I have been a linux user for several years..probably 10.. it sure has come along way.. like most..im disgusted with windows..finally had to remove the dual boot..just couldnt even tolerate win 7 anymore..much less 10. So ive used mint LMDE 2 for years.. outstanding and rock solid.. then came 3.. UGLY SLOW.. had to bail.. tried about 10 lightweight distros.. YUCK.. then I FOUND LINUX LITE.. DAM..THIS THING IS AWESOME...(4.2)... needs a few fixes..but NICE... THEN..TRIED 4.6.. It was OK..UNTIL THE UPDATE...UGHHHHHH..... WHAT ARE YOU DOING ??????
THE FIRST THING IT DID WAS WRECK MY DESKTOP..AND INSTALL SOME UTTERLY GARBAGE VERSION OF WHAT SOMEONE THOUGHT WOULD BE " BETTER" ... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!! IN FACT..SO ANNOYING..SO BAD..IVE GONE BACK TO 4.2..AND GOING TO STAY THERE ...JUST NOW REINSTALLED IT... OH...SWEET HAPPINESS AGAIN...
FROM NOW ON...HOW ABOUT YOU ASK US BEFORE JACKING UP OUR DESKTOPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOOD.. NOW...WE CAN CONTINUE...
My system has not been updating for several days now. Not sure what has happened?
Thank you,
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I always see this lines right after I add new repository (before repository information and prompt enter or cancel) . I don't know what this codes mean and I don't what to do with it, but I think there's a problem about my system (is it about python, idk).
Can anyone tell me what is it and how or fix it if it's a problem?
I'm using Linux Lite 3.8 x86
Thanks in advance.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/lsb_release", line 95, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/lsb_release", line 59, in main
distinfo = lsb_release.get_distro_information()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 383, in get_distro_information
distinfo = guess_debian_release()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 281, in guess_debian_release
get_distro_info(distinfo['ID'])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 41, in get_distro_info
RELEASES_ORDER.sort(key=lambda n: float(n[0]))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 41, in <lambda>
RELEASES_ORDER.sort(key=lambda n: float(n[0]))
ValueError: could not convert string to float: '18.04 LTS'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/lsb_release", line 95, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/lsb_release", line 59, in main
distinfo = lsb_release.get_distro_information()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 383, in get_distro_information
distinfo = guess_debian_release()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 281, in guess_debian_release
get_distro_info(distinfo['ID'])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 41, in get_distro_info
RELEASES_ORDER.sort(key=lambda n: float(n[0]))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 41, in <lambda>
RELEASES_ORDER.sort(key=lambda n: float(n[0]))
ValueError: could not convert string to float: '12.04 LTS'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/lsb_release", line 95, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/lsb_release", line 59, in main
distinfo = lsb_release.get_distro_information()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 383, in get_distro_information
distinfo = guess_debian_release()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 281, in guess_debian_release
get_distro_info(distinfo['ID'])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 41, in get_distro_info
RELEASES_ORDER.sort(key=lambda n: float(n[0]))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lsb_release.py", line 41, in <lambda>
RELEASES_ORDER.sort(key=lambda n: float(n[0]))
ValueError: could not convert string to float: '10.04 LTS'
Sorry, I'm new here, despite having been using Lite for a year or so. Not sure where I should post this. Just tried to update and got the attached log - I'm not even sure if Linux has been automatically updating - it worked straight after installing and I've just left it alone!
Thanks for your help
Ian
Hi guys, I rcently installed linux lite 4.6 on a Lenovo Yoga 330.
After the installation everything seems ok, but after a few actions on the touchpad this stops working, the pointer stops moving.
Linux is up, only the pointer is ko.
this is the output of lsb_release -a
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Linux Lite 4.6
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic ~ xinput -list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ ELAN0630:00 04F3:3072 Touchpad id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ SYNA7611:00 06CB:1952 id=9 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ EasyCamera: EasyCamera id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Ideapad extra buttons id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Intel HID events id=12 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]
Here's an article posted on blogs.gnome.org which I found very interesting and thought of sharing here https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2019/12...latform-1/
An excerpt:
Quote:In our community there is this idea that “Linux” is the third platform next to Windows and macOS. It’s closely connected to things like the “year of the Linux desktop”, and can be seen in the language around things like Flatpak, which bills itself as “The Future of Apps on Linux” and the Linux App Summit, which is “designed to accelerate the growth of the Linux application ecosystem”.
Something I've noticed on our Dell D630 is that when I have a single-boot setup with LL, the laptop boots straight to the Desktop, bypassing the grubscreen. However, this problem is absent with dual-boot setups (either LL/Win or LL/Linux), where the grubscreen shows itself as you'd expect. This no-show of grubscreen, with single-boot setups, also occurs on some of our other machines.
I'm trying LL4.6 as a single-boot setup on the D630: unlike LL3.8, which it whizzes along, it doesn't seem to like LL4.6 (loads of lag on booting). So I've installed the headers & image for the older 4.4 kernel, hoping this will get LL4.6 to work on this 13-year-old machine. However, without the grublist appearing on boot-up, I'm unable to select the 4.4 kernel. How do I fix this so I can get to select the kernel 4.4 ?
Any help / comments much appreciated ...
I just loaded updated duel hard drives into my computer. Both have the latest version of Linux Lite and Ubuntu.
These drives HAD the last version of each O.S. When I booted the Desktop Computer I had an option to select either OS and it would boot to the selected OS. This has always worked. Same wires, same hard drives,same sockets, different versions of OS's.
NOW, the same screen is shown allowing either OS to selected as before. BUT, if I select the Linux Lite from the menu I get an error after ten seconds saying no device found???????
If I unplug the Ubuntu hard drive ( it is listed and will auto load to that if I leave the selections alone) and try to boot to the Linux Lite hard drive, the computed boots to it instantly.
It is only when BOTH hard drives are connected to the motherboard that the Linux Lite is NOT SEEN if selected.
Please help.
[size=1em]MS said: Believeitornot, there is still one active 32-bit computer somewhere in my vicinity. Long story short, what kind of distro would you recommend for a 32-bit machine?
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[member=8170]MS[/member]
Try LL 3.8 32-bit, the last version in series 3 that has 32-bit - it's good till sometime in 2021. I still use it from time-to-time & it works well. Using a Debian base, rather than an Ubuntu one for LL, would prolong 32-bit in LL beyond 2021, but I'm sure Jerry has good reasons for not doing this, e.g. Debian is not quite so beginner-friendly as Ubuntu.
Have a good Christmas Day!
Cheers
Mike