Hello Friends,
I'm new to Linux Lite. I read some old posts about virtual keyboards but couldn't find what I wanted. On a Mac or on Ubuntu, one can set virtual keyboards : type with a Spanish layout even if your keyboard is a US QWERTY.
I found the keyboard settings menu, added Spanish but now how do I switch btw native and virtual ?
1. on Mac or Ubuntu I'm used to a little icon (like on Ubuntu or Mac) to switch
2. on Mac or Ubuntu there is a key combination to switch
Any way to do 1 or 2 or both on Linux Lite ?
Thanks
P
Hi all,
After I installed Linux Lite 5.8 I figured that my touchpad doesnt work. Mostly I am using my mouse, but I want touchpad .
It is even didnt registered in the settings.
What to do ?
System:
Host: SoSmooth Kernel: 5.16.0 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.16.0
root=UUID=37aafaac-d3fa-4fa3-b80d-291e79215f69 ro quiet splash
vt.handoff=7
Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.13 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4
dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Lite 5.8 LTS
base: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Machine:
Type: Convertible System: HP product: HP ENVY x360 Convertible 13-ar0xxx
v: N/A serial: <superuser/root required> Chassis: type: 31
serial: <superuser/root required>
Mobo: HP model: 85DE v: 41.36 serial: <superuser/root required> UEFI: AMI
v: F.23 date: 02/05/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 44.1 Wh condition: 44.1/44.1 Wh (100%) volts: 17.4/15.4
model: 333-2B-49-A KC04053XL type: Li-ion serial: 1655 status: Full
Memory:
RAM: total: 5.74 GiB used: 3.75 GiB (65.3%)
RAM Report:
permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
Topology: Quad Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 3500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen+ family: 17 (23) model-id: 18 (24)
stepping: 1 microcode: 8108109 L2 cache: 2048 KiB bogomips: 33537
Speed: 1263 MHz min/max: 1400/2100 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz):
1: 1291 2: 1269 3: 1360 4: 1272 5: 1609 6: 1417 7: 1131 8: 1392
Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm adx aes aperfmperf apic arat avic avx avx2 bmi1
bmi2 bpext clflush clflushopt clzero cmov cmp_legacy constant_tsc cpb
cpuid cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de decodeassists extapic extd_apicid f16c
flushbyasid fma fpu fsgsbase fxsr fxsr_opt ht hw_pstate ibpb irperf
lahf_lm lbrv lm mca mce misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor movbe msr mtrr
mwaitx nonstop_tsc nopl npt nrip_save nx osvw overflow_recov pae pat
pausefilter pclmulqdq pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_llc perfctr_nb
pfthreshold pge pni popcnt pse pse36 rapl rdrand rdseed rdtscp rep_good
sep sev sev_es sha_ni skinit smap smca sme smep ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1
sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 succor svm svm_lock syscall tce topoext tsc tsc_scale
v_vmsave_vmload vgif vmcb_clean vme vmmcall wdt xgetbv1 xsave xsavec
xsaveerptr xsaveopt xsaves
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, STIBP:
disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Picasso vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: amdgpu v: kernel
bus ID: 04:00.0 chip ID: 1002:15d8
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: amdgpu,ati
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL:
renderer: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics (raven LLVM 13.0.0 DRM 3.44 5.16.0)
v: 4.6 Mesa 22.0.0-devel (git-d4b6d03 2022-02-02 focal-oibaf-ppa)
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: AMD Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 04:00.1 chip ID: 1002:15de
Device-2: AMD Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_pci_acp3x v: kernel bus ID: 04:00.5
chip ID: 1022:15e2
Device-3: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 04:00.6 chip ID: 1022:15e3
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.16.0
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8822BE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi adapter
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: rtw_8822be v: N/A port: f000
bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:b822
IF: wlo1 state: up mac: 40:23:43:82:63:bf
IP v4: 192.168.0.32/24 type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global
broadcast: 192.168.0.255
IP v6: fe80::4eab:1d5c:18f9:81d3/64 type: noprefixroute scope: link
WAN IP: 109.60.127.167
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 30.73 GiB (6.4%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Intel model: SSDPEKNW512G8H size: 476.94 GiB
block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4
serial: BTNH94200JQV512A rev: HPS0 scheme: GPT
Message: No Optical or Floppy data was found.
RAID:
Message: No RAID data was found.
