This helpful tip is ideal for when you are setting up more than one user and want a similar desktop look for all - without manually pointing and clicking the settings for each new user.

I used this method on LL 3.8 and LL 4.0, to re-create the same desktop settings for a new user based on the desktop settings of an existing user.

Disclaimers:

• I am on a beginner level with Linux, so while this worked just fine for me, please feel free to suggest any changes or improvements.

How to do it:
1. First, create the new user (I did this part via GUI under Menu -> Settings -> Lite User Manager). Then I shut down and re-started the machine (not sure if that was strictly necessary), and logged in as main/admin user again. For the purposes of this example, I'm naming the new user as newuser.

2a. Replace this new user's ~/.config/xfce4 folder with the existing user's ~/.config/xfce4 folder. I did this as follows using these two commands but I'm sure there's a more elegant way to do it:


2b. Then do chown to ensure new user's files are owned by that user:


3. Repeat steps 2a and 2b for /home/newuser/autostart (remove, copy, chown).

4. Restart machine and log in as the new user. Done! The desktop for the new user should now be set up just like the existing user's, in a fraction of the time spent pointing and clicking.

5. If desired, you can replicate browser settings for the new users, it's the same principle. See info below in the thread for that.

References:
1. https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions...d-a-laptop
2. https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2245721

I've downloaded Lite 4 twice and burned it several times to different USBs, but when I try to boot on my HP Elitebook 8350p it locks the system w/o any ability to address boot options, and the computer must be rebooted to load the installed OS.
The burn was by the Mint ISO stick burner and then by Unetbootin, and I tried under both Mint 18.3 and MX17. Both USBs were formatted before burning and the burn(s) were tried on both my desktop and again on that laptop: the desktop did not lockup but that is not where I want to install.

I have a Toshiba r835 laptop with SSD with Windows 10 and Linux Mint 18.3 installed.  When either Windows or Mint is running, the computer is silent.  It can run for hours without ever hearing a fan. I installed Linux Lite 4.0 as a third OS, apparently with no problems, but now when I boot into Linux Lite, the fan instantly starts running, noisily, and never stops.  If I immediately reboot into Mint or Windows, the fan is absolutely silent. I have no idea what is causing the noisy fan while running Linux Lite only.  It can't be causes by overheating or excess dust, because there is not fan problem with the other OS.  This morning I first booted a cold machine into Linux Lite and the fan immediately started running.  Can someone possibly give me some help with this?
Thanks, richard.mockler

anastiel  ~  steam
Repairing installation, linking /home/anastiel/.steam/steam to /home/anastiel/.local/share/Steam
Running Steam on ubuntu 18.04 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)
libGL error: unable to load driver: r600_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: r600
libGL error: unable to load driver: r600_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: r600
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast

Have solution?

I have moved up to Linux because of my continual dislike for Windows 10. Could fill a page here with all the issues I had since it's release.

I have always been interested in Linux, but never could find a distro that was easy for a noob and had windows like UI.

VERY Happy with Linux Lite !!

I'll do a lot of lurking and reading before asking questions. You Tube and web searches has been my best tools so far to help me adjust to the workings and getting things done in LL.

Thank you to those responsible for creating, and the continuous development of LL. My only contribution so far can be donating funds, which I did.

And a pre Thank you to those willing to share their knowledge and experience with other people here, and noobs like me!

James

Hi All

Short video demonstrating how you can fine tune Linux Lite 4 and make it everything you always wanted from a Linux Distro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llc4Xa8J9VU

All the best
EB

Hola gente.

Tengo instalado, 3.8 como lo actualizo a 4.0?, desde internet. :

Hi there !

I saw Linux Lite screenshots on the website, so I wanted to give a try because it looks awesome. When I start the live usb, it's just so nice ! But once the system is installed, it's a mess. I have to configure a new panel (and it's nothing like the one in live session), then I have to manually set the theme, the windows decoration theme, the icon theme... Well, it's like if there is all to do, and I can't even change the menu applet or the clock applet to look like in the live session.

I have / on sda and /home on sdb, could it be the problem ? I tried to perform another install but the problem is always the same (of course, I format the partitions every time to be sure there is nothing in my /home messing with the install). I tried again to perform another one in English (I am french so the two first times I used French as my language of choice), but still, same problem.

Is there any way to get the same environment that the live session ?

Thank you for any help

installed 4.0


everything works except



on boot get


error: no suitable video mode found
error: no video mode activated


then boots after a short time


bluetooth appears to work, but can't find any devices.

I tried to find an answer to my question on the board. Couldn't find it, but am I the only one who's wondering if I have to install all programs etc. again from scratch after installing V. 4.0 or is there another way?
I'm all ears!!