Release Announcement
Linux Lite 2.2 Final is now available for download.
This release is a product of the incredible contributions from both the community and the developers. We've added Backups a very simple to use backup utility, Date & Time, File Search and our newest members to the Linux Lite software family, Lite Cleaner - an easy to use point and click system cleaner and Lite Welcome - greets you on first boot, gives useful information about Linux Lite including Updates, Support and Development, we've also added Light Locker as the new default screen locker. There are also improvements to Install Additional Software, allowing you to choose multiple programs at once to install. There is also 'Check Install Media' that has been added to the Live boot menu and finally, we've added some community created Linux Lite themed wallpapers.
As usual, you still get the latest LibreOffice, VLC, Wine and Gimp.
New Program locations:
Backups - Menu > Accessories > Backups
File Search - Menu > Accessories > File Search
Date & Time - Menu > Settings > Date & Time
Lite Cleaner - Menu > System > Lite Cleaner
Light Locker Settings - Menu > Settings > Light Locker Settings
Linux Lite Welcome - Menu > Settings > Linux Lite Welcome
Other Changes:
New adjustable size mouse theme added.
Added File Roller as the default archive manager.
Added Light Locker.
Added new Login theme.
Clementine added to Install Additional Software.
Create System Report has been converted to GUI.
Added md5sum check to right click menu.
Added libreoffice-gnome to open files on a NAS.
Launchers now use exo-open instead of xdg-open.
Fixed power settings/screensaver conflict.
Mumble has been dropped.
inxi has been added by request.
Wallpaper credits:
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index...opic=872.0
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index...opic=989.0
Screenshots:
![[Image: CboS0Z4.png]](http://i.imgur.com/CboS0Z4.png)
![[Image: J1yfUIG.png]](http://i.imgur.com/J1yfUIG.png)
![[Image: p4HjaFs.png]](http://i.imgur.com/p4HjaFs.png)
![[Image: Zcsa8XS.png]](http://i.imgur.com/Zcsa8XS.png)
![[Image: 2MfmQFT.png]](http://i.imgur.com/2MfmQFT.png)
![[Image: tBATqQF.png]](http://i.imgur.com/tBATqQF.png)
Both of these iso's come in at around 740mb, this means that we are no longer able to fit onto CD. After careful discussion with the community, the overall feeling was that what we offered people in terms of software and function was of greater importance than fitting on a certain media size.
Downloads:
HTTP:
Download 32bit from here - Linux Lite 2.2 32bit
md5sum: 8960b5c0bed2e790dec213235a883cc3
Size: 737mb (DVD, USB)
Download 64bit from here - Linux Lite 2.2 64bit
md5sum: 0b08075d414e402d2493c46bbf0589e5
Size: 738mb (DVD, USB)
TORRENTS:
32bit Torrent from here - linux-lite-2.2-32bit.iso.torrent
Hash: ed69b59d4abe51d9f62f23622017b233fe31208b
Size: 737mb (DVD, USB)
64bit Torrent from here - linux-lite-2.2-64bit.iso.torrent
Hash: 276b707205618000e2cfd80a91762ff637fd3d2e
Size: 738mb (DVD, USB)
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-2.2-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.
There is no upgrade process from one Linux Lite version to the next because of all the in-between modifications. All Ubuntu 32bit kernels these days ship with PAE.
Recommended Hardware/Minimal System requirements:
700 MHz processor+
512 MB RAM+
5 GB of hard-drive space+
VGA capable of 1024x768 screen resolution
Either a DVD drive or a USB port for the iso
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.
Thank you to Misko_2083 and gold_finger for their code contributions and to members of the community for their suggestions and ideas.
Jerry
I noticed by default volume buttons are not set in 2.2. Perhaps this would be beneficial to new users of LL?
XF86AudioRaiseVolume set to amixer set Master 5%+ unmute
XF86AudioLowerVolume set to amixer set Master 5%- unmute
XF86AudioMute set to amixer set Master toggle
I don't have media keys on my keyboard but I could see that being useful out of the box.
This is what I've done so far.
Added: A question to start the process
Progress bar to display messages as the report continues
A question to display the results
Problem is next:
$HOME environment variable prints out /root when the script is run with 'gksudo'
If we have a script
#!/bin/bash
# This script is /usr/scripts/some_script
echo $HOME$ gksudo /usr/scripts/some_script
/rootSo it's saving the report in the '/root' directory
Solution:
Running the script with 'gksudo -k /usr/scripts/systeminfo'
From man gksu
--preserve-env, -k
Preserve the current environments, does not set $HOME nor $PATH,
for example.