Partition:
ID-1: / raw size: 196.98 GiB size: 192.89 GiB (97.92%)
used: 7.26 GiB (3.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 label: N/A
uuid: 37aafaac-d3fa-4fa3-b80d-291e79215f69
ID-2: /boot/efi raw size: 571.0 MiB size: 569.9 MiB (99.80%)
used: 8.6 MiB (1.5%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 label: N/A
uuid: 95F7-30E6
ID-3: /home raw size: 268.22 GiB size: 263.01 GiB (98.06%)
used: 23.40 GiB (8.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 label: N/A
uuid: 7757319d-2404-488c-9adf-807d2c85b0d6
ID-4: /run/timeshift/backup raw size: 268.22 GiB
size: <superuser/root required> used: <superuser/root required> fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 label: N/A uuid: 7757319d-2404-488c-9adf-807d2c85b0d6
ID-5: swap-1 size: 11.18 GiB used: 53.0 MiB (0.5%) fs: swap
swappiness: 60 (default) cache pressure: 100 (default) dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4
label: N/A uuid: ec6df384-f1b5-4016-9659-b7e7873d7949
Unmounted:
Message: No unmounted partitions found.
USB:
Hub: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip ID: 1d6b:0002
Device-1: 1-3:4 info: SHARKOON 2.4G Mouse type: Mouse
driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
chip ID: 1ea7:0064
Device-2: 1-4:3 info: Synaptics type: <vendor specific> driver: N/A
interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 06cb:00d2
serial: acef940dc72a
Hub: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0003
Hub: 3-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s chip ID: 1d6b:0002
Device-3: 3-1:2 info: Lite-On HP Wide Vision HD Camera type: Video
driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip ID: 04ca:709d
Device-4: 3-2:3 info: Realtek Bluetooth Radio type: Bluetooth
driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip ID: 0bda:b00b
serial: 00e04c000001
Hub: 4-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s
chip ID: 1d6b:0003
Sensors:
Message: No sensors data was found. Is sensors configured?
Info:
Processes: 280 Uptime: 1h 27m Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers:
gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 running in: xfce4-terminal
inxi: 3.0.38
Hello there,
On an old laptop, I recently downloaded and installed Linux Lite. It formerly ran two versions of Peppermi t, but one of them has recently been replaced by Linux Lite.
I'm excited to learn more about the system and will undoubtedly have questions.
Regards,
Zunairah
Hi, I'd never used a Linux operating system before. But I'm sick of Microsoft pushing you to update your operating system every few years and forcing you to use software like Edge instead of Firefox (Who wants Edge instead of Firefox?!). Why? ), their bloated, sluggish "enhanced" image viewing software, and so on.
I'm not going to 'upgrade.' Windows 7 is still my operating system.
I installed Ubuntu Touch on a phone and bought a new (old) laptop to convert to Linux. (I'd prefer to maintain Windows 7 on this computer so that I can keep utilising applications and games.)
I'm really contemplating Linux Lite since I'm looking for something quick and easy. Mostly for browsing the internet and creating novels.
I bought a Lenovo Thinkpad X131e laptop.
Here are the specifications:
AMD Radeon HD 5000 GPU Processor: 2.80 GHz RAM: 8 GB
320 GB SSD hard drive
Is Linux Lite a suitable fit for you?
Hi all,
I am new here. I just installed Linux lite 5.8 and Steam.
Installed my Game, Football manager 2022.
I played it without issues on previous distros ( Linux Mint, Arch, Zorin etc).
But now, when I press play, game loaded but got black screen only.
What should I do or check ?
I don't want to switch to another distro, this looks like an awesome one 
Thanks
Release Announcement
Linux Lite 5.8 Final is now available for download and installation. This release includes updates to the Help Manual - our extensive, easy to follow Linux Lite guide, Lite Widget has caught up with the latest Conky syntax, there's an updated Papirus icon theme, Neofetch has been included, we've added Mintstick to our Accessories, there are 9 new wallpapers, and a host of bug fixes and enhancements for our target audience. If you're coming from Windows, you'll find this to be a solid, stable release that will help make your transition to a linux based operating system, user friendly. If you're coming from another linux based OS, you'll come to understand that this lightweight OS is the feature complete desktop you've been searching for. We've been repeatedly described as underrated, here's your chance to find out why.
![[Image: ufpA2nQ.png]](https://i.imgur.com/ufpA2nQ.png)
Changes:
Updated Papirus icon theme:
![[Image: gecZ6io.png]](https://i.imgur.com/gecZ6io.png)
9 new Wallpapers of which 4 are from our resident artist [member=5059]whateverthing[/member]
![[Image: xJgm1ri.png]](https://i.imgur.com/xJgm1ri.png)
![[Image: L4hEKGZ.png]](https://i.imgur.com/L4hEKGZ.png)
![[Image: ELWQMdV.png]](https://i.imgur.com/ELWQMdV.png)
Neofetch
I see a lot of reviewers and users in general using this tool to give a brief system summary. Since Linux Lite is supported by Neofetch, I thought it would be a convenient, simple touch to add without contributing anything to overhead. We've also submitted a Feature Request to Screenfetch to add us too.
