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  Kernel & LibreOffice packages held back during upgrades
Posted by: Kirkx - 08-10-2014, 10:45 AM - Forum: Installing Software - Replies (6)

When I run:

Code:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

the kernel and LibreOffice are never updated:

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As a result LL kernel is still 3.13.0-24, while Xubuntu on another partition is running on kernel 3.13.0.32. At the same time LL's underlying Ubuntu version has apparently been upgraded from 14.04 to 14.04.1. Is this by design or do I have some settings mixed up?

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Here are my repository settings:

1) http://i.imgur.com/hbrC2n6.png

2)
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  Seamonkey
Posted by: paul59 - 08-09-2014, 12:55 PM - Forum: Installing Software - Replies (6)

I downloaded the latest Seamonkey but it complains about a missing file when trying to start it:

Code:
error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I installed libstdc++6 (and the dev files just in case) but the error remains. I can't find the specified file on my system and can't find a fix via Google.... any suggestions please?


Paul

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  Add google search to your menu
Posted by: paul59 - 08-09-2014, 09:19 AM - Forum: Tutorials - Replies (1)

Just a quick way to add a google search without first opening a browser.

Right-click main menu button and choose 'Properties'
Select the 'Search Actions' tab
Click the '+' button marked '1' in the screenshot
Fill in the details at '2' in the screenshot.

The last line is only partly visible, in full it should read:

Code:
exo-open --launch WebBrowser http://www.google.com/#q=%u

To use this search function open your menu and type %g followed by your search term and hit enter. You can add a space for clarity after %g if you like, for example:

Code:
%g linux lite

Paul

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  Whisker menu search actions
Posted by: paul59 - 08-09-2014, 08:54 AM - Forum: Other - Replies (3)

Wikipedia search works fine but I can't get '#' man pages or '!' run in terminal to work. I've tried using various terminal 'names' instead of Terminal Emulator, removing the string that gets passed, enclosing various parts in single/double quotes and passing the -e option for execute.

Do these searches work for other people? If so any chance you can post your command string just to check against mine?

Paul

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  Terminal Confusion
Posted by: paul59 - 08-09-2014, 08:48 AM - Forum: Suggestions and Feedback - Replies (3)

I'm happy enough using the terminal (having started with DOS) even though my knowledge of the 'command set' is not very broad. That said, I find the different terminals and way they are referred to somewhat bewildering. For example:

I open a terminal using the default ctrl+alt+t and a get an instance of lxterminal with a 'Command Line' title bar.

I decided to change mine to just say 'Terminal' by editing the shortcut and see it is referred to as TerminalEmulator which I believe is the xfce reference to the default program for this task, like 'WebBrowser'.

However, if I execute 'x-terminal-emulator' from the terminal i just opened I get another instance of lxterminal, with window title lxterminal.

If I execute lxterm I get an instance of 'uxterm' which looks like the 'raw' xterminal.

All very confusing (at least to me!) and I wonder if things couldn't be tidied up somehow?

Paul

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  Triple screen setup using NVIDIA and ATI VGAs [Help needed]
Posted by: sonic - 08-08-2014, 04:47 PM - Forum: Video Cards - Replies (2)

I create this thread to ask if there is possibility for a triple screen setup with Linux Lite.

I bought recently a PCI graphics card, ATI Radeon 9200, to accompany my NVIDIA GeForce 210 which is placed at a PCIe x16 slot. The PCI card was tested alone to see if it works properly, which it does but when I place both of them onboard, I can't use them both. I searched and found that is viable but a bit tricky to setup. The main problem is the proprietary drivers that may conflict with each other.

By the way, all this testing caused the bug at the login screen when using Linux Lite 1.0.8. (I didn't installed any driver for the ATI card. It worked with a generic one.)

The last I tried was to change from what VGA the PC will boot. PCI or PEG (PCIe). When I choose PEG only the NVIDIA seems to work all the way. When I choose PCI, it boots with PCI, at some point all the screens work (not just connected, the light at the respective buttons indicates that they show something) even those at the NVIDIA adapter but before the login screen show up the monitor that is connected to the ATI card (PCI) "goes to sleep".

I didn't tried to install a proprietary driver but I don't think that's the case because when I'm going to see the monitors setup at the Settings > Display, appear only 2, those of the NVIDIA adapter.

