I am not a Linux dev (haven't coded since I was 17) but I do have some Idea's which I would like this community to think about. I am going to throw these idea's out there and explain my reasons. I am hopeful that this will be a thought provoking thread about the future of Operating systems in general and Linux in particular.

There is a lot of talk about desk top OS's being dead as more and more people begin to use their smart phones as their primary computer. Frankly I call BS on that. Desktop computing is just too useful to ever truly disappear. The idea behind the ubuntu edge was great but there were several flaws in the execution. It's the same flaws I see in the development of any phone OS made by the Canonical team. I want to make it clear that I am not criticizing the Ubuntu OS. It is by far the best Linux distro out there and has done a lot of work in bringing more users into the Linux world.

The flaw the Ubuntu team has is that it doesn't do outreach very well. Ubuntu is not the only one that has this problem. For me what makes this so tragic is that Ubuntu lead the way in providing ease of use for new users. There is however a lot more that can be done in this department and has been for some time.

I am not just referring to the OS itself. The problem runs much deeper. What I have see is people become so focused on providing the latest OS with all the bells and whistles that the other software ends up falling short.

In my opinion (which is worth what you pay for it) what we the Linux community needs (both dev's and users) is a long term stable platform which can be built on long term. Operating systems are a decade behind where they should be by now. I am not just referring to Linux but Window's and Apple as well. The one exception to this seems to be Chrome.

What does the average user do on a desktop or laptop?
1) Search the web
2) Check Email
3) Watch video's
4) Visit Facebook
5) visit other social media
6) Play online games (candycrush)

Sure users sometimes use spreadsheets or word processors but that's mostly students.

More and more people's daily lives are migrating off of their hard-drives and onto the cloud. This is where Chrome get's it right. Where Chrome get's it wrong is in not protecting the user. Skynet I mean google is all about invading peoples privacy so it can make money by selling ad space. This means they need to collect all the meta data they can. Gmail, google docs, everything the company offers is all about collecting information on the user.

What the world needs is an OS which is conscious of the fact that we are living more and more in the cloud, and which gives the user control over their data. There is a high demand for a Lite simple and secure OS with a grandma just button. Not "Just" and then 47 lines of code.

There are a lot of new and old technologies that need to be brought together and made to run under the hood.

For example why isn't there an email client which natively uses PGP without the user being aware of it? Honest question. How many hours would it take to create a web-based email client that queried "does such and such have a PGP key?" if yes employ it if no then don't. Messages wouldn't need to be stored on the web client as it's only a gate way.

The same goes for uploading files to any and all cloud services. Encryption should be done automatically in the browser. The user could then share a second level key with other users they wanted to view any content. Such second level key's would allow the user to view but not modify files.

More and more the web-browser is the operating system. I would argue that this is dangerously so right now.

The future of the Net is decentralization. The operating system which will own the future is the operating system which is first to market on something like a MaidSafe.org or Storj.io infrastructure, and which is easy to use. People don't want megacorps holding their personal data. Right now they don't have an alternative.

I would love to see an Linux operating system which focused on browser based computing and security. I would be willing to pay to see something like this developed and I personally know many people who would be willing to do the same in order to see an Anti-NSA OS. Please consider what I have said. I want to see a strong Free and OpenSource OS which can take over the world and I am not seeing anyone working on it.

Having just finished reading this article - http://www.ubunauts.ca/openshots-develop...crowdfund/ I have lost confidence in Openshot. We currently offer this program through Lite Software.

If you have experience on video editing in linux, I'd like to hear your suggestions for a replacement for Openshot. I chose Openshot for its clean interface, ease of use and similarity to Windows Movie Maker. So any suggestions should only reflect these qualities.

Thank you

Is there anyone here who knows anything about TimeShift and can recommend it.

http://www.teejeetech.in/p/timeshift.html

http://www.unixmen.com/timeshift-restore...ous-state/

TimeShift is a application that provides functionality similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and the Time Machine tool in Mac OS.

