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    Thread: unattended upgrade. what is it?
Post: Re: unattended upgrade. what is it?

Thanks all for the info: I can confirm this is a 64bit machine with 6 GB RAM. Special thanks for the links about 'unattended-upgrades'. I've no idea if I (long ago) set this up or not but running < ...
pingball57 Other 7 10,576 07-18-2020, 05:54 PM
    Thread: unattended upgrade. what is it?
Post: Re: unattended upgrade. what is it?

Hi Serban, thanks for responding. It's fairly old. 10yrs+ at a guess. It's my emergency back up. This is from system info : -Version- Kernel : Linux 4.4.0-160-generic (x86_64) Compiled : #188-Ubunt...
pingball57 Other 7 10,576 07-17-2020, 07:51 PM
    Thread: unattended upgrade. what is it?
Post: unattended upgrade. what is it?

I'm using my backup laptop as my HP is down for the moment. It's Toshiba satellite C850D on LL 3.4. I haven't updated it for months if not a year. On start up it runs horribly slow. If I restart I get...
pingball57 Other 7 10,576 07-17-2020, 12:21 PM
    Thread: Failed to intstall mkusb
Post: Re: Failed to intstall mkusb

The one Jerry & Moltke mentioned (I'm presuming) in this thread. https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/installing-linux-lite/ll5-0-persistent-live-usb/ This tutorial. https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/...
pingball57 Installing Linux Lite 4 5,711 07-09-2020, 04:45 PM
    Thread: Failed to intstall mkusb
Post: Failed to intstall mkusb

I'm wanting to make a live USB to recover my other T--s--up laptop. Tried to follow the 'help' tutorial to create a persistent live USB. Following the commands to download & install mkusb I seem to ha...
pingball57 Installing Linux Lite 4 5,711 07-08-2020, 08:58 PM
    Thread: Can only boot to command line
Post: Can only boot to command line

(Dang originally posted in the wrong section, as I didn't classify this as a hardware problem. That's ASD for you.) LL3.4 : Hp 15 notebook, quad core. Ran updates Ok a couple of days ago. needed to ...
pingball57 Start up and Shutdown 0 7,597 07-01-2020, 10:18 AM
    Thread: Can only boot to command line.
Post: Can only boot to command line.

LL3.4 : Hp 15 notebook, quad core. Ran updates Ok a couple of days ago. needed to reboot for some to take effect. It rebooted through 'safe' mode &then wouldn't connect to my wifi so shut down & logg...
pingball57 Other 0 3,023 07-01-2020, 12:37 AM
    Thread: Unable to get updates
Post: Re: Unable to get updates

Thank you. I can't remember how I installed wine or why. I never used it. I think I had problems installing from wherever, removed it (I thought) then installed from the package manger. Anyhow, I've r...
pingball57 Other 3 7,625 04-01-2020, 05:28 PM
    Thread: Unable to get updates
Post: Unable to get updates

Hi been getting errors on trying update. been like this for over a week. Please help. TIA. Error log shows this: Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists. Go to https://ww...
pingball57 Other 3 7,625 04-01-2020, 03:29 PM
    Thread: Update failure
Post: Re: Update failure

Was that simple. Der me ! Thanks.
pingball57 Installing Linux Lite 2 4,302 08-27-2019, 12:32 AM
    Thread: Update failure
Post: Update failure

Just tried to update my backup laptop that has been sitting idle for some months & recieved the following error message with instructions to request help on the forum - so here I am requesting help !:...
pingball57 Installing Linux Lite 2 4,302 08-25-2019, 09:17 AM
    Thread: How do I make sure synaptic is up to date?
Post: Re: How do I make sure synaptic is up to date?

Sorry I don't understand - LMMS / WINE or synaptic? I'm having some issues with LMMS crashing & 1.2 is supposed to be much more stable. I'm not sure how to upgrade it without using synaptic which onl...
pingball57 On Topic 2 2,630 08-08-2019, 12:15 PM
    Thread: How do I make sure synaptic is up to date?
Post: How do I make sure synaptic is up to date?

My usual poor search terms aren't helping me here. I'm on distro 3.4 I'm using the LMMS DAW & been informed on their forum that the 1.1.3 version I'm running is 4 yrs old & I should remove it & upgra...
pingball57 On Topic 2 2,630 08-07-2019, 10:13 PM
    Thread: Forgotten Password
Post: Re: Forgotten Password

Thank you both for your assistance. I now have a password.  :)  (oh yes and gscan2pdf )
pingball57 Installing Software 4 9,267 11-13-2018, 11:48 AM
    Thread: Forgotten Password
Post: Re: Forgotten Password

thanks I'll try these tomorrow. It's bed time here.
pingball57 Installing Software 4 9,267 11-12-2018, 11:50 PM
    Thread: Forgotten Password
Post: Forgotten Password

Hi Guys, Yup, just tried to install gscan2pdf from command line & ...er I've forgotten my system password. I've rummaged thoroughly in my password book & can't find it anywhere. How scr^*ed am I ? 
pingball57 Installing Software 4 9,267 11-12-2018, 09:48 PM
    Thread: LL boots up sluggish, becomes 'snappy' on logoff/logon
Post: Re: LL boots up sluggish, becomes 'snappy' on logo...

Just a quick update. Cursor had the jitters real bad a couple of days ago on start up so I gave it a couple of minutes & nothing improved. Managed to drag it to the wifi icon & disconnected from my ro...
pingball57 Start up and Shutdown 13 8,954 03-16-2018, 08:17 PM
    Thread: unable to get antivirus or mount usb stick
Post: Re: unable to get antivirus or mount usb stick

Well it appeared to finish OK but I can't find any virus-scan-report.txt in my home folder. Normal? or is this just more of the same 'things not doing what they should'. I've had an inordinate amount ...
pingball57 Installing Software 13 12,990 03-16-2018, 08:07 PM
    Thread: unable to get antivirus or mount usb stick
Post: Re: unable to get antivirus or mount usb stick

Hurrah, maintenance has finished. firenice03, I think we're there, & I'm running a scan now. Getting the warnings you did. I'll update when it's finished. bitsnpcs - this problem went away by itself....
pingball57 Installing Software 13 12,990 03-16-2018, 12:28 PM
    Thread: unable to get antivirus or mount usb stick
Post: Re: unable to get antivirus or mount usb stick

Thanks firenice03 but things are still not going straight here. I ran autoremove in a new CLI (nothing else open as far as i can tell) but it gives: jpa@jpa-SATELLITE-C850D-11Q:~$ sudo apt autoremove...
pingball57 Installing Software 13 12,990 03-09-2018, 09:40 PM