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    Thread: LinuxLite 6.0 snap-free?
Post: Re: LinuxLite 6.0 snap-free?

Jerry link Wrote: (04-14-2023, 12:44 AM) -- [quote author=plasticman link=topic=8825.msg60485#msg60485 date=1681432702] Thank you for removing snaps. I just installed on my old Lenovo 131 very please...
timbuck2 Suggestions and Feedback 7 27,663 07-08-2023, 03:37 AM
    Thread: Help!! Update just broke my system!!
Post: Re: Help!! Update just broke my system!!

5 hours later...system back in order.  :banghead But had to timeshift back a couple of days.  Afraid to uninstall the nvidia drivers since changing to the nouveau ones screwed everything up.  Not gon...
timbuck2 Other 3 6,936 06-30-2023, 09:22 PM
    Thread: Help!! Update just broke my system!!
Post: Re: Help!! Update just broke my system!!

Ok, ran Code: -- sudo apt-get purge nvidia* -- and restarted. The dekstop now comes up using nouveau driver but the xfce4 panels on both of my monitors are gone! Oi vey, what is going on today! I...
timbuck2 Other 3 6,936 06-30-2023, 05:42 PM
    Thread: Help!! Update just broke my system!!
Post: Help!! Update just broke my system!!

So I had a notice that 2 updates (LL6.4) were available today linux-modules and nvidia_module I believe they were. Went ahead and updated and it recommended to reboot so I did. Now my desktop won't ...
timbuck2 Other 3 6,936 06-30-2023, 04:41 PM
    Thread: Convert existing LL parition to RAID1
Post: Convert existing LL parition to RAID1

I am hoping to setup RAID1 using 2 disks.  This is a UEFI computer if that matters. The exisiting drive "/dev/sda" is partitioned like this: Code: -- Device    Boot  Start      End  Sectors  S...
timbuck2 Hard Drives and SSDs 0 18,695 05-15-2023, 09:02 PM
    Thread: Need help with USPS shipping label and Acrobat
Post: Re: Need help with USPS shipping label and Acrobat

Thanks, but ended up having to go into Virtualbox and print the labels from Windows.  Crazy that the post office would lock linux users out like that.
timbuck2 Installing Software 3 13,481 04-28-2023, 12:42 PM
    Thread: Need help with USPS shipping label and Acrobat
Post: Need help with USPS shipping label and Acrobat

I need to print a shipping label but the postal service website is requiring adobe acrobat to view, print or save the label. How would I install the acrobat software so my browser can print the shipp...
timbuck2 Installing Software 3 13,481 04-27-2023, 01:33 PM
    Thread: Custom kernel and proprietary drivers
Post: Re: Custom kernel and proprietary drivers

Ah I see, thanks.
timbuck2 Other 2 8,406 02-19-2023, 06:21 PM
    Thread: Custom kernel and proprietary drivers
Post: Custom kernel and proprietary drivers

I am on LL 5.4.  I need to build a custom kernel to add Atari file system support back in. The HOWTO at https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/tutorials/linux-lite-kernel-update-howto/msg42126/#msg42126 ...
timbuck2 Other 2 8,406 02-19-2023, 02:34 PM
    Thread: ttyS0 permission denied
Post: ttyS0 permission denied

I am trying to use the serial port to access a Lantronix mss100 via null modem cable - LL 5.4. Using gtkterm, when I run the program I get a "permission denied" message.  How do I gain access to the ...
timbuck2 Other 0 12,394 11-26-2022, 02:22 PM
    Thread: UEFI boot with LL 6.0
Post: Re: UEFI boot with LL 6.0

Ok, got it working finally.  :045: Here's what I think happened: After installing LL from DVD, I selected to restart the system when prompted.  It started shutdown and the DVD tray opened as I expec...
timbuck2 UEFI Secure Boot 3 30,987 08-25-2022, 07:39 PM
    Thread: UEFI boot with LL 6.0
Post: Re: UEFI boot with LL 6.0

Hi, yes, I did change the boot order to load ubuntu in the uefi setup screen and it starts to load LL then stops at a blinking cursor. In fact, I tried every boot order/option that was there one at a...
timbuck2 UEFI Secure Boot 3 30,987 08-25-2022, 12:27 PM
    Thread: UEFI boot with LL 6.0
Post: UEFI boot with LL 6.0

I installed LL 6.0 on an old machine via DVD.  Apparently this mobo uses UEFI which I haven't used before. After the install was done, booting the machine doesn't automatically start LL.  It just sto...
timbuck2 UEFI Secure Boot 3 30,987 08-24-2022, 09:26 PM
    Thread: how to update software not in repo
Post: Re: how to update software not in repo

Jerry link Wrote: (05-23-2021, 02:59 AM) -- You need to reverse what ever method you installed it with in the first place. Then start fresh with this... Code: -- sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/down...
timbuck2 Installing Software 9 6,103 05-23-2021, 12:41 PM
    Thread: how to update software not in repo
Post: Re: how to update software not in repo

Ok, I give up Jerry, how did you do that?  :shrug When I run the same command I get: Code: -- youtube-dl: error: youtube-dl's self-update mechanism is disabled on Debian. Please update youtube-dl u...
timbuck2 Installing Software 9 6,103 05-23-2021, 02:25 AM
    Thread: how to update software not in repo
Post: Re: how to update software not in repo

Ok, I installed snapd (it is not installed by default on LL 5.4) and ran the command to install youtube-dl with it (after completely removing the older one in synaptics I had installed previously). ...
timbuck2 Installing Software 9 6,103 05-22-2021, 11:09 PM
    Thread: how to update software not in repo
Post: Re: how to update software not in repo

trinidad link Wrote: (05-22-2021, 01:59 PM) -- Be advised You-Tube is in a state of flux these days over changes in EU copyright law, and I expect it to continue to be annoying to the free software c...
timbuck2 Installing Software 9 6,103 05-22-2021, 08:44 PM
    Thread: how to update software not in repo
Post: how to update software not in repo

So youtube changed their api or something and the youtube-dl version in LL 5.4 (2020.03.24-1) doesn't work anymore.  This version is over a year old and out of date.  There is a new 2021.05.16 which ...
timbuck2 Installing Software 9 6,103 05-22-2021, 12:50 PM
    Thread: Lite Widget displayed off-screen
Post: Re: Lite Widget displayed off-screen

Ok, thanks, that worked.
timbuck2 Other 6 5,607 05-19-2021, 12:30 AM
    Thread: Lite Widget displayed off-screen
Post: Re: Lite Widget displayed off-screen

So is this fixable to get on-screen on the right and on the second monitor or should I forget about it?
timbuck2 Other 6 5,607 05-18-2021, 01:18 PM