We need a FAQ section in GENERAL
I've already answered the same question and it seems @firenice03 also did many times.
It is a waste of time for everybody to repeat the same answers. They are better placed somewhere in plain sight: FAQ.
One of them is trouble related to updates:
Launching the second instance of apt or dpkg or gdebi-gtk;
Using PPAs that lack the version for the current Core OS (Focal, 20.4 as for now). This is already a trivial issue but this is difficult to understand for a beginner.
The "server down" problem appears very rare so most update trouble is related to those two issues.
Another issue I noticed is "Upgrade From LL X-1 to X error.". I know this is a RTFM issue, but placing it in a visible FAQ will simplify things. You just point to the right forum topic link and it's solved.
Some other topics: Formatting; partitioning; UEFI (GUID) versus BIOS (DOS).
Would be of a great help to have a search box in the HELP system on the top of each page. Guesswork it's a bad idea here. (Linux Lite Manual, or User's Guide). It takes years to understand where to look for something you never crossed over. For a beginner, everything is a foreign language.
An operating system, only LOOKS easy and simple, due to the graphical approach. It NEVER WAS, WILL NEVER BE. Either SIMPLE or EASY. These are just myths. This was the windows marketing  BS. Do we have to go on the same path?
Being the slave of the GUI is something and UNDERSTANDING it, it is a very different thing.
We can make things simpler, but this never meant EASY.
Simple, means knowing WHAT to do.
Easy, means KNOWING HOW TO DO IT. And this is achieved only through experience. Which takes time. Lots of time!

Best regards!

Hi. I use the latest version of Linux lite (5.0). I am a novice user. I installed kde plasma desktop environment. I did not like. I managed to uninstall it after a lot of effort but I cannot recover the original xfce home screen (kde follows). Could you guide me? Thank you.

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Hola. Utilizo la última versión de Linux lite (5.0). Soy un usuario novato. Instalé como entorno de escritorio kde plasma. No me gustó. Conseguí desinstalarlo luego de mucho esfuerzo pero no consigo recuperar la pantalla de inicio original de xfce (sigue la de kde). Podrían orientarme? Gracias.

I'm running the latest versions of LL on desktops and my laptop computers. I noticed last night my laptop is no longer showing the Internet icon in the lower right hand corner,and it cannot be found anywhere on the laptop screen?
It had been left to right in the lower right  of the screen: window1,window2 then internet icon, sound icon then time. Now the internet icon is missing.
I use this icon all the time as I turn off the WIFI on my laptop to save power when not in use. It also told me when I was connected and at what strength.
It was there two nights ago, now gone.
How can I get it back?
Looking under icons in appearance it is not shown nor listed. Changing my type of appearance light/dark,etc does not bring it back.
The other computers are showing the internet icon.

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Install Updates Error log
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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 ===========

Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Ign:3 http://download.opensuse.org/repositorie...untu_19.10  InRelease
Hit:4 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise InRelease
Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Err:6 http://download.opensuse.org/repositorie...untu_19.10  Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 195.135.221.134 80]
Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:8 https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com bionic InRelease
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7 kB]
Hit:10 http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite diamond InRelease
Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74.6 kB]
Reading package lists...
E: The repository 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositorie...untu_19.10  Release' no longer has a Release file.

Hi,  I've had the new LTS 5.0 Linux-Lite since it came out. The below warning happens when I turn on the computer and go right to menus > install updates to see if there are any updates. BUT, a few minutes later, there will be a notice on the top right of my screen to install updates which fades out after a few seconds. After that notice, going to menu and checking for updates works. So, it looks like there are two, whatever you call them, looking for updates at the same time, and one bumps off the other. So how does that get fixed? *When I first installed the new installation, I typed in the terminal, "sudo apt-get update". Maybe that screwed something up at first.                                                                                                                                                                    Thanks, Karen
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Reading package lists...
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It is held by process 1913 (apt-get)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/

Hi all

Newb here with a fresh install of linuxlite 5.0. After installation, I tried to update software but got the following errors. I hope someone is able to help and guide me in the right direction to fix this. Many thanks.

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Install Updates Error log
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Install Updates could not successfully download and install available updates.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

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

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 3144 (apt-get)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

I was using LinuxLite5 on VirtualBox on Windows. I had made a copy of the Linux Lite using Export Appliance (OVA file). I tried using that OVA file and I was able to get the machine as required. Now the issue is, My Windows host was having some issue and got crashed. I had to reinstall the Windows OS by formatting my hard drive. After Windows installation, I again installed Virtualbox and tried to install LinuxLite using the OVA file I created but I'm unable to use it. I used Import appliance and able to add the VM but when i try to run it doesn't load completely and get stuck in a blank screen for long time. If I click on Ctrl+Alt+End then it shows failed to Load.... most of the things. And sometimes I get a black screen with [InitRAMFS] screen and nothing happens. I tried to use fsck commands by doing some google search but no luck.
Could any one please help on this. Thank you.

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I do my searches from the adress bar, search engine on chrome set us Google
but i get redirected to yahoo results. What can it be?

I haven't been able to record in Audacity, after the update to 5.0. It's not that important for me, I'm just interested to know, if the application works for you.