[Colbo]

New install - very impressed!

I installed Linux Lite after watching a review of v8. I am using it on a laptop which has a battery which only holds 50% of its allocated charge, and I'm getting 3hrs+ of use between charges - this was previously impossible. I am also amazed how little of the 8GB of RAM on my laptop is used - I used to struggle when a few programs and browser tabs were open, not any more. The Lite tools are also well thought out and incredibly useful - I'm currently using a dark theme, and my Papyrus folders are orange - who'd have thunk it

I'm a long time user of Xfce and I'm wondering if Clipman can be included by default as a lot of ex-Windows users won't know of this useful clipboard monitor tool, the same applies to Xfce's excellent weather panel plugin and docklike taskbar - all of these are available in Lite Software. I feel it would be easier if they were available as optional Xfce panel plugins.

Also, there is a hidden setting for the window buttons which allows the user to drag and drop them just like in old Windows versions, would it be possible to make this a default for the panel? Panel preferences > Window buttons > Edit item > Sorting order: None, allow drag and drop.

Lastly, I installed Brave browser and uninstalled Firefox. Today I found Lite Updates showing I had 73 updates available, and when I checked what they were I found a mass of Firefox language packs. Is there any way I can cancel these updates as they're not needed?

Finally, here's some fitting words from a review of Linux Lite 8 I read in The Register:

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms...er/5253519

As of version 8, Linux Lite has finally grown into its name. By modern full-fat desktop standards, such as Ubuntu itself, or other downstream distros such as Zorin OS and Linux Mint, it is a lightweight distro – and yet, it offers more assistance and guidance for Windows migrants than any of them.

Thanks for a great distro!

[valtam]

Also, there is a hidden setting for the window buttons which allows the user to drag and drop them just like in old Windows versions, would it be possible to make this a default for the panel? Panel preferences > Window buttons > Edit item > Sorting order: None, allow drag and drop.

I don't see that option:

Lastly, I installed Brave browser and uninstalled Firefox. Today I found Lite Updates showing I had 73 updates available, and when I checked what they were I found a mass of Firefox language packs. Is there any way I can cancel these updates as they're not needed?

Code:

sudo apt-get purge 'firefox-locale-*' firefox-locales

[LL-user]

Jerry, he most probably means the Panel item "Window Buttons". Its preferences has an option "Sorting order".

[valtam]

I'd need to see this in action. If someone could record a gif of what it does here, that would help. I use Peek for gif recordings.

[stevef]

How items get arranged across the bottom of the screen is a subjective/personal thing. A fixed sorting order appeals (to me) because items get placed consistently.  I can understand if others have a different preference.

If Lite decided to use no sorting as the default I'd just change it back to a sorted option.
The GUI way to set the sorting is not hidden, but it is obscure taking 6 clicks to get to.

[Colbo]

> sudo apt-get purge 'firefox-locale-*' firefox-locales

That did the trick. Thanks.

> Jerry, he most probably means the Panel item "Window Buttons". Its preferences has an option "Sorting order".

That's correct.

> The GUI way to set the sorting is not hidden, but it is obscure taking 6 clicks to get to.

As a suggestion, you've created 'Lite Desktop', could it contain an option such as "Enable window buttons drag and drop" on / off. This would make the option easy to find and use.

[valtam]

I still need to see this in action.

[Colbo]

I still need to see this in action.

I'm trying to upload the 419KB gif via Click or drop some files here to upload, but I seem to be failing. I have selected the fie and dragged and dropped. I have also turned off my adblocker. It seems to dislike gif and zip files.

[valtam]

Embed gifs like so:

[ img ] https://i.postimg.cc/8C01cbK6/Peek-2026-06-23-17-39.gif [ / img ] (remove any gaps.

Use - https://postimages.org/