I am just getting into programming and linux. I really like the OS but I am having like 3 min boot up times.  Anyone that can help it would be greatly appreciated.

curtis@Vaio:~$ systemd-analyze blame
        10.134s NetworkManager-wait-online.service
          751ms lvm2-monitor.service
          695ms dev-sda1.device
          451ms nmbd.service
          404ms samba-ad-dc.service
          369ms ModemManager.service
          328ms NetworkManager.service
          314ms gpu-manager.service
          308ms apparmor.service
          306ms accounts-daemon.service
          277ms grub-common.service
          246ms lm-sensors.service
          246ms ufw.service
          231ms thermald.service
          228ms smbd.service
          224ms systemd-logind.service
          207ms lightdm.service
          175ms virtualbox-guest-utils.service
          174ms irqbalance.service
          157ms networking.service
          146ms upower.service
          140ms console-kit-log-system-start.service
          132ms alsa-restore.service
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        10.134s NetworkManager-wait-online.service
          751ms lvm2-monitor.service
          695ms dev-sda1.device
          451ms nmbd.service
          404ms samba-ad-dc.service
          369ms ModemManager.service
          328ms NetworkManager.service
          314ms gpu-manager.service
          308ms apparmor.service
          306ms accounts-daemon.service
          277ms grub-common.service
          246ms lm-sensors.service
          246ms ufw.service
          231ms thermald.service
          228ms smbd.service
          224ms systemd-logind.service
          207ms lightdm.service
          175ms virtualbox-guest-utils.service
          174ms irqbalance.service
          157ms networking.service
          146ms upower.service
          140ms console-kit-log-system-start.service
          132ms alsa-restore.service
          129ms systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
          127ms keyboard-setup.service
          126ms ubiquity.service
          122ms rsyslog.service
          115ms systemd-user-sessions.service

I just installed this OS last night, and am having the chance to get acquainted with it today. All updated without a hitch! Plus it even has the BluRay capability! That's very impressive!

I come from a Fedora background. I finally had to switch from them, due to the age of my computer; plus I was sick and tired of having Gnome bog down all the time. I guess I was due for a change wasn't I? 

I also used to be a beta tester for Windows 7. I saw quite a lot in that beta test, and having lost my $2500 64 bit board due to hackers during that beta test, I switched to GNU/Linux - and I haven't looked back since. Yes it's been that long since using any Microsoft OS.

For those of you just coming from a Microsoft OS you're in for a wonderful experience with this OS. It is a bit of a learning curve; but if you're willing to put in the time and effort to learn Linux Lite, you will be rewarded for your efforts. Plus the community here (and the GNU/Linux community as a whole) are very nice people. We really want to help you when you need it. We were in the same position as you when we first started to use GNU/Linux - so you have nothing to fear.

I am using Linux Lite 3.2 right now.  If I decide not to upgrade to 3.4 will I be able to upgrade from 3.2 to 3.6

thanks

I installed zRAM through Synaptic Package Manager.

When I do a .......

[sub]cat /proc/swaps[/sub]

I get ..........

[sub]Filename Type Size Used Priority
/dev/sda5                              partition 3981308 0 -1
/dev/zram0                              partition 752016 0 5
/dev/zram1                              partition 752016 0 5
[/sub]

Looks like the Swap is not used...

I did this after install.....

[sub]gksudo leafpad /etc/sysctl.conf[/sub]

AND added this .......

[sub]# Decrease swap usage to a more reasonable level
vm.swappiness=50[/sub]

Any Help Appreciated.

It's good to see the release of Linux Lite 3.4 Final.
I've been using a 3.4 Beta installation and have kept it updated. But I assume that I must do a full install of the Final because the release notes say "There is no upgrade path to or from Beta releases."

I have just noticed, though, that there's no indication in the installed OS that it is a Beta rather than a Final. Even the System Information app shows "Linux Lite 3.4" instead of "Linux Lite 3.4 Beta". If I didn't know that I installed the OS before the Final ISO release, there's no way I could tell. Presumably, if I forgot to install 3.4 Final, I would later find myself unable to upgrade to v3.6 using Lite Upgrade. There should be a clear and obvious way to tell the difference between Beta and Final. Either that, or allow the Beta to be upgraded to Final.

