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Posted by: oxo42
12-16-2015, 05:40 PM
Forum: Installing Software
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Hi all,

        I have a boot-up problem !  but before I give details I would like to ask a question ( it may save lots of time )

Is it possible to Dual Boot with 2 different Linux O.S.

                    Thanks.



Posted by: avj
12-16-2015, 05:13 PM
Forum: Tutorials
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I have been looking for a while for a utility to view extra information from different file types. Things like copyright, version, size information in jpeg files, and found many utility programs that would view one type of file or another, but not several different types.  Today I found what I was looking for and thought I would share it with the community.  For this custom action to work you have to install a package named "libimage-exiftool-perl". Then create a new thunar custom action:

Open file manager by clicking the home folder icon on the panel.  From the file manager menu select "Edit", then click on "Configure custom actions", click the "+" icon on the right to add a new custom action fill the fields with the info below.

NAME: File Information

DESCRIPTION: Display extra file information.

COMMAND: exiftool %f | zenity --width=640 --height=480  --text-info --title="File Information"

On the "Appearance Conditions tab check all boxes except Directories, and then click "OK".

This will give a right click menu item in the file manager to view extra info on many different file types including windows .exe .dll files.

Hopefully this will be helpful to others looking for this information.
Maybe this could be added to LL if enough people find it useful.  Smile



Posted by: EDS
12-15-2015, 08:35 PM
Forum: Installing Software
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Linux Lite is not listed as an HP distro option for new printer install.  Can I click an alternative "Distro" box??



Posted by: tomt
12-14-2015, 09:55 PM
Forum: On Topic
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Jerry need to update latest clam av in repository. Can download and install but it is always better to do it through synoptic package manager. Thanks, and thanks for a great distro.

      www.clamav.net/download.html



Posted by: EDS
12-14-2015, 08:53 PM
Forum: Printing and Scanning
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How do I access/attach my wireless HP 8610 all in one network printer to my Ethernet Only desktop??  My hp tool will not find the device.



Posted by: EDS
12-14-2015, 07:38 PM
Forum: Network
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Love Linux Lite.  Just wiped another XP machine and loaded LL.  I am not sure if this Dell Vostro 220s has a wireless card or not. I do have ethernet.  How can I find out if there is an internal card or not??



Posted by: Wirezfree
12-14-2015, 04:27 PM
Forum: On Topic
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For information:


I installed Systemback on a new LL2.8 build.
I needed kernel 4.2.0 kernel to fix CPU errors.
Part of the build was to add Systemback.

The "Restore Point" works fine, but "Create Live" is not available.
I found this post on Systemback Launchpad

So I have a post active now for similar issue
I do not see in the repository straight packages for "unionfs" or "aufs"
only some similar named packages.




Posted by: free_fred
12-14-2015, 03:29 PM
Forum: Introductions
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been thinking about the move to Linux for yrs. then i found LinuxLite. no-brainer. good bye winders, no going back. really like this distro. still getting used to the terminology, making headway. yea old people!



Posted by: kjacobs
12-14-2015, 06:09 AM
Forum: Scripting and Bash
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OK.....so I am trying to automate a weekly backup of my home folder. I did try the built in backup option in LL, but simply do not like the tons of zip files created during backup. I really only want mirror copies of the home folder on my NAS.

I installed grsync to setup the backup......and the backup works fine. I then created a backup.sh file to run the grsync backup session, made it executable, and tested it......it works fine as well.

Now I tried to add the script to a crontab job......this is where it all fails. I cannot get the file to run at all. I have tried MANY options.....I have added the path to the script to crontab.....tried adding the path in the script.......tried copying the script to the /bin folder.......tried standing on one foot while patting my head. I simply cannot get the file to launch using crontab. I have spent a number of hours looking up the correct formatting on google to get this right and it still fails to run.

I also tried installing gnome-scheduler to do this in a gui and it fails to run as well. Soooooo, what in the world am I missing to get this function to run automagically????

Any help would be great......thanks.