hopefully i have this in the right spot,

i am on mewe (facebook alternative)  right now,  read this post in one of the forums i'm in , a computer type group, and thinking this link might be of some interest,
it does not say much, but makes me wonder, currently i have not used any antivirus protection.

what are your thoughts ?, anyone ?.
i know this subject comes up from time to time.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/sci...Hacks-Flaw

I did a stupid move. I downloaded CPUFREQ and open it up. My Quad core was set to 1.6 Ghz but is rated at 3.4 Ghz and shows this as a select-able option. I changed to the faster freq and now the computer will not boot to the OS. Grub screen is there but there is no RESTORE option to go to the backup HDD.
I can mount the primary OS HDD in an external reader. Is there any commands with steps on how to do it, to remove this CPUFREQ software from my HDD on the external dive?
Please help if you can.
Thank you.

I'm running LL 3.8 (I need to use an older version due to display issues). I love the xfce4 weather app, but when I go the Details tab, I get this:


Met.no LocationforecastLTS API states that this version
of the webservice is deprecated, and the plugin needs to be
adapted to use a newer version, or it will stop working within
a few months.
Please file a bug on https://bugzilla.xfce.org if no one
else has done so yet.

I have tried downloading and installing newer versions, but can't get them up and running. I'm not very good with tarballs. I installed UXterm in the hopes that it would be able to open the extracted file and install it, but nothing happens.

Anyone have any ideas?

Hello,
I have Linux Lite 4.8 on an HP Compaq Pro 6000. I tried to put Windows 8.1 on USB via means of WOEUSB. Everything worked properly, however upon booting up the usb, all I saw was a flashing l like icon. What does that mean and how can I fix it?

Hello

I'm relatively new to Linux. I started on Linux lite just over 6 months ago to revive an old PC. I was very impressed by the OS and the fact it turned a 12 year old laptop into a usable computer again.

I'm hoping to learn and thing or two about programming (I have a very basic knowledge, and recently started reading about C) and get involved in this community as it seems pretty friendly. If anyone has suggestions on how a rookie could get started that'd be helpful!

Hello,

I'm new to the distro.  OpenSSh and other applications I use do not seem to be starting until first logon.  Other Debian based distro's seem to start everything without logging in, am I missing something?

Thanks.

==UPDATE==
I've found the series 4 upgrade script and the log file, and here's what I see...

martin@Latitude-E5500:/tmp$ more lite-upgrade.log
[05/20/20 20:27:58] ---------- Linux Lite Upgrade Utility ----------
[05/20/20 20:27:58] Upgrading version:
[05/20/20 20:27:58] Executing upgrades...
[05/20/20 20:27:58] Upgrade failed - /etc/llver is not 4.4


Any tips???

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Somehow, we've got two "Lite Upgrade" buttons on our laptop. There's one with an icon and one without. For months, I've been clicking on the one with an icon (thinking the other was some weird artifact) and would see the response stating that "You are already running the latest release".

For giggles, I clicked on the other one tonight, and discovered that we're way out-of-date! We've got 3.8 and it's offering 4.4. But the upgrade utility bombs-out, simply saying "Upgrade cancelled".

Is there somewhere I can look for the actual reason for the failure? Or will we need to upgrade one step at a time somehow?

Cheers

I did 18 software updates today for LL via the update icon and now the computer is asking me for my password. It has NEVER asked me for a password and WILL NOT TAKE the password that I use for authorization computer.
I put the password in, the screen goes blank, and then comes back to enter your password.
If I put in a known WRONG password,it see that instantly and says wrong password.The computer was fine until I did the updates.
I can do nothing now on that computer as it wants a password I do not have.
How can I gain access to my computer?

Hello, I recently installed Linux Lite on my ancient Lenovo3000 Y500 laptop. I am very new to Linux and dont even know basic commands either However, I am liking the fact that this OS is super light. I have two issues currently:

1. I can only access the internet if I connect the laptop physically to my ADSL modem using an Ethernet cable. Wifi Option is there but does not work and the wifi Networks option appears to be dithered even after Enable Wifi option is enabled.

2. I have to use a mouse as the touch pad on the laptop does not work - I was able to resolve this issue by running this command: " sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics ", after that run this command: " synclient TapButton1=1 TapButton2=3 TapButton3=2" . Rebooted my system and touchpad started working.

Here is an extract of my system information:

System:    Host: RAV Kernel: 5.6.0 i686 (32 bit) Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
          Distro: Ubuntu 16.04 xenial
Machine:  System: Lenovo product: LENOVO3000 Y500 v: 00000000000000000000000000000000
          Mobo: Lenovo model: F50X Bios: Lenovo v: v2.04 date: 03/16/07
CPU:      Dual core Intel Core Duo T2350 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB
          clock speeds: max: 1867 MHz 1: 997 MHz 2: 1021 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GM/GMS 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
          Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
          Resolution: [email protected]
          GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2
          GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 18.0.5
Audio:    Card Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
          driver: snd_hda_intel
          Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k5.6.0
Network:  Card-1: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
          driver: iwl3945
          IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: *Masked*
          Card-2: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
          driver: 8139too
          IF: enp5s1 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full
          mac: *Masked*
          WAN IP: 122.171.156.228 IF: wlp3s0 ip-v4: N/A
          IF: enp5s1 ip-v4: 192.168.1.5
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 120.0GB (5.9% used)
          ID-1: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HTS54161 size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 109G used: 5.8G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
          ID-2: swap-1 size: 1.06GB used: 0.01GB (1%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:  System Temperatures: cpu: 29.0C mobo: N/A
          Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 161 Uptime: 7 min Memory: 373.2/923.4MB
          Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.35

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