Just booted up LL 3.6 from the docking station to create a new live usb.


Instead of formatting the flash drive I formatted the internal Windows 7 drive to fat 32.


Will have to do a complete re-install of Windows 7  :'( .


Lessons learned: Always check the destination when formatting drives.

I have downloaded Linux Lite 64bit and burnt it to a DVD. I then changed my bios settings so that it would boot live from the DVD in EUEFI boot settings with no luck. I did the same under Legacy boot settings again with no luck. Please someone could you tell me what I am doing wrong.

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Hi Everyone! Hope you're all having a nice life! I'm aware this might be no news but still. As the title states (title suggestions are welcome by the way ) this post is about how to generate and save a *.txt file from command line orders output, and in case you wonder the resulting *.txt files will be saved in your home directory.  I'm pretty sure you've heard of histoy>history.txt which saves a text file containing all your bash history, but say you run:
$ cd music, which takes you to the music directory right? Now, wouldn't it be nice to save a list.txt file of all your audio files and anything else in this folder? I certainly think it is. All you have to do is:
music$sudo su
music$pass: your passwd
music$ ls
music$ ls>ls.txt which will generate and save a *.txt file with the contents of the directory.
why root you ask? well, not sure whether or not it has to do with *ls command or that you're working with directories but your non-root user has no permission to perform that action, I think it's harmless, but apparently you're not allowed unless root, maybe someone more experienced than me could explain the why.

I noticed that naming the resulting *.txt the same as the command line order, i.e pactl list cards>pactl list cards.txt won't work but  pactl list cards>pactllistcards.txt will. However, I  do suggest to use a command/output-related name so it's easier to search/find.
I won't explain what command does what. I'm assuming you already know this, if you don't a quick Google search will help, anyway, here are a few ones I tried:
df -h>df.txt
timedatectl>timedatectl.txt
sensors>sensors.txt 
lspci>lspci.txt
pactl list cards>pactllistcards.txt
top>top.txt  *I know, this one is probably useless like this,  but I thought of trying anyway, however, the *.txt file is quite not readable or at the very least I found it difficult to and you have to wait a couple of seconds for it to come with an output, otherwise you get a blank page, then do ctrl+c to stop so it saves the .txt file. 
uname -a>uname.txt
systemd-analyze>boottime.txt
systemd-analyze blame>blame.txt
glxinfo | grep -i render>glxinfo.txt
lsb_release -idc>lsbrelease.tx
printenv>var.txt
command info>info.txt
du -h>du.txt
lscpu>lscpu.txt
cat /proc/cpuinfo>cpuinfo.txt
sudo lshw>lshw.txt *sudo allows to gathers much more information.
lshw>lshw.txt *without the sudo command less information is gathered and you'll see a warning that it might be incomplete and that you should run the command with sudo instead.
sudo lshw -short>lshwshort.txt *same thing as the sudo lshw command above.
lshw -short>lshwshort1.txt *you know by now right?
sudo fdisk -l>fdisk.txt
sudo dmidecode -t memory>dmidecodemem.txt
sudo dmidecode -t system>dmidecodesys.txt
sudo dmidecode -t bios>dmidecodebios.txt
sudo dmidecode -t processor>dmidecodeproc.txt
ifconfig>ifconfig.txt
netstat>netstat.txt
I think that there might be tools which are probably easier and better for this task, but I also think it is quite handy to have these *.txt files so you can compare changes from time to time as well as to keep a record on your files, directory contents as well as some valuable system's information in an easy-friendly approach.
I hope you find this information as useful as it is to me. If you happen to know more ways to take advantage of this handy procedure or better yet, improve it! Please, do share your valuable knowledge with your fellow Linux users

