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Posted by: paul1149 - 12-28-2017, 05:21 PM - Forum: Suggestions and Feedback
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I noticed over at DistroWatch that the blurb on LL does not make clear that it is a full-featured out-of-the-box desktop experience. When evangelizing, I have found that some confusion over this exists because of the distro's name, and I often explain that the "Lite" refers to the ability to work well on old or under-powered equipment, and also describes the easy learning curve when emigrating from Windows, but is not a reflection on the capabilities or default configuration of the system. Perhaps adding "full-featured" to the blurb would help clarify this for some seekers who are unaware.
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| Linux Lite 3.8 Beta Released |
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Posted by: valtam - 12-28-2017, 06:08 AM - Forum: Release Announcements
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Release Announcement
Linux Lite 3.8 Beta is now available for testing. There have been a number of changes since the 3.6 release.
This is the last release for Series 3.x
Linux Lite 3.8 Final will be released on February 1st, 2018.
The changes for Linux Lite 3.8 include - more support for LibreOffice, regional support for DVDs, a Font Viewer/Installer and we now have our own Google based Search page as the home page in Firefox. We've also added TLP for Laptops to Lite Tweaks.
See below for all the changes:
![[Image: EOxs93I.png]](https://i.imgur.com/EOxs93I.png)
LibreOffice - We've added a Thesaurus (Synonyms) to LibreOffice for the US language.
For support in your language, just change the last country code:
so:
Code: sudo apt-get install mythes-de
would be for the German Thesaurus.
If you are English based, keep the first 2 parts, and just change the last:
for Australian.
List of supported codes here - https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywo...chon=names
![[Image: mBYE8lZ.png]](https://i.imgur.com/mBYE8lZ.png)
Regionset - If you have DVDs that are from another region other than your own, you can now easily change region so that it will play in VLC.
Insert your DVD, open a terminal and type regionset and follow the onscreen instructions.
See this thread here for more information - https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/other...will-play/
Font Viewer - We've added a Font Viewer to make viewing and installing fonts easy.
Menu, Accessories, Font Viewer.
![[Image: eg7YIvK.png]](https://i.imgur.com/eg7YIvK.png)
Download a font from a reputable website. For example - Google Fonts or Dafont.
NOTE: To ensure a trouble free font installation process, make sure you choose and download fonts that are in the .ttf format.
In this example, we will download and install the Roboto font.
Right click on the font and choose Open with "Font Viewer".
![[Image: 38LanyH.png]](https://i.imgur.com/38LanyH.png)
Click on the Install button at the top right.
![[Image: yjXD7bU.png]](https://i.imgur.com/yjXD7bU.png)
Once the font has installed, Font Viewer will show Installed at the top right.
![[Image: hFi7JSq.png]](https://i.imgur.com/hFi7JSq.png)
Your newly installed font is now available in whichever text editing or graphics program you have installed.
![[Image: YwzkrIt.png]](https://i.imgur.com/YwzkrIt.png)
TLP for Laptops - Lite Tweaks
From the TLP website:
TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux without the need to understand every technical detail. TLP comes with a default configuration already optimized for battery life, so you may just install and forget it. Nevertheless TLP is highly customizable to fulfil your specific requirements.
More info here - https://linoxide.com/linux-how-to/tlp-ma...st-longer/
![[Image: LrEcfrq.gif]](https://i.imgur.com/LrEcfrq.gif)
Google based Search homepage:
The home page in Firefox for Linux Lite 3.8 is now set to - https://www.linuxliteos.com/search/
When you use this Google powered search engine, you will be directly helping to fund this project, so thank you.
As you can see in the screenshot, we also provide you with a number of handy links to commonly visited websites like, Gmail, Maps, Youtube, Reddit and Distrowatch to name a few.
![[Image: I7GTlOm.png]](https://i.imgur.com/I7GTlOm.png)
![[Image: u355HFl.png]](https://i.imgur.com/u355HFl.png)
Details:
Kernel: 4.4.0-105 (custom kernels also available via our Repository for versions 3.13 - 4.14)
Firefox: 57.0.1 Quantum
Thunderbird: 52.5.0
LibreOffice: 5.1.6.2
VLC: 2.2.2
Gimp: 2.8.22
Base: 16.04.3
Not in this Beta (but will be in the Final):
- New wallpapers
- Updated Help Manual
There is no upgrade to or from Beta releases. Beta releases are for testing only and it is not recommended to run them as your main or secondary operating system.
Downloads:
HTTP:
Download 32bit from here - Linux Lite 3.8 Beta 32bit
md5sum: f8a626f7c84d57e18f9c7f65ebf7276c
Size: 1.1Gb (DVD, USB)
Download 64bit from here - Linux Lite 3.8 Beta 64bit
md5sum: 23a7ffdd7047ebe625223f34181b1786
Size: 1.1Gb (DVD, USB)
TORRENTS:
32bit Torrent from here - linux-lite-3.8-beta-32bit.iso.torrent
Hash: 59718b9bc3aaf532bb3ae56a5f6f8e540b6e57eb
Size: 1.1Gb (DVD, USB)
64bit Torrent from here - linux-lite-3.8-beta-64bit.iso.torrent
Hash: af3ef74988062f83ac741939d3a276b272cb2e8c
Size: 1.1Gb (DVD, USB)
Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:
Login is automatic, no credentials are required. The image can be written to a 2gb or larger USB stick, or a writable DVD. Alternatively, you can use the dd command: sudo dd if=linux-lite-3.8-beta-xxbit.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=4M where 'x' is the letter of your usb stick. In linux to find out the letter of your usb stick, open a terminal and type: df -h It is usually listed as 'media' or similar. Please see the built in Help Manual if you require a more detailed explanation of this procedure.
Yumi, Multiboot and other multi-boot applications are not supported. A good, simple point and click USB ISO burner is https://etcher.io/
If the screen locks during Live mode, type linux into the user box and click on the Login button (no password required)
All Ubuntu 32bit kernels these days ship with PAE.
Minimum Recommended Specs:
700MHz processor
512mb ram
VGA screen capable of 1024x768 resolution
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image
Preferred Specs:
1.5GHz processor+
1024mb ram+
VGA, DVI or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution+
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image
Login to the live desktop is automatic.
The first thing you MUST do after a fresh install of Linux Lite is run Menu, Favorites, Install Updates.
As this is a beta release, there are bound to be bugs etc. Please help make the final stable for other people by participating in this Beta. Please report any bugs and feedback in this thread.
Thank you
Jerry and the team.
![[Image: PKxUXqZ.png]](https://i.imgur.com/PKxUXqZ.png)
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| My numberpad stopped working, it only moves my mouse. |
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Posted by: chaotikcrow - 12-26-2017, 10:45 PM - Forum: Other
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I have no clue what happened everything was working perfectly before, I am using a Logitech G810. If I enter this command in the terminal "setxkbmap -option keypad:pointerkeys" and then I hold shift and press Numlock it works but I don't want to do that every time. Is there anyone who have a solution please? Thank you.
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| How to get mouse wheel up roll up active window? |
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Posted by: Sprintrdriver - 12-26-2017, 08:18 PM - Forum: Desktop Customization
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Hi.
See other Linux distros the default behaviour when mouse pointer hover over window title and user roll the mouse wheel up, is that the current window rolls up (I beleive it is also called windows shading). And vice verca for mouse wheel down.
I can't find the apropriate settings for making Linux Lite behaving that same way.
Thanks in advance
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