![[Image: MH9QT9Y.png]](https://i.imgur.com/MH9QT9Y.png)
Lite Widget
Lite Widget has received a much needed syntax update. Based on Conky, the widget has been reprogrammed to adhere to the latest code format.
![[Image: 1Nm6xyF.png]](https://i.imgur.com/1Nm6xyF.png)
Mintstick
We've always included an easy to use DVD burner. With DVD's slowly becoming a thing of the past, the logical inclusion was to add a simple point and click USB Burner/Formatter, and it doesn't get much easier than Mintstick. Etcher is still available in Lite Software for those that prefer it. You can find Mintsick under Menu, Accessories, USB Image Writer and USB Stick Formatter.
![[Image: mjyl6Uw.png]](https://i.imgur.com/mjyl6Uw.png)
![[Image: iLi2bVo.png]](https://i.imgur.com/iLi2bVo.png)
Plus many other tweaks and changes.
Window Theme: Adapta
Icon Theme: Papirus
Font: Roboto Regular
How do I know if my Windows PC has UEFI?
In Windows Search, type msinfo or msinfo32 and launch the desktop app named System Information. Look for the BIOS Mode item, and if the value for it is UEFI, then you have the UEFI firmware. If it says BIOS Mode Legacy, then that’s the firmware you’re running.
Secure Boot is supported, but unless you know exactly how to handle it, it is a P.I.T.A. at best so I am going to say...you must disable Secure Boot to enable stress free computing.
Some helpful snippets from the latest Help Manual:
![[Image: fSpldox.png]](https://i.imgur.com/fSpldox.png)
![[Image: xtwAJVQ.png]](https://i.imgur.com/xtwAJVQ.png)
UEFI Support link - https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/uefi-secure-boot/
Details:
Kernel: 5.4.0-96 ( custom kernels also available via our Repository for versions 3.13 - 5.16 )
Firefox: 96.0
Thunderbird: 91.5.0
LibreOffice: 6.4.7.2
VLC: 3.0.9.2
Gimp: 2.10.18
Base: 20.04.3
Known Issues:
No prompt to eject Media at the end of the Legacy install, prompt is available at the end of the UEFI install.
Release Notes - not working on first installer slide.
Desktop icons - English support only.
Grub - press the ESC key whilst booting in UEFI mode after your BIOS has posted. Use the SHIFT key if running Linux Lite in Legacy mode.
Grub menu shows Linux Lite as 'Ubuntu'. After you install Linux Lite, you can change Grub to show 'Linux Lite' via Lite Tweaks, Grub Menu Entry Edit.
Upgrading
There has been some tweaks to the Lite Upgrade code from Series 4.x. Most notably, the end dialogue has been simplified and will ask you to either Reboot, Shutdown or View Log. Continue Working is no longer viewed as a sensible option. Also, Lite Welcome will no longer be displayed after a Reboot. Just look at Lite Widget to see if you upgraded successfully to 5.8 or do:
cat /etc/llverin a Terminal, should return Linux Lite 5.8. Lastly, the upgrade log will now be stored in /var/log/lite-upgrade.log for those interested in the process. All of our code will function in the 'system space' and no longer in the 'user space'. Our overall improvements to Lite Upgrade should see people upgrading as quickly as ever with less bloat along with unnecessary dialogues and information.
> Menu, Favorites, Install Updates (you must reboot if asked to, otherwise continue to the next step)
> Set a Restore Point - Menu, System, Timeshift
> Menu, Settings, Lite Upgrade
> Reboot
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have Menu, Settings, Lite Upgrade do:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall lite-upgrade-series5and, or:
rm -rf ~/.local/share/applications/lite-upgrade.desktopthen try Menu, Settings, Lite Upgrade again.
Having problems upgrading? First thing to do is open a terminal, and make sure you have the latest version of Lite Upgrade.
apt policy lite-upgrade-series5should return:
Installed: 5.0-0050-linuxlite
Candidate: 5.0-0050-linuxliteIf you've ran Install Updates and still don't have this version or greater you can either - wait 24 hours, or change to the default Linux Lite repository in Lite Sources.