Here is the full script:
#!/bin/bash
# Linux Lite System Information Report Tool for Ubuntu based systems
# Dependencies - lshw, dmidecode, hdparm
# Developer - Jerry Bezencon
# Creation Date - Monday 29th April, 2013
# Website - http://www.linuxliteos.com
# Credits - Various people at the Linux Distro Community including but not limited to:
# Armageddon, pdq, pingcasts, preecher, setkeh, Shaggytwodope, Stripe, zoose
DATE=$(date +"%A-%d-%B-%Y-%T")
rm -rf $HOME/systeminfo*
# Script start
if zenity --title="Question" --question text="Click Yes to proceed, No to cancel"; then
# Create file and insert date
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Report Date: "$(date +"%r, %d - %m - %Y") >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
now=$(date +"%r, %d - %m - %Y") >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
# Begin reporting information
(
echo "1"
echo "#This Report may take a while to generate..."
sleep 2
echo "5"
echo "#Collecting Bios & Motherboard Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Bios & Motherboard Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo " BIOS:" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo dmidecode -t 0 >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo " MOTHERBOARD:" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo dmidecode -t 2 >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo dmidecode -t 3 >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "10"
echo "#CPU Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "CPU Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
grep "model name" /proc/cpuinfo >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
lscpu >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "17"
echo "#Collecting Memory Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Memory Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo " RAM SPEED:" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo dmidecode --type 17 | grep -i speed >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo " PHYSICAL RAM DETAILS (one section per ram slot):" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo dmidecode --type 17 >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "25"
echo "#Collecting Graphics Chip Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Graphics Chip Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo lshw -C display >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "40"
echo "#Collecting Sound Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Sound Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
aplay --list-devices >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "45"
echo "#Collecting Hard Drive/SSD Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Hard Drive/SSD Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
df -T >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo " MOUNT:" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
mount >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo " FDISK:" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdc >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo " HDPARM:" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo hdparm -i /dev/sda >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo hdparm -i /dev/sdb >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo hdparm -i /dev/sdc >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "50"
echo "#Collecting Groups Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Groups Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
groups $USER >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "55"
echo "#Collecting PCI Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "PCI Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
lspci >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "60"
echo "#Collecting USB Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "USB Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
lsusb >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "65"
echo "#Collecting Kernel Modules Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Kernel Modules Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
lsmod >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "70"
echo "#Collecting Kernel & OS Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Kernel & Operating System Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
uname -a >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
lsb_release -d >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
lsb_release -i >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
lsb_release -c >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Based on:" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
cat /etc/issue.net >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "75"
echo "#Collecting Network Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Network Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
ifconfig >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
more /etc/network/interfaces >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
sudo lshw -C network >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "80"
echo "#Collecting Environment Variables"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Environment Variables Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
printenv >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "85"
echo "#Collecting Software Information"
sleep 1
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "Software Installed Information" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
dpkg --list >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "End of Report" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "===========================================================" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "" >> $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
echo "#Done"
echo "100"
) | zenity --progress --auto-close --title="system report" --no-cancel
else
exit
fi
# Prompt user to open report
if zenity --title="Question" --question text="Would you like to open the report now?" ; then
xdg-open $HOME/systeminfo-"${DATE}".txt
else
exit 1
fi
exit
I have a 64bit Win 7 - LL2 dual boot set-up on my Asus X71Q laptop.
Within Win 7, downloading the Atheros AR928x wireless network adaptor increased my internet connection speed from 150 Mb/s to 300 Mb/s, which makes a significant difference when downloading larger files. However, on LL2.0, my connection speed is only 150 Mb/s. Is there an Ubuntu version of the AR928x adaptor, that I can download for LL2.0, that will hopefully boost my internet connection speed to around 300 Mb/s? Many thanks for any help.
Kind regards
Mike
I believe the default Terminal that comes with LL 2.0 is LXTerminal. I've got the color settings I want (from Edit -> Preferences -> Style). But I can't figure out how to have the window always open at a given size and at a given location. I read somewhere that almost all stuff like that is handled by conf files but I couldn't find one for the terminal.
Is there an easy way a noob can edit the configuration file to have LXTerminal open at a given size and location?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions/links/etc you can provide. Any and all help is appreciated.
While easy to add it on my own, I'd recommend adding a default Whisker Menu shortcut in the distro.
For others interested, I went to Keyboard settings and in the Applications Shortcuts tab I set the Super key to the command xfce4-popup-whiskermenu. Now I can quickly press Super and begin typing an application name.
Almost daily I encounter a new problem with Linux Lite.
Today I decide to play Christmas music saved on my external hard drive and get the following message:
No suitable decoder module: VLC does not support the audio or video format "undf". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.
Currently installer only gives option for V2.83. This apparently no longer works with IPlayer. It says Version 2.90 is the new version to use. Is there a way to download and install this version with all the necessary dependencies. Tks.
VirtualBoxImages.com has been building and distributing pre-built VirtualBox VDI for over 5 years.
Here is a link to the LinuxLite VMs available for download
LinuxLite VirtualBox VMs
http://virtualboximages.com/LinuxLite+Vi...+Computers
The latest LinuxLite VM
LinuxLite 2.0 64bit
http://virtualboximages.com/LinuxLite+2....a+Computer
Enjoy
I've been working on this for some time.
