non-working options?

Hi, linux noob here. Lately, I have been getting extremely slow internet speed with linux. My router is working fine as i have already checked with other devices. I am on wifi most of the time, and the slow speed is really pissing me off. Please help  :60:
My system info:

One of the early reasons that I found as an advantage of Linux is the catagorizing of the menu system. I had that (again) when I started using Linux Lite. But something has happened to my menu, and I don't know what caused it.

I have two identical computers, both running LL5, and both have almost all the same added and subtracted programs. The #2 computer is mostly a backup for the #1 unit. After I installed LL on both, I went through most of the options in the Settings to get the OS to be as I wished. After that, I mostly ignored all the items in Settings.

A few days ago, it was obvious that the entire menu had changed on the #1 computer that I use daily: Left and right had changed places, the word "Menu" to the right of the menuing LL feather had disappeared, the little group of icons just above that was now on the upper right, and the icons for each catagory's programs had at least doubled in size. The #2 unit still has the menu as it was installed and customized.

I CAN deal with this as it is, but I much prefer the way it all was when I installed LL and did the customization that I wanted. Can I do this?

In a search here, one person said that he uninstalled Whisker Menu, then re-installed it, and it solved his problem. I am reluctant to do this in case the new installation does not show  the added programs and does show the deleted programs.

Can I copy the menu [and its config file(s)] from the #2 computer to the #1? If so, where in the directories are they located and what are their names?

I do know that I can just do a full new installation, but that is like rebuilding a car engine when it only needs new spark plugs.

Thanks in advance for any solution to this. If anyone also wants to explain how this happened, I am curious about that, as I know I didn't do anything intentional to cause it.

Ciao!

I installed LL on 2 PCs, on the old one all is ok,
on the new one suddenly I can't no more log-in.

Every time that I insert the pwd the system seems to login, but after changing the background image as for connecting,
it return to the pwd request.

I'm sure that the pwd is correct because is the same as the older pc.

Now I'm as root.
when I try to start the 'User Settings' it is working in loop and the cursor is 'rolling'.
I tried to change/add the data for the user from Terminal but nohting...
New user appear in the list but I can't have access to my LL.


How can I do to resolve?
I'm not an expert user, so, pls, be very clear!



Thanks!

This may have been asked many times, but I'm unable to find a clear answer.

I can't find a way of listing files using Thunar by filetype or date order (as this makes file management easier). This has been tried on 3 PC's approx specs 2.7GHz twin core processor, 4Gb RAM running LL 5.6. Edit> Select by Pattern does not appear to do this. A general web search suggested that Linux generally does not permit one to list files in this way. Is this correct, or am I missing the obvious or otherwise mistaken?

Please let me know if possible, bearing in mind that I have no knowledge of programming, or the right mindset to comprehend code.

Ean.

After selecting to install Linux Lite 5.6 on my old computer Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20Ghz x2 and NVIDIA Corp. G86 [GeForce 8500 GT] and 2g of Ram I get black and white diagonal blocks, see attachment. I also tried safe mode. Any ideas?
I'm currently running Linux Mint 18 (32bit).
Thanks in advance.

I am getting the following error every time I try to UEFI install Linux Lite:

Dec 18 18:58:33 linux grub-installer: grub-install: warning: Cannot set EFI variable Boot0000.
Dec 18 18:58:33 linux grub-installer: grub-install: warning: efivarfs_set_variable: writing to fd 7 failed: Invalid argument.
Dec 18 18:58:33 linux grub-installer: grub-install: warning: _efi_set_variable_mode: ops->set_variable() failed: Invalid argument.
Dec 18 18:58:33 linux grub-installer: grub-install: error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Invalid argument.
Dec 18 18:58:33 linux grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --force "/dev/sda"' failed.

I have tried direct installing, live disk install, wiped my complete system even. I have secure boot turned off and the there is option for fast boot in the bios.

I am sorry but I am new so I could not get much farther than this. Any help would be appreciated.

Hello all !
I'm running LL 5.6 on a 2015 laptop with 6GB of ram, an Intel 5200U and a GTX 950M.
It's been a couple months since I can't see wifi networks in the menu. The wifi part simply reads "device not ready".
I have already done everything to check if the wireless card works and I even managed to connect to the internet using the terminal. So basically, the wireless card isn't at fault here.
I'm guessing that the easiest way to solve this (or at least try to) would be to reinstall XFCE, which I'm a little scared of doing as I accidentally bricked my whole GUI last summer while messing around with Nvidia drivers. Any suggestion on how to solve this is welcome.
Thanks.

I just recently had a minor problem with malfunctioning keys in my keyboard and my first instinct as a former/primarily Windows user was to look up for a virtual keyboard under the accessibility menu (then the general menu, then the Help Manual, then Linux Lite Software list), to no avail. I was later able to to install a virtual keyboard thanks to Moltke, who kindly took their time to guide me with a step-by-step installation tutorial through the terminal.

Maybe mine was an unusual issue, but it is my belief virtual keyboards are very a fundamental accessibility feature and should perhaps be shipped with the OS. In case a keyboard malfunctions it can be incredibly hard if not downright impossible to install a virtual keyboard through the terminal if one does not have temporary access to a spare keyboard and/or Internet access. As a matter of fact, as I've been discovering just how handy the terminal can be, I'm convinced a virtual keyboard may be even more valuable on Linux (Lite) than on Windows.

Just to be clear, though, I don't take for granted all the effort that goes into developing this and hope to come off as demanding. I understand it takes time and work to add a new program to an OS, to make it look and feel native and so on. More importantly, I totally understand the importance of a virtual keyboard is just my opinion, an opinion that comes from a very inexperienced user, no less. And if I'm the first one complaining, this is likely not a priority anyway.

Hi, I'm new to both Linux and Linux Lite and would like some help with an issue I'm having. The laptop I currently have Linux Lite on has two malfunctioning keys (b and n), so I'd like to either access Linux Lite's virtual keyboard or set up hotkeys for those letters (something like Fn+v=b, Fn+m=n). The latter solution seems way too complicated to me and even if I were able to do that, a virtual keyboard might also come in handy sometime, so I'd like to find it anyway.

However, I can't seem to find Linux Lite's virtual keyboard anywhere. So far I couldn't find it in the Help Manual; nor under the accessibility menu (which is where I'd find it in Windows); nor in the main menu when searching it both in my native language and English. So then, where can I find a virtual keyboard in Linux Lite, please? Also, in (the unlikely) case there isn't one, how can I install a virtual keyboard for Linux Lite (preferably one that blends well with XFCE)? I couldn't find any in Lite Software's menu.

Thanks in advance!