Lite Upgrade - What it will do:
- New Lite Help Manual
- New Lite Upgrade
- New Lite Welcome
- New Lite Themes
- New Lite Widget
- New Wallpapers
- Updated Icons
- Add Neofetch
- Add Mintstick
If you don't want Neofetch or Mintstick after you've upgraded, then do either or both of:
sudo apt-get remove neofetchsudo apt-get remove mintstickLite Upgrade - What it won't do:
- TBA
Downloads:
HTTPS:
Download 64bit from here - Linux Lite 5.8 Final 64bit
MD5SUM: 93a63d605fc99ea62f1d6e60fb4d3b44
SHA256: 8763eac7aa6a9b7887ab9abbbc40c469bca358a32bb35a1d46a756b5071d627b
Size: 1.4Gb (DVD, USB)
Checking the MD5SUM and SHA256 of the Linux Lite ISO:
MD5SUM
Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:
md5sum linux-lite-5.8-64bit.isoSHA256
Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:
sha256sum linux-lite-5.8-64bit.isoTORRENT: (Fastest way to download the RC)
64bit Torrent from here - linux-lite-5.8-64bit.iso.torrent
Hash: 6b0506c7f44a6e74c705aa820260771d9d74cec9
Size: 1.4Gb (DVD, USB)
International Mirrors (city specific) - https://www.linuxliteos.com/mirrors.php (wait for page to load, some mirrors may still be syncing with us)
Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:
Login is automatic, no credentials are required. The image can be written to a 4gb or larger USB stick, or a writable DVD. Alternatively, you can use the dd command: sudo dd if=linux-lite-5.8-64bit.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=4M where 'x' is the letter of your usb stick. In linux to find out the letter of your usb stick, open a terminal and type: df -h It is usually listed as 'media' or similar. Please see the built in Help Manual if you require a more detailed explanation of this procedure.
A good, simple point and click USB ISO burner is https://www.balena.io/etcher/ or https://rufus.ie/
In our testing, Etcher and Rufus (for Windows only) have proven to be the most reliable. Etcher is available for Mac, Windows & Linux.
If the screen locks during Live mode, type linux into the user box and click on the Login button (no password required)
Reviewers in a VirtualBox:
Installing Updates does not function with a Live ISO. All features work as they should, once you have installed Linux Lite to hardware or a VM.
Once Linux Lite has been installed, add the following for a complete reviewing experience:
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11Don't forget the Guest Additions too!
Also, get the Extensions pack from here - https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Minimum Recommended Specs:
1Ghz processor
768mb ram
8gb HDD/SD
VGA screen capable of 1024x768 resolution
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image
Preferred Specs:
1.5GHz processor+
1024mb ram+
20gb HDD/SSD+
VGA, DVI or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution+
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image
Login to the live desktop is automatic.
The first thing you MUST do after a fresh install of Linux Lite is run Menu, Favorites, Install Updates.
Linux Lite 6.0 Final Codename Fluorite will be released on 1st June, 2022.
Hints - New Window Manager Theme. New approach to delivering LibreOffice. New default Web Browser? Hopefully more accessibility tools. Still XFCE. Still ROCK SOLID!
Thank you
Jerry and the team.
FWIW/FYI
- Upgraded LL 5.2 TO 5.4 VIA CLI GUI
- SCP would NOT transfer to remote hosts
- Would STOP at Welcome to Linux Lite 5.2 (GNU/Linux 5.4.0-96-generic x86_64)"
- Performed SCP -v option ; GENERATED ERROR "debug1: Exit status -1 ""
- From another pc running LL 5.2, opened .bashrc
- Noticed line 1 ===> [[ $- != *i* ]] && return <=== missing on 5.4 .bashrc
- added line in 5.4 .bashrc on line 1
- SCP working
Followed the guidance under "File Encryption" in LL Help Manual, and made a custom right click action in file manager to make encryption/decryption of files easy.
Commands used:
Encryption: x-terminal-emulator -t "Encrypt file..." -e "mcrypt %f"
Decryption: x-terminal-emulator -t "Decrypt file..." -e "mcrypt -d %f"
Can someone please advice which encryption algorithm is used in above?
I am new to LinuxLite and i just downloaded version 5.6 and want to install it, but as version 5.8 is going to be released in the next days, I'd like to know will it get update if i install version without reinstalling it?
Hello!
Yesterday i got a typical popup that there are updates to install, so as usuall i did but it returned some errors with amdgpu-mesa-dri:386 and amd 64, i had a similar porblem before after installing amd pro software so to get rid of dpkg error i removed those two packages since they are not working anyway...
But today when i booted up my pc it hang on a screen with blinking cursor, i have tried to run xserver from a console but it just terminates with error 1...
So now is my computer unusable and i cant work.
Thank you for your time and your reply.