So, not too long ago I got bored and curious and made a rough bash script to fetch uBlock Origin and HTTPS Everywhere addons as well as fetch Waterfox, extract it, set up a basic profile, and create a user.js file and launch script to put the profile in a directory inside the main Waterfox directory.

The script: https://pastebin.com/raw/CmewtJ8W
Waterfox: https://www.waterfox.net/about/
uBlock Origin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...ck-origin/
HTTPS Everywhere: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox...verywhere/

Enjoy, and feel free to make any suggestions. This bash script is considered rough so would probably be considered somewhere between an Alpha and Beta. Also feel free to tweak the script and/or the user.js portion of the script to better match what you need.

First off, hello. I am new to Linux Lite but not new to Linux in general. This post is my first and is aimed at bringing attention to little issues I have spotted during multiple installations of and the use of Linux Lite. I might alter this post if/when I find other issues or have other suggestions.

* (issue/oversight?) There is no "python" command, only python2. Scripts looking for "python" fail due to this. One example is youtube-dl.
* (suggestion) ffmpeg is not install by default. Using youtube-dl as another example, it needs it.
* (issue/usability) The grub boot menu after you hit "e" to edit is very difficult to impossible to read due to the feather logo. Redoing the boot design might be a good idea for usability.
* (issue) Ctrl+C doesn't cancel filesystem checks when booting from USB despite it saying it will.
* (issue/annoyance) Right before the login prompt when starting, the audio "pops". This pop also happens right before playing videos in a browser, every video. I have not verified if it happens with videos from the hard drive.
* (suggestion) I came from MX Linux and I found their "quick system info" tool to be very useful. When ran, it would gather all the needed system info, redact private bits, format the output to be able to be pasted right into a forum post, and copy it to the clipboard all without the user dealing with it. Something similar might be useful for Linux Lite.

See attachment for hardware information.


EDIT: I found the "quick system info" tool that MX uses and it is a bash script.
https://pastebin.com/raw/X3FEDqbe

Just a quick shout out to Jerry Bezencon, I followed the directions to upgrade my system to Linux Lite 5.4 and without a doubt it was among the EASIEST, smoothest upgrades I have ever done.

It was a sharp contrast to the struggle i had upgrading my college age daughters year old Windows 10 laptop.  She had ignored the laptops pitiful pleas to update and began having issues last week so I looked at it yesterday and spent several hours installing
various updates and rebooting it until it was finally stable.  Note that I am not knocking Windows, I have used it for years and even use Visual Studio to support insurance software but I am amazed at how easy it is to upgrade Linux vs Windows.

Hello All,


I noticed in version 3.8 of LL that I have on an older AMD desktop with NVIDIA graphics that when I lock the screen the screen shuts off versus the screen glow that 5.2-4 has. Is there a way to have the same lock screen option that was in 3.8 in 5.4? I hope this makes sense as O know the same option is in Ubuntu GNOME when you lock a screen and wondered why it was working in 3.8 and not the newer versions. Thank you.


Joe

Guys,

I am new to LL 5.4.
The Distro looks great. Thanks to the Team.

I am just wondering ... as and when LL 6.x comes out, we will not be able to upgrade to that version ?
Is this a possibility or this will never be worked on bcos its not part of LL philisophy, etc ?

I am planning to upgrade more of home machines.... They are currently opensuse xfce and i upgrade from one version to the next.
Mostly the upgrades are seamless ( no issue with data loss ) but sometimes you have to re-init your home folder for some apps etc.

Pls advice.

Hi guys, just installed LL 5.4.
The above msg -> Error : Diskfilter writes not supported
pops up a for few seconds and then the bootup continues.

I am about to install LL 5.4 onto another machine.
What can i do to avoid this error ? Googling shows its something to do with LVM
( i did choose my disk to be formatted as LVM ). Reading posts here - i can see that this error has appeared in earlier versions as well ?

Pls advise.

Reference Links :
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/other...supported/
https://askubuntu.com/questions/468466/d...this-error
[ GRUB uses the diskfilter module (insmod diskfilter) in RAID partitions, and the lvm module in LVM partitions ]

Can someone tell me how to fix this, please?

  1 ===========================
  2 Install Updates Error log
  3 ===========================
  4 Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
  5 Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.
  6
  7 ============ Log ===========
  8
  9 Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
10 Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apandada1/foliate/ubuntu focal InRelease [17.5 kB]
11 Hit:3 https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com stable InRelease
12 Hit:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
13 Hit:5 https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial InRelease
14 Hit:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
15 Hit:7 http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite emerald InRelease
16 Hit:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
17 Hit:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
18 Reading package lists...
19 E: Repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/apandada1/foliate/ubuntu focal InRelease' changed its 'Label' value from 'Foliate' to 'Foliate ebook reader'

I have been using Lite for a few months with no problems, but recently my motherboard died and after I replaced it I could not get the PC to boot up (black screen). I tried the Installation DVD to get live mode and that only works in safe mode. I tried to install from safe mode and it seemed to install ok but after the re-start it hung up with a black screen. Is there anything I can check when in safe mode to find this fault? Please keep any advice simple as I am not very good with Linux.

Update:
I got Lite to install finally by removing the Graphics and wi-fi cards. I then replaced the wi-fi card to get updates, but I get an error. Here is the error log it gave me:

===========================
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 a new or existing thread for assistance.

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

Reading package lists...
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It is held by process 2774 (apt-get)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/

I have no idea what that means - can anyone help?

I am very new with Linux, so I need very high level feedback. Any help is appreciated!

I am trying to mount my external hard drive (done many, many times) after a few copy processes hung up and having issues.  It's really important for us to retain the data on this drive.  I unmount and try to eject and receive another error.  My external hard drive is lit up constantly as though it's hung up.  I'm afraid to just unplug it.  Any ideas?

I have a File Operation Progress screen showing four copies in progress (I've clicked on the X next to each to cancel them, but those are all hung up, saying "Canceling" with nothing happening in the status bars).

When I try to eject the device after I unmount it, I get: Failed to eject "FreeAgent GoFlex Drive". / Error opening /dev/sde: Device or resource busy.

When I try to mount the device I get: Failed to mount "FreeAgent GoFlex Drive". / Error when getting information for file '/media/mountainlover/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive': Transport endpoint is not connected.

Any help is appreciated!

When "End of Support" for a prior version is cited as FIRST of a given month (like today, April 1), does that mean User has until end of today (April 1) to do Software Updates (such as for Linux Lite 3)...or does the deadline for End of Support exist as midnight at the end of the last day of prior month?

I just ran Update Software for Linux Lite 3 and it did do various updates. Ancient 32-bit Toshiba A-75.

What is the absolute DAY / HOUR / SECOND that "End of Support" for previous version actually occurs...and for which updates are then inaccessible?