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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #18 on: January 31, 2018, 03:50:56 PM »
 

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Wow! Awesome that it was released a little ahead of schedule! (by hours, but still.) I'd been looking forward to this release for awhile, so had been counting down the days & hours!

Thanks @Jerry for all your work. It's looking great! I did it differently on each of my 2 machines:

1. Did a fresh install on laptop (my secondary machine). It went smoothly. After installation I also made a new user account for my son, who sometimes needs it for homework. It's looking great! He can customize his area without affecting mine.

One thing which confused me a little but not a big deal, is a message when installing via live USB "No caching mode found". Then there was a blank screen. If I'd been new to Linux installations I might have thought something had gone badly wrong, but I knew to just wait and see what happened. Sure enough, everything was fine - so if others happen to see this message on a fresh install from live USB, just wait during the blank screen and it will be OK, the install will happen. I LOVED the gorgeous professional-looking explainer slider screen while the install is going!

The polished appearance of the whole experience was great overall, but slightly marred by the white feather on a yellow background during startup, which I was rather hoping would have been replaced by the new LL wallpaper or something. I'd customized my last setup specifically to replace that, and looks like I'll be repeating the process in 3.8. Still, this is a VERY minor thing and only a matter of personal taste, not a right/wrong thing.

2. Installed via the upgrade path on my main machine. I'd fetched updates first before starting, as recommended.  I didn't set a restore point via Systemback, but I'd backed up my data on external hard drive (my data files are much more important to me than my OS customizations, so I was willing to take the risk of not having a restore point as long as I had data stored externally). In any case it was a moot point: the upgrade worked smoothly and flawlessly.

I did one really dumb thing: I had a LibreOffice file open during the upgrade process /* facepalm moment */. It was my Admin Notes file, because I had been jotting things down in it related to upgrading, but I should really have thought to close that window first. Luckily, after rebooting the new system, LibreOffice was able to detect and repair the corrupted file!! Awesome!! I got all of my Admin Notes back! Everything else was fine, I'd closed other files before starting, so nothing else was affected.

3. Donation sent.

Awesome work Jerry! Thanks for a great distro!
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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2018, 03:44:18 PM »
 

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there's some problem, decided to update 3.8 and got

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Install Updates Error log
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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 ===========

Reading package lists...
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/

hopefully, a temporary thing ...?

This is usually caused by having another update window opened, the drivers modification program opened or any other windows trying to install/remove packages.
Follow Jerry's advice and make sure all programs are 100% closed before upgrading.

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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2018, 03:39:16 PM »
 

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there's some problem, decided to update 3.8 and got

===========================
Install Updates Error log
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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 ===========

Reading package lists...
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/

hopefully, a temporary thing ...?
Copy your post to a Support section and we'll tackle it there. In the meantime, reboot and try again. Make sure nothing else is open when you upgrade.

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Thanks Jerry

- actually I think I can leave it alone now; before taking your advice to re-boot I tried the Updates again and it worked fine , 2 large updates (my browsers) successfully completed!
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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2018, 03:08:47 PM »
 

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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2018, 02:07:19 PM »
 

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Thanks, fresh install and of course everything is ok and i am suprised (pleasantly)that you relesade final version before 
 

Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2018, 01:03:02 PM »
 

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flawless upgrade here.

Thanx to the team and testers!!
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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2018, 10:39:30 AM »
 

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About one minute and 45sec on my big box, most of that reboot time. Excellent. 
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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2018, 09:32:17 AM »
 

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i forgot the make a restore point. But no problems during upgrade. Must think about that point next time.
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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2018, 09:19:02 AM »
 

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seamless upgrade here - hats off to Jerry and the team  8)

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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2018, 08:33:02 AM »
 

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there's some problem, decided to update 3.8 and got

===========================
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 ===========

Reading package lists...
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/

hopefully, a temporary thing ...?
Copy your post to a Support section and we'll tackle it there. In the meantime, reboot and try again. Make sure nothing else is open when you upgrade.

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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2018, 08:22:17 AM »
 

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there's some problem, decided to update 3.8 and got

===========================
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 ===========

Reading package lists...
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/

hopefully, a temporary thing ...?
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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2018, 08:03:18 AM »
 

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Folks, very important that you don't skip over the release announcement if you intend to upgrade. I tested the upgrade until I was blue in the face so it should be perfect.

Don't forget to set a restore point first! The tools are there to help you, use them.

To those who have upgraded seamlessly, high five :)

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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2018, 07:55:37 AM »
 

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Upgraded to Linux Lite 3.8. No problems at all.
Thanks to Jerry and the Team.
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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2018, 07:53:21 AM »
 

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I selected menu>lite upgrade
this told me I am already using latest (3.6)
so >install updates
then lite upgrade to 3.8

As regards the other thread re "early" release & space/time - while it is still today here in the icy wastes of western Europe, it is already tomorrow in New Zealand.

Can't say much yet about the upgrade, except it went faultlessly, my firefox re-opened immediately as usual with all the same tabs open. I see the Welcome Screen, but I don't think I need that as it's an upgrade, I've already got drivers etc., but I'll let you know if any issues arise.

Many thanks to all who worked to bring us this great community-led OS!

As usual my posts are for the recently new like myself, the experts will have all the serious stuff.
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Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Final Released
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2018, 07:09:54 AM »
 

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Three machines upgraded to LL 3.8

Smooth as silk.

Thanks to Jerry and the Team.

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