I received a news article by RSS a few days ago about a new security vulnerability in Ubuntu which allowed someone to gain access to your PC. Since then I have been looking for a security update. (I check Install Updates at least once a day.) Since reading this article, I have not been offered a security update. There was a link in the article to Ubuntu which offered a link to the update. I did not use it because I thought I would get it the usual way in a few days.

Was the article out of date and we already have that update or should I have gotten the patch from the Ubuntu website or just be patient until it is offered the usual way?

(I know my paranoia is showing. :-[  It comes from too many years using Windows and being abandoned by Apple support because I have an iMac PPC* instead of an Intel  Mac.)

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This topic has been moved to [Installing Linux Lite] section by gold_finger.

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This is a neat feature in Firefox which allows you to search using keywords.
If I want to search for nvidia. I just type in ll nvidia in the url bar and I get the results.
[img height=168 width=614]http://i.imgur.com/W8bMbyg.png[/img]

Open this url: https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index...ion=search
Right-click On the search bar and select Add a Keyword for this Search
[img height=225 width=728]http://i.imgur.com/mp4GZXe.png[/img]
When a dialog opens set change the name to:
Search Linux Lite Forums
Now, set the Keyword to LL or ll or anything you like. I thing it should be simple, for example two letters.
ll
Leave the Folder as it is (Bookmarks Menu) because you don't need it in the toolbar.
Click Save.
Now when you type 'll nvidia' and press enter in the url bar you will automatically search the forum.
ll nvidia
ll jerry

This can be done with google,yahoo, etc. I've set gg for google and yy for yahoo.
https://www.yahoo.com/
https://www.google.com/

Really enjoying Linux Lite. I have been using it for about a year now and first installed it, because I was looking for an easy system that would work well for an elderly friend. I liked Linux Lite so much that I kept it and I have also installed it on 4 friends computers, and all of them have had a very good experience with it.

I have been a Linux user for more than 10 years, and my first really successful system was Debian. I moved to Linux not long after Windows XP arrived and I found it was too much of a resource hog on my Windows ME vintage computer that I bought in Jan 2001. Thanks to various Linux systems that computer was in regular use until only a couple of months ago, but I have finally pensioned it off because the Power button is now so worn that it is difficult to start! My current computer is about 6 years old and I was using Archlinux as my primary system until falling in love with Linux Lite!

I find Virtual Box an invaluable tool. When helping friends with sick Windows computers I would run Windows XP (my legit paid for copy!) in Virtual Box to help me think of solutions. I run the 64 bit version of Linux Lite, but I also run a 32 bit install of Archlinux in Virtual Box so that I can use a "problem" glaze software programme that needs some 32 bit libraries that Ubuntu don't have any more.

I also use Wine for Il2 Sturmovik 1946 (a wonderful flight sim), and have wine happily running a 32 bit environment for this game. Very clever of wine to be able to do that on a 64 bit system I think!

I am really impressed with the usability of Linux Lite. I like it that Libreoffice, Wine, and Gimp are kept up to date. Xfce is also really nicely presented by this distro. Some wrongly claim that this is simply a rebranded xubuntu, but Linux Lite works so much better for me, and I like the default selection of applications better too.

Sincere Thanks to all of you who make Linux Lite possible.

Hey, yeah i'm having a problem with the XFCE Power Manager.

Under the settings Monitor: "Put display to sleep when computer is inactive for" and "Switch off display when computer is inactive for"

I have them both set to never but the laptop screen/display still goes off after 10 minutes, if the laptop hasn't been touch. If I set it to 1 minute, it works fine it switches off after 1 minute  but if i set them both to never or 60 minutes then the laptop screen/display still switches off after 10 minutes.

It's very annoying when watching a video on youtube or a movie and then the screen/display goes off and i have to move the mouse to turn the display back on.

If anyone could help thanks.

Hi... After much searching, can't find info on how to transfer without losing LL setup.

Have LL iso boot disk.

Know how to do the install on desktop, but need to know how to move LL setup from laptop.

Please point me to article / blog / thread (if there is one)... or advise.

Thanks, Lester

Hello there!

I'm using a Microsoft Wireless 2000 Keyboard and noticed, that the Music Buttons on top doesn't seem to work with Tomahawk or Rythmbox.
Is it possible to activate this feature?