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Release Announcements / Linux Lite 7.0 RC1 Released

« Last post by Jerry on Today at 02:43:41 AM »

Release Announcement

Linux Lite 7.0 RC1 is now available for testing.

The theme of this Series is maturity. We've been offering Linux Lite now for 12 years and in that time, have integrated many features as suggested by the community as well as building upon a solid and secure foundation.

See below for release details.

Linux Lite 7.0 Final Codename Galena will be released on 1st June, 2024.

Changes:

Thunar 4.18.8 - Split View

New install slides:

Plus many other tweaks and changes.

Window Theme: Materia
Icon Theme: Papirus
Font: Roboto Regular

How do I know if my Windows PC has UEFI?

In Windows Search, type msinfo or msinfo32 and launch the desktop app named System Information. Look for the BIOS Mode item, and if the value for it is UEFI, then you have the UEFI firmware. If it says BIOS Mode Legacy, then that’s the firmware you’re running.

Secure Boot is supported, but unless you know exactly how to handle it, it is a P.I.T.A. at best so I am going to say...you must disable Secure Boot to enable stress free computing.

Some helpful snippets from the latest Help Manual:

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md5sum linux-lite-7.0-rc1-64bit.iso
MD5SUM: e07f18c06a7f5a05700df4dfb4c61940

Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.

Checking the SHA256 of the Linux Lite ISO:

Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:

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sha256sum linux-lite-7.0-rc1-64bit.iso
SHA256: c4abd9e280d7ed71e3266af129a8501d7c3c5e05c8301fe87fd36e5028b4e64e

Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.

TORRENT (Fastest way to download the RC)

https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/7.0/rc1/linux-lite-7.0-rc1-64bit.iso.torrent/download

64bit Torrent from here - linux-lite-7.0-rc1-64bit.iso.torrent
Hash: a14a87546b798b00fdad3d15bb152b5848f5cfb1
Size: 2.7Gb (DVD, USB)

Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:

Login is automatic, no credentials are required. The image can be written to a 4gb or larger USB stick, or a writable DVD. Alternatively, you can use the dd command: sudo dd if=linux-lite-7.0-rc1-64bit.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.

A good, simple point and click USB ISO burner is https://www.balena.io/etcher/ or https://rufus.ie/
In our testing, Etcher and Rufus (for Windows only) have proven to be the most reliable. Etcher is available for Mac, Windows & Linux.

If the screen locks during Live mode, type linux into the user box and click on the Login button (no password required)

Minimum Recommended Specs:
1Ghz processor
768mb ram
8gb HDD/SD
VGA screen capable of 1024x768 resolution
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

Preferred Specs:
1.5GHz processor+
1024mb ram+
20gb HDD/SSD+
VGA, DVI or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution+
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

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.

As this is a RC release, there are bound to be bugs etc. Please help make the final stable for other people by participating in this RC. Please report any bugs and feedback in this thread.

Thank you

Jerry and the team.

Installing Linux Lite / Re: re-Which 32 bit version?

« Last post by LL-user on Today at 12:46:19 AM »

Hey Jesse,

Sadly but understandably (due to workload for Jerry and team) there is no 32-bit version of LL anymore that receives security updates.

I strongly recommend against installing an old 32-bit LL version, esp. if the machine will be connected to the internet.

You might want to have a look at these alternatives:
https://mxlinux.org
https://antixlinux.com

Hope that helps

Installing Linux Lite / re-Which 32 bit version?

« Last post by Jesse Bassett on May 06, 2024, 03:58:03 PM »

Hey guys,
I own a Dell Inspiron 6000 machine which is 32 bit only. What version of LL would work well on this? Its only a side project of mine that I wish to undertake. Any guidance is appreciated.

On Topic / Re: Lite Tweaks issue

« Last post by Şerban S. on May 06, 2024, 12:28:26 PM »

Lite Tweaks issue

Tested Today (06-05-2024)
[L06-05-2024 ora 13:20]
I ran today the updater:
The following packages will be upgraded:
distro-info-data
Procedure went smooth. Nothing seems wrong, so far (13:20, GMT+3)
The only issue with Lite Tweaks, is the same old one, relate to the Kernel Removal section.
The removal program, looks like exiting with some unknown error and breaks the program at the point of removing the initial kernel (5.15.0-86 I guess). I belive that is somehow GRUB related. Maybe there is some kind of built-in safeguard that somehow leads to this result.
You can reproduce this, running multiple times the same removal procedure, with or without restarting (cold boot).

