I have just joined the forum so I hope this is the right section to use.  Recently I installed LL on my laptop, which is a test computer. (I have a desk top as my main work computer.) Just a couple of comments.

As I was installing, the program correctly recognised that I live in the UK. Great. However, in use, I found that the date format was not as expected. So I checked and found that the locale had been  set up for the US. I had to change it to GB. Odd. Then, of course, in Orage the first day of the week became Monday. I like my weeks in any calendar to start on a Sunday, so I had to sort that out.

Also, I prefer the xfce-terminal rather than the default Lxde one. I looked through synaptic but it was not there. So I ran all the updates, which took quite a while. Then when I searched again the xfce-terminal was now in the synaptic list, so I was able to install it. Odd again.

These are just comments, not complaints. I have spent a lot of time since, installing extra programs and configuring the desktop. So far everything is great. Many thanks for all the hard work.  LL may well finish up as my main distro.

I made a video of LL in virtualbox, showing the live run and install, as an example of what it may look like on a dvd for new users.

I made the audio intro (5 seconds) and outro (33 seconds)  using Audacity. (check them out), if anyone wants to use them, that is okay, if you need the files of audio let me know.
Video edited using Openshot, it was my first time using Openshot and Simple ScreenRecorder so hope it turned out okay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImD9C5wilk

I installed LinuxLite 3.0 on to a separate powered external hard drive connected to a Toshiba C660 laptop running Windows 10.
The Linuxlite was upgraded to 3.2 using Menu->System->Lite Software

Using info from the online manual ->customize:-
Menu->Settings->Sessions and Startup does not list the expected Lite Desktop Widget to tick.
(The expected Compton is also missing)

How do I add this to the list so the widget can be activated?

Thanks

Apologies for posting this in the wrong forum. New to Linux and Forums. Should have been in Software - Support >> Other

Name is Barnaby. I have recently installed Lite 3.2 on my laptop. I also have a desk top computer which is running Xubuntu 16.04. I have been using Linux exclusively for the last 16 years, so not a beginner. I have seen so many good reports about Lite that I decided to have a look. My wife and daughter also use Xubuntu, version 14.04. (Windows is not allowed in this house.) Since they will need to be upgraded soon I plan to test Lite to see if it would be a good idea to move them over. Xfce is my favourite desktop manager so that should be a help.

I have a couple of comments about the install, but perhaps I should send that to a different section.

THIS post, (yes this one) is my 1000th post!  To commemorate it, I am increasing my donation total to $1000.00 USD. 

Now I'm off to plan what to do when my reputation score hits 1000.

Terminal : Free readout
inuxlite@linuxlite-HP-Compaq-dc7700p-Ultra-slim-Desktop:~$
linuxlite@linuxlite-HP-Compaq-dc7700p-Ultra-slim-Desktop:~$ free
            total      used      free    shared    buffers    cached
Mem:      3094220    1245376    1848844      48432      96776    845920
-/+ buffers/cache:    302680    2791540
Swap:      3135484          0    3135484
linuxlite@linuxlite-HP-Compaq-dc7700p-Ultra-slim-Desktop:~$

Running LL2.8 32bit 3 GB RAM  (3 x 1 GB)  Standard config;  LAN connected.  Intel Dual core 6300 CPU  1.86 GHz

CPU capable of 64 bit - Maximum RAM  ( Bios) 3 x 2GB.  Video card  shares existing memory

Standard office use - Not gamer.  Some video viewing.  SKYPE

QUESTION

With Ubuntu threatening 32 bit demise what are my most cost effective options?
a) changing to 64 bit , utilising existing RAM -  will I run into  low memory availability issues.
b) Bite the bullet and buy 3 x 2gb sticks RAM (Ebay)

Option b) is virtually the same cost as the residual value of the HP DC7700p 

TIA.

My wife has migrated from a Chromebook, and liked the feature they had of the function keys having by default the functions such as volume up and down, screen contrast up and down, etc. rather than having to hit the Fn key at the bottom of the keyboard, hold it down, and then hit the F5 or F6 key.

Is there some way of making Linux Lite automatically add the Fn key by default when you hit F1 through F12?

The top 2 picks from the community will go into 3.4 Final.
Please pick your 2 favorite wallpapers.
Poll expires 16th March.

Thank you.

Mosque:



Fireworks:



Waterfalls:



Cave:



Gaming - Steam Logo:



Orion Nebula:

Hello All,

I've just done an install from a Systemback image of my LL-2.8 system on the same hardware it was created on.
For some reason now when I plug in any external USB drive or mount an internal drive they open with Geany  :o
I'm guessing it's probably something simple that's been messed up by Systemback, but I have no idea what or even what to look for to fix it.

If I Open as Administrator from the Desktop or any folder, then navigate to the drives I can view all the files on the drives, copy, paste, delete etc..
I've chown-ed them to my user which did change ownership but I still can't access them from my user account, every time I try Geany opens with the drive's UUID or label as it's title.
Cannot change the permissions of any internal partitions, it appears to do so but they remain as root ownership.

Used Systemback a few times now without issues, on both EXT4 & BTRFS filesystems, this time it's BTRFS for sda1 & sda3, swap is sda2.

Never seen anything like this before and have no idea where to even start searching for a solution, hopefully without having to start from scratch with a clean install.
Was wondering if anyone's seen something like this or perhaps knows of a fix?

Thanks


EDIT: the rest of the install seems to work fine so far, programs work as expected, settings all kept etc. etc..

Hi to All,
I installed the Linux lite 3.2., and then I installed Skype, version 4.3.0.37-0ubunt0.12.04.1, from "Lite software".
After that, i tried to run Skype, by clicking on the icon of Skype, I waited for six to seven minutes. There was not been any signs of connecting on Skype.
It happened same with Team Viewer. 

Does anyone know what a problem is?