At the moment I connected it on the motherboard and booted with the PEG setting, but all screens worked only on boot procedure. When login screen appears, the monitor attached to ATI stops showing something and "goes to sleep" once again.

Any idea appreciated. Thanks in advance.


*****From the system report*****

Code:
===========================================================
Graphics Chip Information
===========================================================

  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: GT218 [GeForce 210]
       vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       version: a2
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
       resources: irq:45 memory:f8000000-f8ffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:d0000000-d1ffffff ioport:b000(size=128) memory:d2000000-d207ffff
  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: RV250/M9 GL [Mobility FireGL 9000/Radeon 9000]
       vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
       physical id: 1
       bus info: pci@0000:04:01.0
       version: 02
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=radeon latency=32 mingnt=8
       resources: irq:19 memory:e0000000-efffffff ioport:d000(size=256) memory:f7000000-f700ffff memory:f6000000-f601ffff


===========================================================
PCI Information
===========================================================

[...]
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] (rev a2)
04:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV250/M9 GL [Mobility FireGL 9000/Radeon 9000] (rev 02)[...]


**EDIT**: After some testing I realised that the proprietary driver is the cause of not detecting the 3rd monitor. I switched to Nouveau driver to get all of them to work. But when trying to configure them from the "Display" most of the times the PC freezes or the 3rd monitor (attached to ATI) get messed up (the screen goes crazy Tongue ).

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  RE: New Flash Drive Threat, No Cure?
Posted by: mannshands - 08-08-2014, 03:25 PM - Forum: Hard Drives and SSDs - Replies (2)

Hi,
I see Ask Bob Rankin has sent out an alert. There is a new USB threat involving Flash drives having infected firmware that can not be scanned for! They are suggesting you toss any Flash drives that have ever been plugged into a public computer! What is this gonna do to the Live Distro on a stick and portable programs market?
http://askbobrankin.com/alert_serious_se...0UHn7uP6SL

Do Linux users need to be concerned?

Thanks
mannshands

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  [SOLVED] Radeon HD 4xxxx
Posted by: tompa - 08-08-2014, 01:18 PM - Forum: Video Cards - Replies (4)

Hi!

What driver should be used for this card?

Code:
product: RV710/M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4530/4570/545v]
 

Have tried Catalyst 13.1 but got this message.
Code:
Check if system has the tools required for installation.
fglrx installation requires that the system have kernel headers.  /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/build/include/linux/version.h cannot be found on this system.
One or more tools required for installation cannot be found on the system. Install the required tools before installing the fglrx driver.
Optionally, run the installer with --force option to install without the tools.
Forcing install will disable AMD hardware acceleration and may make your system unstable. Not recommended.
 

Any help would be much appreciated!
/tompa

Edit: No additional drivers are found under "Additional Drivers".

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  LibreOffice crash
Posted by: Coastie - 08-08-2014, 01:06 PM - Forum: On Topic - Replies (2)

I am having a problem with LibreOffice crashing. Yesterday, I opened a MS spreadsheet with LibreOffice. I tried to save it as a xls spreadsheet but it crashed. I e-mailed the spreadsheet to save on my Mac and deleted it on my LL computer. Now when I try to open LibreOffice (any program in it), it offers to recover the document but can't. When I click "Finish" it just closes and will not continue on to open the program.

I would just uninstall then reinstall with Synaptic but the most recent updates say it is holding back some LibreOffice updates. There must be a good reason to hold back those updates.

So how should I solve this problem?  :-\

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  Install Updates: how to keep the terminal open
Posted by: Kirkx - 08-08-2014, 11:11 AM - Forum: Tutorials - No Replies

When you run Install Updates command it opens the terminal, runs the update script and then closes the terminal:

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How to prevent the terminal from closing? I have modified the command and it seems to be working ok but I would appreciate confirmation that my code is ok:

Original command:

Code:
x-terminal-emulator --geometry=95x25 -t "Linux Lite Updates" -e /usr/scripts/updates

Modified command (the terminal remains open):

Code:
x-terminal-emulator --geometry=95x25 -t "Linux Lite Updates" -e "bash -c /usr/scripts/updates;bash"

In addition I commented out the last line in the "updates" script itself, I'm not sure if it's really necessary:

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