i happen to have a CPU without sse2 ie Athlon XP

i run duel boot, windows xp and now Linux lite 3.4 (have had 3.2 , 2.8 and 2.4)

Windows xp loads Firefox up to version 48.02 after that it refuses to install as it knows sse2 support is not available. i can also stop it updating in the preferences.

The Linux lite installation disk 3.4 loads Firefox version 52.0.1 everything works access to the Internet and manuals.

First install of updates loads Firefox version 53.0.1 Firefox crashes no access to the Internet or manuals
chromium browser if loaded also crashes.

Tor browser if you load it works but its a poor replacement as has no cached files.

Linux lite does not check for sse2 compatibility so loads latest version of Firefox, that also happened to Linux lite versions 3.2 , 2.8 and 2.4

Would be nice if i was given a option whether or not to update Firefox.

Will still use Linux lite and Firefox but will not update it when asked to,

Exert From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2

CPU support

SSE2 is an extension of the IA-32 architecture, based on the x86 instruction set. Therefore, only x86 processors can include SSE2. The AMD64 architecture supports the IA-32 as a compatibility mode and includes the SSE2 in its specification.[1][2] It also doubles the number of XMM registers allowing for better performance. SSE2 is also a requirement for installing Windows 8 (and later) or Microsoft Office 2013 (and later) "to enhance the reliability of third-party apps and drivers running in Windows 8".[3]

The following IA-32 CPUs support SSE2:

    Intel NetBurst-based CPUs (Pentium 4, Xeon, Celeron, Pentium D, Celeron D)
    Intel Pentium M and Celeron M
    Intel Atom
    Transmeta Efficeon
    VIA C7

The following IA-32 CPUs were released after SSE2 was developed, but did not implement it:

    AMD CPUs prior to Athlon 64, such as Athlon XP
    VIA C3
    Transmeta Crusoe
    Intel Quark

I usually let the Linux-distribution to keep the look it has after the installation. But now I hope to have LinuxLite to look differently.  I have tryed to change the theme but nothing happens.

Should I edit X-configuration files or what? Any terminal command?

What information is needed. I now have the problem to remember the  command to get informatin of the computer.

I appreciate any help you will be giving 

I am a grandpa living with my dog mostly on an iland on the Gulf of Finland. The dog is Laps Herder, if I were younger I will start living in Lapland and earning money there as reinder herder but unfortunately I'm already 83 years old (and he is 8 years) so we stay here.

I have collected used PC's and my hobby is to try different systems in them, mostly Linux's. The one I use now is an IBM NetVista over 10 years old. This LinuxLite seems to be working resonable in it. Earlyer I tryed BunsenLabs wich I liked very much. The LinuxLite I use is from LINUX FORMATs June 2017 DVD.

Becouse this computer is sometimes SLOW I think that something like 4M Linux could work a bit better then the recent installation but I hope I could give the NetVista to a frend of mine and LinuxLite seems to suite well for a newbe so I continue using it to test.

Se you later  8)

Hi all
I've just installed a fresh 3.4 64bit and I've noticed there's no sound.
Can someone help me find drivers for Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro please? I'm searching for two days now...
Thanks for your help

Edit:
What a.. reinstalling pulseaudio and now I'm getting sound
that's odd..  :o

Can anybody access HP Printer Driver Website..??


http://www.hplipopensource.com/hplip-web...index.html


Been trying for a few days... 2 different PC's & Reset router
Some DNS issue... or My ISP is blocking for some reason.?


Thanks...

So, while I'm new to Lite I've had Linux exposure back to the days of the 1.2.x kernels in a role as a system admin.  Haven't had much desktop Linux experience for quite a few years but Microsoft's recent antics are pushing me in this direction for my private computing requirements.

After spending a couple of weeks sampling a variety of distros, Lite has come out the choice for my needs - which include for use by an elderly relative so that I can remotely support them.  I now administer 4 installations all on Lite 3.4 64bit: a VirtualBox VM on my Windows 7 desktop, a Dell all-in-one and an Acer notebook (both legacy boot), and an Intel NUC (UEFI boot).  The Dell is now with the relative and Teamviewer has been very useful for remote support.

Thanks to m654321 for his UEFI tutorial and thanks to Jerry and co for Lite!

The latest version of Stellarium which will run on my eeePC is 0.11 (MESA version) which I install from a deb file. The version is locked in Synaptic but when I run 'Install updates' Stellarium 0.11 gets removed, including the menu entry. I then have to run the deb installer again. Can I stop this happening?

TIA

Edit: running command apt autoremove wants to remove stellarium and stellarium-data

$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree     
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libqt4-opengl libqt5opengl5 libqt5serialport5 stellarium
  stellarium-data
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 161 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]

Need to change start boot menu from default to Start Linux Lite. /etc/default/grub shows grub default=saved grub default=0 changed to 1 no help

Hi,

I am new to Linux Lite (and Linux). I have migrated from Windows OS and hope to never return again.

I have a standard 64bit Linux Lite Installation on a Dell Lattitude E5520, with an encrypted Home Directory. I installed my PIA VPN client per the instructions here:

https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.c...p-on-Linux

The installation instructions allowed me to successfully install PIA, yet when I tried to connect, it wouldn't.

I did a google search and found these instructions on how to install PIA with an Encrypted Home Directory:

https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/219438217-Installing-the-PIA-App-on-Linux]https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/227831828-Installing-the-PIA-app-on-Linux-with-encrypted-home-directories]https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/219438217-Installing-the-PIA-App-on-Linux

With the above instructions I was able to successfully connect to my PIA VPN

Hope this helps someone,

Cheers

Hi I'm having issues booting any distribution I try on this little netbook I got from Aldi it boots installer but I cannot get past that the model number is e2228t
The name of the manufacture is medion