Hi everyone! Hope you're all having a nice life! I need some help here. From a couple of days ago whenever I download something and click on "open folder" in i.e Firefox download catalog, a dialog box shows asking for my password and if I do type it in it starts to update sources but folder never opens. I don't know why this is happening. Check this screenshot I took, it's in Spanish cause it's my language but it says something like:"introduce your password to perform administrative tasks. The app <</usr/scripts/update-gui'/home-moltke/Downloads>> allows you to modify essentials parts of your system".  I don't know why this is happening, so please, a little help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your answers!
https://imgur.com/a/52T58

I feel kinda silly asking this but I am not able to see the whisker menu plugin when I go to add an item to my panel. This all started when I went to install xfce4-goodies. I think this installed an older version of this plugin. All I want is to be able to invoke the version (1.6) that comes with linux lite. How do I do this?


I'm using LL 3.6

Solved!! I uninstalled Whisker menu and reinstalled it again. Jeez!! You think I would have thought of that


Thanks!!

Hi, I'm preparing to finally ditch Windows 10 from my one remaining Win m/c. I've backed up & swapped all the files i want to keep, transfered my bookmarks to my LL m/c & even made an installation disc for Win 10 should i ever have the urge to go back. I've got all the programs i have on Win or their equivalent on my LL m/c , except a DAW/digital audio workstation. I don't use it much as i am just starting to learn about them. I've looked at several and found that 'Temper' suited me best of those I tried as i could 'compose'/compile' without the need to attach a MIDI keyboard - but it's a Windows only program. Does anyone know of anything similar? I tried a search here but no joy & there doesn't look like anything in synaptics or lite source repository. Thanks.

Hi,
As a long standing user of windoze, which I have long wanted to ditch in favour of Linux, unfortunately,  I have ALWAYS encountered the same problem with ALL distros I've tried over 10 years or more: using software not included in the 'package', which although correctly installed is not available & doesn't appear when searching for it; as an example I installed 'zoneminder' today using the package manager, it's listed as installed yet does not appear under any of the categories in the menu, nor when I search for it, so how can I possibly use it! Needless to say this would NOT be a problem with windoze, as unlike every distro tried to date, I would have the choice to CHOOSE where a program is installed & where the shortcut for it appears to launch it; it beggars belief that after all these years, NOBODY creating a Linux distro (or a software for Linux) seems to have grasped the very simple concept that people install software to use them, not to have them sitting somewhere in the OS unusable for lack of knowing how to launch them... 

UBUNTU to LINUX LITE Transformation Package

There is a way to transform my Ubuntu 16.04 to what is, visually, Linux Lite.

How can I do this, is there a step by step approach?

Some Script, some DEB

Thank You.

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Paquete de transformación UBUNTU a LINUX LITE

Hay una manera de transformar mi Ubuntu 16.04 a lo que es, visualmente, Linux Lite.

¿Cómo puedo hacerlo, hay un paso a paso?

Algunos script, algunos DEB

Gracias.

I'm thinking of buying a new printer/scanner (an all-in-one), and of course am thinking about Hewlett Packard as they generally make hardware that's Linux-compatible.
However, I would like the new set-up to be able to scan and print my father-in-law's archive of 35 mm negatives and slides.

Any ideas for a good currently available HP model, that would do the trick ?

Looking forward to any feedback from you
Mike

I'm now in retirement and am thinking of attempting to earn some money as a self-employed PC repair technician, the pension is not quite enough to pay all the bills  :-[

I have been encouraged by various family members who come to me, whenever they need a PC fix, repair, update or install on their laptop/desktop.
However, if I'm to 'go public', I feel I need some kind of official certification just to show some minimum level of professionalism in this area.

So, I'm looking for a course (online or offline) that might do this, as well as giving me a broader overview of PC problems in general. 
I have heard of the CompTIA courses, which I think are international, though I live in Hastings (UK).

Which CompTIA (or BTEC) course would be best for PC repair & setup, with Windows or Windows and Linux OSes in mind - can anyone in the LL forum advise me ?

Many thanks in advance for any feedback ...