I was looking for a linux distro to put on my old Dell D430 and come across Linux Lite and tried it and was impressed.

I used to use PCLinuxOS Full Monty but it is no longer available, so i installed Linux Lite on my desktop as well.


liteuser1.

I will be posting the scripts and graphics files for this theme in desktop cutomization for anyone interested.

https://imgur.com/a/cFBwM

TC

Different computer, new question! I just got back an old Dell Latitude 630 about 7-9 years old from one of the youth whom I help academically. Luckily just AFTER his last exam the hard disk drive failed so looks like I will need to replace it.

Before I go to the trouble of purchasing one on amazon.com and having a friend bring it to me here in South Africa I wanted to find out what exactly I’d need to do (and if I was capable of doing it) once the HDD is replaced to simply switch it to LL 3.4?

This computer was running Win XP and I am wondering once the new HDD is inserted (I’m comfortable with replacing it) do I need to do anything or as long as the boot order is right will my LL 3.4 USB be mounted ok allowing me to simply load and trial LL then install?

Thanks,
Janet

https://community.ubuntu.com/t/unity-mai...admap/2223

TC

Have successfully installed Linux Lite 3.6 on an SSD, so  looked in the Install Manual for 'Enabling TRIM on your SSD'.

There is a script highlighted in yellow included in the instructions and as a 'Linux Newby'  have to admit to not understanding some of the instructions:-

1) 'Copy the text below and edit it to match your set up'.  Which lines need to be edited and to what values?
2) '#By default this script does nothing.'  Puzzled by this line in the yellow box.

So, to anyone who has successfully installed TRIM on LL, any help would be appreciated !!
Thanks in anticipation,
Alan

Friday p.m - Just back from a pleasant liquid lunch. With a little Dutch Courage and perseverance I have managed to sort this out myself from the Install Guide without doing any damage.  TRIM now working !!
Alan

Hi everyone,

It's that time again

I'm now taking suggestions for new features in Linux Lite 3.8

What constitutes a good suggestion? (I'm going to number these so that I can help point out to those who make a suggestion that doesn't fit the below criteria)

1. An idea that benefits the majority. Personal ideas can be good, but remember, they are preferences personal to you.
2. Software, features, additions to existing software that will benefit most people.
3. New wallpapers: must be a minimum of 1080p, and less than 1mb, excellent quality (no pixelation) that has general appeal. Only png's and jpegs will be accepted and you must provide the actual source and accompanied license in a url.
4. Additions to the Help Manual. These are always welcome.

Example of a good suggestion:

I was thinking about adding a media multi converter to Lite Software. It will convert images, video, audio, documents etc. I think this is something that would benefit a lot of people.
Source - https://sites.google.com/site/ffmulticonverter/



What stays the same during a Series? (I'm going to assign a letter to these so that I can help point out to those who make a suggestion that doesn't fit the below criteria)
Usually the following:

a. Boot splash
b. Login screen
c. Grub
d. Default theme and icon set
e. Menu and menu structure
f. File manager, Terminal, Browser, Email client etc

I will read and consider every post in this thread. Please don't get disconcerted if I don't reply to your post. There is the chance I may think your idea would be better suited to the next Series for example.

A big thank you from me and the developers

Jerry

Hi everyone! Hope you're all having a nice life!
My fellow "Linuxers", what are your favourite apps? I'm asking for those ones you install on whatever distro you're using at the moment according to your needs and likes as well as those ones you've discovered in the way. I guess you're on LL now while maybe dual booting with another one. I myself have developed a certain preference for some apps which I always install in any distro I try and discovered new ones that've gained a place into that list. So, these are mines:

Multimedia

QMplay2
I've never been a fan of VLC, while it does fine, I find it a little bit slow and short of features. I like qmplay2 better, it can play all formats supported by FFmpeg, libmodplug (including J2B and SFX). It also supports Audio CD, raw files, Rayman 2 music and chiptunes. It contains YouTube and Prostopleer browser and a bunch of other modules. The application is created by Błażej Szczygieł. You'll have to download a .deb file in order to install qmplay2, which you can find here http://zaps166.sourceforge.net/?app=QMPlay2

Clementine
A free and open-source audio player. It is a port of Amarok 1.4 to the Qt4 framework and the GStreamer multimedia framework. It is available for Unix-like, Windows and macOS. Clementine is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. In LL simply do

you can read more about Clementine on its website https://www.clementine-player.org/en/

Subdownloader
A program for finding and downloading/uploading subtitles for your movies/series (MKV,MP4,AVI,etc).
In LL simply do You can read more about the app here http://subdownloader.net

SimpleScreenRecorder
A feature-rich screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly. The recording can be paused and resumed at any time. Many different file formats and codecs are supported. SimpleScreenRecorder it's available on Ubuntu's 17.04 and newer repositories, but it's not in 16.04 which is the one LL 3.6 is based upon, however, to install it simply download the .deb file from here http://www.getdeb.net/app/SimpleScreenRecorder or in your terminal add the developer's PPA for Ubuntu 16.04 and olders You'll find more relevant information on it's website http://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/


Word/Text processors, editors
MyNotex
A free note-taking, document file and activity manager for GNU/Linux. It's not exactly user-friendly though, I'm still learning on how to use it and get the most out of it. You can find it here https://sites.google.com/site/mynotex/ Also, you can get it by installing getdeb PPA throught its .deb file which you can download from here http://www.getdeb.net/welcome/ and then in your terminal

