very new to linux light; after i installed to toshiba tecra r850 i could not update from linux lite repository

i. so i added the apt key with :
       curl -fsSL https://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/l...eyring.gpg  | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/keyrings/linuxlite-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null

       and the entry in /etc/sources.list.d to correspond to that key, then was successful in the apt update; apt upgrade

I am wondering if this is correct ? what would you do ??

ii. i second issue i am having (which may be related to keys) also. I am not able to sync my firefox account ?. In particular i am not receiving the confirmation email from firefox when trying to logon. i get that for almost any other ubuntu i have employed.

Hello. 👋 Good day to you all.

Please help me resolve an issue I'm experiencing with LinuxLite v7.8 on my Lenovo X220 laptop using a live USB. Attached is a screenshot asking for a username and password, even though I've never set one before. Is there a solution?

Screenshot:
1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B3KC2VH...p=drivesdk
2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ql-SifC...p=drivesdk

Thank you very much for your response, and warm regards from Indonesia. 😊

With the release of LL 8.0, the Shift+Ctrl+Escape keyboard shortcut doesn't work.  The System Monitor application in LL 8.0 is now called Lite-System Monitor, so the Command to fix the shortcut has to be changed from /usr/bin/system-monitoring-center to lite-system-monitor.

When I select the "Encrypt system" option during the Partitions portion of the setup, the LL8.0 Calamares installation wizard keeps ending with a "bootloader installation error code 1" error.  After a long process to get beyond that, I was able to boot LL 8.0, but only to a BusyBox v1.37.0 (initramfs) prompt, and I just didn't feel like going through the process to overcome that hurdle.

It appears checking the "Encrypt system" option during the Partitions portion of the setup isn't working as smoothly for LL8.0 as it has in past versions.

How to open

Just so you know.

Lite Tweaks now has Automatic Updates feature.



All other Lite applications received UI enhancements.

Help.  I get this error when trying to update software:

===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Ign:2 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease
Ign:3 http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu disco InRelease
Hit:4 http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu disco Release
Err:6 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable Release
  Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The name in the certificate does not match the expected.  Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 104.90.22.181 443]
Hit:7 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Hit:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Hit:5 https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite emerald InRelease
Reading package lists...
E: The repository 'https://repo.skype.com/deb stable Release' no longer has a Release file.

Hi there. I'm a relatively new user and I'm really enjoying the new goodies (updated kernels, gtk apps, xfce version).

However, I wanted to point out a default behavior that (unless I did something wrong myself) feels a bit reckless: the update appears to have overridden my user's .bashrc. My .bashrc is a symlink to a git repo (a common practice), so this even propagated through my config repo.

In my opinion, system upgrades should only change system files (and leave behind backup copies if they could have been manually modified).

Manual partitioning module of the installer has severe bugs.
It lacks the option to install on /dev/sda1. It shows only /dev/sda.
I need this (manual partitioning) because of the data I have on other partitions I have on the SSD.
If there is /dev/sda1, it ignores the partition, then shows an error window that says that LL requires an EFI partition and sends to the previous step. Which is a dead end.
I used also GPartED to flag the /dev/sda1, but got the same result. The boot partition is (still) invisible to the installer.
I find weird the fact that somehow, in /dev/sda1/ the description says flagged with "boot" so how comes that it ignores it and throws the EFI missing error?!
I suppose that for whatever reason, the combobox that was supposed to have the option to boot from a FAT32 partition (/dev/sda1/) instead of /dev/sda (MBR mode), couldn't be updated accordingly to the partitioning.

There are also errors in getting the time zone (it defaults to USA instead of Europe/Bucharest) but this is kinda minor thing.
It is weird though, since the connection is visible and valid.

As for the previous posts regarding the updates, the updater showed some 150 updates available or so.
Another glitch is that the "Welcome" screen that shows the "Install Now" button, lacks the command behind the button. That is, it does nothing when clicked.
I'll get back if any idea comes in (Upgrade maybe? I still want a clean full install though...).

Best regards!

Hello everyone, I'm very new to Linux Lite but willing to learn. It seem recently the I'm unable to receive software updates. When clicked on Install Updates it indicated that it was fetching the updates then it stopped saying unable to fetch updates. I even tried using terminal but with no luck. Here's what terminal showed:

6/1/26
Log After trying to install ver. 8 of Linux Lite

linuxlite  ~  sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade
[sudo] password for linuxlite: 
Hit:1 http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite galena InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease                      
Hit:3 https://linux.brostrend.com stable InRelease                             
Get:4 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease [1,825 B]        
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease              
Get:6 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb stable InRelease [1,825 B] 
Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease            
Hit:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease             
Hit:9 https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla InRelease                       
Hit:10 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:11 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/quentiu...cer/ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:12 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu noble InRelease
Err:13 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu noble Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 185.125.189.186 443]
Get:14 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [1,214 B]
Get:15 https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [1,214 B]
Reading package lists... Done     
E: The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu noble Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb stable InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'

I look forward to you help at the earliest convenience thanks in advance.