This script will calculate USB drive Storage Summary
it's convinient for the USB sticks
It will display what type of files you have on your drive/stick and their size in KB and KiB
Save it anywhere you like, make executable, insert your USB Flash drive or drives and wait until they get auto-mounted.
Then start the script.
#!/bin/bash
# store the devices list
list=/tmp/devices
# get a list of devices
devs=`ls -al /dev/disk/by-path/*usb*part* 2>/dev/null | awk '{print($11)}'`
if [[ ${?} != 0 || -z ${devs} ]]
then
zenity --warning --text "No USB Mounted!"
exit
fi
# Check with user to make sure they mounted usb stick, no use wasting time
zenity --question --title="REMEMBER" --text="Make sure your usb disk is mounted\nDo you want to continue?" --ok-label="Yes" || exit
# Initialize list and make sure it is empty
>$list
# Now get the info about our devices and put it in a list
for dev in $devs; do dev="${dev##*\/}";
echo "FALSE" >> $list;
echo -n "$dev" >> $list;
echo " " >> $list;
echo `cat /sys/block/${dev:0:3}/device/vendor 2>/dev/null` >> $list;
echo `cat /sys/block/${dev:0:3}/device/model 2>/dev/null` >> $list;
echo `lsblk 2>/dev/null | grep \`echo -E ${dev}\` |awk '{print($4)}' `B >> $list;
echo `lsblk 2>/dev/null | grep \`echo -E ${dev}\` |cut -c 38- ` >> $list;
echo `lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE 2>/dev/null | grep \`echo -E ${dev}\`| awk '{print($2)}' ` >> $list;
echo `ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/ 2>/dev/null | grep \`echo -E ${dev}\`| awk '{print($9)}' ` >> $list;
done
# clear our array
devfs=()
# read in the array using a line tmp variable. This let's zenity see it line by line
while read -r line
do
devfs+=("$line")
done < /tmp/devices
#Display the main dialog
disktmp=$(zenity --list --text="Select your USB drive from the list and click OK to begin.\nThis will calculate what file types you have on the drive and how much space do they consume.\nThe speed of this process depends on the drive size and on the number of files." --radiolist --width=650 --height=350 --column="Pick" --column="Dev" --column="Vendor" --column="Model" --column="Size" --column="Mount" --column="FS" --column="UUID" "${devfs[@]}" --separator=":")
#Test for cancellation
if [[ ${?} != 0 || -z ${disktmp} ]]
then
exit 0
fi
# Extract device
disk=${disktmp:0:4}
# Start calculating file sizes and convert bytes to human readable
{
echo "#Please wait, this my take a while"
find "$(echo `lsblk 2>/dev/null | grep \`echo -E ${disk}\` |cut -c 38- `)" -type f -exec file -b '{}' \; -printf '%s\n' | awk -F , 'NR%2 {i=$1} NR%2==0 {a[i]+=$1} END {for (i in a) printf("%12u %s\n",a[i],i)}' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' > ~/usbinform
echo "#Calculating File size"
awk '{print $1}' ~/usbinform | awk '{ sum=$1 ; hum[1024**3]="GiB";hum[1024**2]="MiB";hum[1024]="KiB"; for (x=1024**3; x>=1024; x/=1024){ if (sum>=x) { printf "%.2f %s\n",sum/x,hum[x];break } if (sum<1024) {printf sum" bytes\n";break } }}' > ~/usbinform1
awk '{print $1}' ~/usbinform | awk '{ sum=$1 ; hum[1000**3]="GB";hum[1000**2]="MB";hum[1000]="KB"; for (x=1000**3; x>=1000; x/=1000){ if (sum>=x) { printf "%.2f %s\n",sum/x,hum[x];break } if (sum<1000) {printf sum" bytes\n";break } }}' > ~/usbinform2
sed -i 's/\w*.//' ~/usbinform
} | zenity --progress --pulsate --auto-close || exit
# Display results
paste -d'\n' ~/usbinform2 ~/usbinform1 ~/usbinform|zenity --list --title="${disk}" --column="Size" --column="Size KiB" --column="Description" --width=800 --height=650 --ok-label="Save" --cancel-label="OK" --text="Drive ${disk} Storage Summary\n1KB=1000 bytes, 1KiB=1024 bytes"
#Test for cancellation
if [[ ${?} != 0 ]]
then
rm ~/usbinform
rm ~/usbinform1
rm ~/usbinform2
exit 0
fi
#Ask where to save our file
zNewData=$(paste -d'\t' ~/usbinform2 ~/usbinform1 ~/usbinform)
zSavePath=$(echo -n "$(zenity --file-selection --save --confirm-overwrite --filename="USBdrive_summary.txt" --title="Save USB drive info")")
#Test for cancellation
f [[ ${?} != 0 ]]
then
rm ~/usbinform
rm ~/usbinform1
rm ~/usbinform2
exit 0
fi
#save
echo -n "$zNewData" > "$zSavePath"
# Remove temp files
rm ~/usbinform
rm ~/usbinform1
rm ~/usbinform2
exit