Synonymful
An app that helps in finding suitable synonyms for improving your writing. It's an appimage, so you don't have to install anything. You can find it here http://synonymful.com

Zim
A graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images. Pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an outliner, and can have attachments. Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a nonexistent page. All data is stored in plain text files with wiki formatting. Various plugins provide additional functionality, like a task list manager, an equation editor, a tray icon, and support for version control. In LL simply do You can read more about Zim here http://zim-wiki.org

Graphics/Images Editors/Viewers, Managers

Krita
A free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and animation purposes. It features a low-distract UI, high-quality OpenGL accelerated canvas, color management support, advanced brush engine, non-destructive layers and masks, group-based layer management, vector artwork support and switchable customization profiles. It runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows, and macOS. I also like Gimp, and to be honest since I discovered Krita I've always installed it, but I'm so used to Gimp that I don't use it that much, that being said, I'm a complete noob when it comes to using Krita.  8) You can install it throught your terminal just typing


Pix
Pix is an advanced image viewer and browser from the X-apps family. It has many useful features, such as filesystem browsing, slide show, image catalogs, web album creation, camera import, image CD burning, batch file operations and quick image editing features like transformation and color manipulation. I tried this one in Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" and it's been my image viewer of choice ever since. Pix isn’t officially supplied, you’ll need to add an unofficial repository, in the form of a new PPA. Enter these commands to your terminal to do so:
By the way, by adding this PPA to your system, you'll be able to install any other X-app like Xreader, Xplayer, Xed and Xviewer.

Internet

Opera
Well, I have to be honest here, I'd only tried Opera a couple of times in Windows and I didn't like it, not a bit. However, it seems to me that it has significantly improved over the years and now it's become my default browser in LL, although Firefox 57 it's doing really good too. To install Opera in Linux you have to download the .deb file from its website http://www.opera.com, and when installing it'll ask if you want it to be updated alongside with the system.

Corebird
A modern, easy and fun Twitter client. Simple and it serves its purpose quite well. In LL simply do You can read more about it here https://corebird.baedert.org

Claws Mail
A very lightweight email client (and news reader), based on GTK+, featuring:
Quick response, graceful, and sophisticated interface, easy configuration, intuitive operation, abundant features, extensibility, robustness and stability. The appearance and interface are designed to be familiar to new users coming from other popular email clients, as well as experienced users. Almost all commands are accessible with the keyboard.
Claws Mail isn't in the repositories so you'll have to add one in order to install it

Tixati
I used it in Windows and now it's available in Linux too, so I'm using it in LL. There's no official repositories but you can install it via .deb file which you can download from its website https://www.tixati.com/download/

Frostwire
A free and easy Downloader, BitTorrent Client and Media Player for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Search, Download, Play and Share Files. Like tixati, you'll have to install it by downloading a .deb file from its website http://www.frostwire.com

System

Guake
A drop-down terminal for GNOME Desktop Environment. Like similar terminals, it is invoked with a single key - F12 -, and hidden by pressing the same key again. It's in the repositories so all you have to do is
Apt-Fast
A small shell script wrapper that can drastically improve apt-get & aptitude download speed using multi threaded tool such as axel and aria2 which is simultaneously downloading packages with multiple connections per package. If you want to use apt-fast you'll have to add its PPA to your system:

Here's a very nice and instructive article that you might find helpul if decide on using apt-fast. https://www.tecmint.com/use-apt-fast-com...ls-ubuntu/

Double Commander
A cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas. To get double commander you can either download the .tar file from its website uncompress it and run it right from that folder or by adding a new PPA into your system
or
You'll find out more about it on its website https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io

XFE file manager
A MS-Explorer or Commander like file manager for X. It is based on the popular, but discontinued, X Win Commander, originally developed by Maxim Baranov. Xfe is developed since 2002 by Roland Baudin, a french Linux enthusiast.
Xfe is small, very fast and only requires the FOX library to be fully functional. Plus, it can be launched from the command line in a fraction of second. Xfe can also efficiently complete terminal commands. You can install XFE by simply typing in your terminal Although, you won't get the last version which is 1.42 but 1.41 instead,  for that you'll have to download the .tar file, build and install instructions can be found on its website http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/

Some of the apps' descriptions I copied/pasted them from either their websites and/or some articles on blogs all over the web as well as from the wikipedia.
Well, I didn't mean to make it this long but while I was writing I thought "this and that" so...I'm hoping to hear - read -  what your favorite apps are people. Don't be shy! lol
Cheers!













 

Hello,
 
  I have just started with Linux lite. I have been using Lubuntu. I would like to ask you if is possible to set "delete key" in order to ask me permission "If I am really sure that I want to delete particular file". I had this setting in Lubuntu and I really miss it. I know that files go to bin but I would prefer request for permission even before file is moved to bin.
  I believe in your skills, my friends.
  Filip

Hellooo!

I know theres a game forum but this is related to the hardware part.
I was testing some hardware and found myself searching for the a Joystick properties app.
In windows, you have a gaming section where you can check if buttons work, etc.
I did not find anything similar in Linux Lite... but I'm still no0b.
I found this GUI app though and works great : jstest-gtk
I was wondering if LinuxLite had something similar I didnt find? :-O

Cheers!

Pirouette is an alternate Linux Lite boot splash:


Image below more accurately shows colors than the gif above:


Available here: http://www3.telus.net/someubuntufreebies/pirouette.html