Linux Lite 3.0 Beta Released

[Jerry]

Fixes and additions:

- Added fix for VBox kernel message at start up.

Run Install Updates to get this fix now. This error should be gone permanently from now until the end of Series 3.

- Added Arc theme to Firefox (for Final release)
- Added default grub background (for Final release)

[Jerry]

@mandoran - I usually allocate 25gb for all my linux VB's.

[mandoran]

I used the 64-bit iso in a Virtual Box and everything looked good, but when installing from the iso in the VB I got an insufficient room error and the install halted. I allocated 10 GB to the VB LL machine - is that not enough?

[Duckeenie]

Boot time is great <10 secs from grub to login screen.

[Jerry]

Folks, how is the boot time on this? I have noticed it is much faster and wondering if systemd has made all the difference here.

[Jerry]

Ok, thanks.

[Duckeenie]

Remove indicator plugin, run 'volti' from the Menu, and reboot. What is the result?

Missing again. Sound still works.

[eightbit]

mate-screensaver requires a ton of mate dependencies, not an option unfortunately. I'm open to other screensaver software suggestions that work with XFCE.

I thought about the dependencies after posting. Unfortunately no, I have no other suggestion for a screensaver option. Xscreensaver v5.34 is pretty decent in my personal opinion and I have been using it since Oct 2015 (when it was released). I personally don't think it looks dated but then again I don't think a lot of "old" things look dated as well

[Jerry]

mate-screensaver requires a ton of mate dependencies, not an option unfortunately. I'm open to other screensaver software suggestions that work with XFCE.

[eightbit]

Xscreensaver - was excluded because of previous conflicts in settings with light locker (many threads on this) and because it has such a dated look. IMO, it needs an overhaul in design and appearance, it needs modernizing to bring it in line with todays gui's that other softwares have.

I was just thinking about this, and maybe the mate-screensaver (gnome-screensaver fork) may be the answer. The GUI is much better than the standard xscreensaver GUI in terms of appearance and is fully compatible with the screensavers from xscreensaver. You could ditch lightlocker entirely and use it instead maybe.

[Jerry]

@firenice03, excellent feedback. Try - http://askubuntu.com/questions/650887/problem-with-wifi-on-kubuntu-15-04-with-realtek-rtl8192cu-usb-dongle for your wifi. TBH, I'd rather hear about bugs than hardware not working on the Beta, hardware issues occur on all operating systems. We need good, reliable software

[Jerry]

Remove indicator plugin, run 'volti' from the Menu, and reboot. What is the result?

[Duckeenie]

@Duckeenie - is Volti still missing from the tray after reboot?

Yeah it was, I had to add the indicator plugin before I could see the volume control.

[firenice03]

@firenice03 - did that wifi device work on 2.8?

It did but may have needed extras.. I installed 3.0 over Mint (formatted) - got an error BUT reinstalled and added grub/boot to sda1 vs where I put originally -  sda7 - this time all OS's boot (some differences)
But the WiFi worked out of the box to a point, kicks between 7/72 Mb/s .. BUT its usable - it will need tweaking..
Still displays as phy0 but usable..

Live USB display was fine - after install had to recreate the X11/xorg.conf file (I had to create/mod in 2. default was 640x480

Differences - No biggie but FYI
Assuming this is 3.0 grub..
Colorful blue "image" background - image has a swirl and debian8 branding
- All 3 OS's layout as they did
When booting into 2.8 - I no longer have the feather but Ubuntu 14.04 with a purple background
3.0 and 2.8 both seem to run normally
I updated 3.0 grub no change
I booted to Windows just long enough to see if it would..

I may see what updating the 2.8 grub yields but..
Again no major issues - just fyi

This is all the 64bit via YUMI (I know its no the preferred - but tried it)
- As I mentioned Win32DiskImager worked (on the 32bit assuming fine for 64)
All downloads and USB creation occurred in Windows - as a newcomer would

UPDATE:
Updates ran (11 found) no issues

[eightbit]

Thanks Jerry. I appreciate the input and hope that compton makes it

As for burning the iso to usb, I have been currently using DDRescue GUI for some time because I have found that it literally burns everything I throw at it correctly. I tried initially creating the usb with Gnome Disks (which works with most distros) but it did not work with LL. So I went back to the tried and true DDRescue GUI and of course it worked fine. It might be something you (and other users) would want to look in to if you are looking for proper bootable usb iso creation. You just have to be careful with the options of course as with any app that is going to overwrite a usb drive. Here is the PPA:

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hamishmb/myppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ddrescue-gui

It has become my defacto tool of choice as unetbootin and others have given me mixed results. I work for a pretty popular USA based company (can't name the name unfortunately) that creates USB flash drives amongst other computer peripherals and part of my job is testing and research. I have some USB flash drives that will burn iso images using the aforementioned tools, and some with different controllers and nand that will fail when using the same applications. DDRescue always works correctly on all devices, and the GUI helps new users unfamiliar with a command line. And...I use the GUI tool admittedly as my fingers are getting old and tired