Lite Tweaks Config
I ran the App with the following configuration: Autoremove Packages; Kernel Remover; Log Archives; Package Cache; SystemD Log Cleaner;
Except for the Kernel Remover, the rest of the options are pretty much the same everytime I do some cleaning for whatever reason.
At first run, the kernel list is: “linux-image-unsigned-5.15.0-82-generic”.
My current kernel is “linux-image-5.15.0-89-lowlatency” and the specification is “5.15.0-89.99 Signed kernel image lowlatency”.
At SECOND run, (after rebooting!) the kernel list is: “linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic”. Says “Successfully…”.

At THIRD run, (after the second reboot!) the kernel list is: “linux-image-unsigned-5.15.0-82-generic”. Says, again (!!!) “Successfully…”.
This goes on and on, indefinitely. I tested once a number of eight reboots then gave it up.
I even removed the said kernels manually until searching returned an empty string, yet, this weird thing gets back.
[L06-05-2024 ora 14:20]
After one hour from the update, still nothing suspect.
I’ll probably publish this and eventually, update it after some hours (days) of uptime and some “heavy weigths lifting”: Audio work (JACK, QTractor & the like). At this moment, all looks good.

After 5 hours...[/color]
[L06-05-2024 ora 18:40]
As I said above, I did some demanding tasks: I’ve been working on a track for an album.
After closing the Audio Session, I ran again Lite Tweaks: Kernel Remover; Package Cache; SystemD Log Cleaner.
Kernel Remover: the kernel list is: “linux-image-5.15.0-82-generic”.
So, as I said above, in fact, it did nothing although it reported “Successfully…”.
As for the rest of tasks, still OK.
Given the fact that the system was changed from the default installation (another kernel, JACK + some other pro-audio Apps), I guess that if it were to crush for a reason residing inside the system installation, this should be somehow “visible”.

Best regards, Șerban.

On Topic / Re: Lite Tweaks issue

« Last post by Jerry on May 05, 2024, 09:51:40 PM »

Thanks for that. Perhaps we'll catch something in the RC release - hope not

On Topic / Re: Lite Tweaks issue

« Last post by bonnevie on May 05, 2024, 07:28:00 PM »

Same as TC and Stevef, no problem with any of Lite Tweaks options on my updated 6.6 VM

On Topic / Re: Lite Tweaks issue

« Last post by Jerry on May 05, 2024, 06:46:54 PM »

Thanks TC.

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On Topic / Re: Lite Tweaks issue

« Last post by trinidad on May 05, 2024, 07:05:57 AM »

6.6 fully updated here on my main machine and Lite Tweaks works fine. The only thing I can think of (heard something about file permissions or security updates to Chrome that borked some distro specific stuff somewhere) which wouldn't affect my machine because I have Chrome removed. I'll test the other two (both 6.6) and get back to you. Odd. I use Lite Tweaks regularly.

Okay. Tested my second machine on hardware. Latest update: cpio, less, and Linux firmware. Lite Tweaks works fine after update. Cleaned package cache and logs no problem.

Okay updated LL6.6 running in MS hyper-v. Same set of updates plus MS Edge stable update. Lite Tweaks worked fine after update. Cleaned package cache and logs no problem.

Maybe restart Chrome and reset it as default browser?
TC

On Topic / Re: Lite Tweaks issue

« Last post by Jerry on May 05, 2024, 03:29:13 AM »

It's odd. No matter what I choose, nothing works on both 6.6 and 7.0 (rc1).

On Topic / Re: Lite Tweaks issue

« Last post by stevef on May 05, 2024, 03:00:39 AM »

No problem apparent on a couple of systems (5.8 and 6.6)
The 5.8 system is fully updated and upgraded, while the 6.6 system reports distro-info-data kept back.

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