My main desktop on LL3.2 64 bit. Integrated video intel as per main profile.  Was happily running on 1024 x 768.    Opted to try higher resolution via display settings and screen went into x/y oscillations.  Did emergency shut down - holding down off button.  On rebooting, screen still in x/y oscillations totally unusable.

Any ideas please welcomed on how I can change screen resolution back to 1024 x 768  when I can not use screen.  Can it be done via grub and if so how.  Thank you

Hello everyone i am running Linux Lite 3.2 64bit at the moment but will soon be running Linux Lite 3.4 64bit. Really great distro.

Just wanted to mention that I did a fresh install when LL 3.4 came out this morning. First time this has happened. Installed the OS, rebooted & it didn't install the nVidia 304 legacy driver. Also showed no driver available in the install drivers GUI. First time that ever happened. Just went over to Synaptic & added it manually. So for anyone who has a similar computer. As they say in the Hitchiker's guide - don't panic! Open synaptic, edit < Reload package information. When it's done updating click search < (in the little box put) nvidia & hit enter. Scroll down to find the nvidia driver that best suites your computer. My configuration works best with the 304 driver. As I've mentioned before I will never buy another computer with proprietary drivers, but thank you! to Linux Lite (which works perfectly with this computer) because Windows 10 won't! nVidia classifies my computer as 'old', & I should buy a new one.

Release Announcement

Linux Lite 3.4 Final is now available for download. Linux Lite continues its focus on Security by providing our latest application, Lite Updates Notify. This application is a desktop notification that informs the user of all available updates. You can set Update reminders anywhere from once every hour to once every 3 weeks. Continuing our focus on Security, Lite Welcome has a fresh new look, reminding you after a fresh install of Linux Lite to - Install Updates, Install Drivers and Set a Restore Point. This release also brings 4 new features to Lite Tweaks, Hibernate & Suspend, Login & Logout Options, Manage Save Sessions and zRam. With Hibernate & Suspend, you can select whether or not to show these options on the Logout screen. The Login & Logout Options feature allows the administrator to enable or disable Login & Logout window options. These 2 new features are particularly useful for multi user set ups. zRam is a compressed RAM block device for faster I/O and is perfect for older computers. Also in this release we've included lots of updates to our Lite packages, as well as the usual fixes from the 3.4 Beta.

Presenting Linux Lite 3.4 Final



Lite Updates Notify - A new application for Linux Lite. Lite Updates Notify is a desktop notification that informs the user of all available updates. Menu, Favorites, Install Updates should be run before executing Lite Updates Notify for the first time. A HUGE thank you to Ralphy for his collaboration on this challenging application.

1. Menu, Settings, Lite Updates Notify.



2. Select a notification frequency.



3. When you receive your desktop notification, you will get either of two messages:





This is a notification only. Go to Menu, Favorites, Install Updates if the notification says you have updates to install. This is an optional application, you do not have to use it if you don't want to and it is disabled by default. Please be aware that if there are no Updates, you will only get the 'Your system is up to date' message once, until such a time where Updates become available again.

To set the above Notification theme, go to Menu, Settings, Notifications. Select the theme 'Default'.

16.04.2 Base - Linux Lite 3.4 is based off 16.04.2, however, we do not include the 4.8 kernel Hardware Enablement Stack. The HWE stacks were never meant to be supported for the entire life of the LTS release. In the past, support has been limited between HWE releases. I prefer to offer people the option to switch to one of our custom kernels should you require newer hardware support, not forcefully impose a newer kernel where it is not necessary or where it may drop support for older hardware.

Lite Welcome - Has been improved by recommending people follow a basic 3 step post-install process. Install Updates > Install Drivers > Setting a Restore Point.





Window snapping by default - Dragging windows to the corners and snapping windows which is a feature familiar to Windows users, is now available in Linux Lite 3.4 Thank you to torreydale and others for this suggestion.



Lite Tweaks - Added zRam feature - zRam is a compressed RAM block device for faster I/O. Perfect for older computers. Added Login & Logout Tweaks feature - enable or disable Login window options. Useful for multi user set ups. There will be updates to this feature following the release of 3.4 so look out for that. A huge thank you to Ralphy for these additions.

Hibernate, Suspend

Hide or show these buttons on the Logout screen.

Before:



After:



Login & Logout Options





Login Screen Power Options, before:



Login Screen Power Options, after:



Log Out Screen Options, before:



Log Out Screen Options, after:



Manage Save Session

Show or hide the 'Save session for future logins' feature on the Logout dialogue.

zRam









Joystick support - New in Linux Lite, better support for joysticks.

Netflix - Now natively supported in Firefox. Just go to www.netflix.com (we have already enabled DRM for you).

Changelog:

Kernel 4.4.0-70 (custom kernels are also available via our Repository for versions 3.13 - 4.10)
Firefox 52.0.1
Thunderbird 45.7.0
LibreOffice 5.1.6.2
VLC - 2.2.2
Gimp 2.8.20
Netflix - native support now in Firefox
Lite Help Manual - added how to switch repositories tutorial
Execute bash scripts - double click on bash scripts to run them
Desktop Notifications theme now set to Default
2 new Wallpapers, Fireworks, Waterfalls (community chosen)
Base: 16.04.2

Upgrading

> Menu, Favorites, Install Updates (you must reboot if asked to, otherwise continue to the next step)
> Menu, Settings, Lite Upgrade

Lite Upgrade - What it will do:

- Lite Desktop Widget user display improvement
- New Lite Welcome
- New Lite Tweaks
- New Lite Help Manual
- New Lite Software
- Newest Arc Theme
- New Wallpapers
- Clearer Terminal font
- Desktop Notifications theme now set to Default
- Bug fixes, enhancements
- Back up your existing config files to: /home/user/.llupgradebackup/3.2/

Lite Upgrade - What it won't do:

- Execute bash scripts - double click on bash scripts to run them. Won't be enabled for multi-user setups (only enabled for Admin)
- Windows Snapping. Won't be enabled for multi-user setups (only enabled for Admin)

There is no upgrade path to or from Beta releases.
There is no upgrade path from Series 2 ( 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8 ) to Series 3.

Developer credits for this release - Jerry Bezencon, Ralphy

Downloads:

HTTP:
Download 32bit from here - Linux Lite 3.4 Final 32bit
md5sum: 4cca4626a72c8fe706724c7dbe2b2ca6
Size: 998mb (DVD, USB)

Download 64bit from here - Linux Lite 3.4 Final 64bit
md5sum: b38eb27635bbbeb8473cf43713b2593e
Size: 986mb (DVD, USB)

TORRENTS:
32bit Torrent from here - linux-lite-3.4-32bit.iso.torrent
Hash: 733d2c4108f786f4a3dec66c1f0d2625f045c21d
Size: 998mb (DVD, USB)

64bit Torrent from here - linux-lite-3.4-64bit.iso.torrent
Hash: a683e4157c3f6f2adab5a15b23bb1f4425c91d84
Size: 986mb (DVD, USB)

INTERNATIONAL DOWNLOAD MIRRORS: https://www.linuxliteos.com/mirrors.php

Yumi, Multiboot and other multi-boot applications are not supported.

Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:

Login is automatic, no credentials 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-3.4-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.

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.

[size=2em]Farewell Windows Vista (April 11th, 2017)[/size]





Thank you
Jerry and the team.

Hello, all,

I'm relatively new to Linux, and have been running LinuxLite 3.2 64-bit for about 6 weeks now. It came pre-loaded with Inkscape 0.91. I wanted to upgrade to 0.92 as it's what I use on Windows. Also, I find that the icon for 0.91 is too similar in appearance to other icons (file manager icons for example), so I wanted to get the icon for 0.92 so it's easier to see and I can find it quicker. However, after I upgraded the software via the package manager, everything says it's Inkscape 0.92, but the program menu, favorites, and panel areas still show the old icon. I completely removed all packages, rebooted, and re-installed them, but the result was the same. I checked in my /usr/share/icons folders, and all the inkscape.png files show the new 0.92 icon. Yet somehow it is not displaying that in these areas, so are the icons for the menu and panel stored somewhere else that they need to be replaced manually?