<![CDATA[Linux Lite Forums - Series to Series Upgrade Support]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:23:35 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[output after login via ssh]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9917 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:42:09 +0800 LL-user]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9917
Quote:]3008;start=dd94c3be-c110-4904-7356-b348d1ad900d;machineid=55b924beaf3c4e8c567de71ed85401c1;user=user1;hostname=LL8;bootid=bc27e777-9db3-4307-95b7-57e7b6f9eb82;pid=00000000000000002971;type=shell;cwd=/home/user1\
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Quote:]3008;start=dd94c3be-c110-4904-7356-b348d1ad900d;machineid=55b924beaf3c4e8c567de71ed85401c1;user=user1;hostname=LL8;bootid=bc27e777-9db3-4307-95b7-57e7b6f9eb82;pid=00000000000000002971;type=shell;cwd=/home/user1\
]]> <![CDATA[ownership change of all files in /etc/apt/]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9916 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:37:27 +0800 LL-user]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9916 I came across this while trying to restore the PPA's used in LL7. Not going smoothly at all (problems with signatures). Will report after some more investigations.]]> I came across this while trying to restore the PPA's used in LL7. Not going smoothly at all (problems with signatures). Will report after some more investigations.]]> <![CDATA[XFCE wallpaper restoration after upgrade]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9915 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:33:03 +0800 LL-user]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9915
If that refers to the user's Xfce wallpaper being restored, it hasn't worked. The default LL7 one got replaced with the default LL8 one. (not a biggy on my end though)]]>
If that refers to the user's Xfce wallpaper being restored, it hasn't worked. The default LL7 one got replaced with the default LL8 one. (not a biggy on my end though)]]> <![CDATA[unexpected/undesired changes to style, icons, theme]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9914 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:23:12 +0800 LL-user]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9914 https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showt...=63386#pid):
Appearance - Style
Appearance - Icons
Window Manager - Theme
The icon of the menu also changed.

comparison before/after in settings:
[Image: LL7-LL8-page001.png]]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showt...=63386#pid):
Appearance - Style
Appearance - Icons
Window Manager - Theme
The icon of the menu also changed.

comparison before/after in settings:
[Image: LL7-LL8-page001.png]]]> <![CDATA[Linux Lite 8.0 Installer - multiple problems]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9913 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:24:55 +0800 Şerban S.]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9913 10 new fails on a new laptop...

Yesterday I wanted to upgrade my wife's laptop from LL 6.6 to LL 8.0. The result was highly frustrating, to say the least!

Here are the specs:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
System:
  Kernel: 6.8.0-124-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.18.1
  Distro: Linux Lite 7.8 LTS
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 83KB v: IdeaPad Slim 3 16AHP10
  serial: <filter>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: NO DPK serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO
  v: QACN22WW date: 03/18/2025
CPU:
  Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
  bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 8192 KiB
  Speed: 1932 MHz min/max: 400/5132 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1932 2: 400
  3: 4828 4: 400 5: 1946 6: 400 7: 4814 8: 400 9: 400 10: 400 11: 400
  12: 400 13: 1875 14: 400 15: 400 16: 400
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Phoenix3 driver: amdgpu v: kernel
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 21.1.11 driver: amdgpu,ati
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1920x1200~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD Radeon 780M Graphics (radeonsi phoenix LLVM 20.1.2
  DRM 3.57 6.8.0-124-generic)
  v: 4.6 Mesa 25.2.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-2: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: snd_pci_ps
  Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k6.8.0-124-generic
Network:
  Device-1: MEDIATEK driver: N/A
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8192EU 802.11b/g/n WLAN Adapter type: USB
  driver: rtl8xxxu
  Device-3: Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter type: USB driver: r8152
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 534.67 GiB used: 63.74 GiB (11.9%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Western Digital
  model: WD PC SN5000S SDEPMSJ-512G-1101 size: 476.94 GiB
  Message: No Optical or Floppy data was found.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After failing 10 times with the LL 8.0 installation (all attempts failed due to Calamares PM which refused to recognize the /dev/sda1 partition) I chose the hard way: to install LL 7.8 and perform Lite Series Upgrade.

Lite Series Upgrade., worked seamlessly, but when it came to reboot, trouble started to surface:

Bugs found so far:

-The "Reboot" sequence, gave me a black screen. Both keyboards (laptop and exernal) went unusable;
-Machine was still running and I had to use the Power button to stop it and reboot;
-After finally booting into LL 8.0, another bug surfaced: the Authentication window triggered by Apps, rejected the password. In order to  start/install something, I had to use CLI. This worked.
-LuckyBackup, Bleachbit, DoubleCommander in Root mode could be started only via CLI.
-Shutdown and Restart could be performed only from Power button.
-Weird! The only App that gets the data from the Authentication window, is Synaptic Package Panager!

Conclusion, so far:
On the AMD platform, it seems that besides the Calamares PM, there are many other issues that look like being triggered by the AMD GPU.

What is very difficult to swallow though, is the fact that LL 7.8 installs great and runs great on the very same machine, without any slight change in hardware configuration, while Calamares PM fails systematically!

From the software perspective, I used the same combination as ever: GParted to edit /dev/sda1 and the LL 7.8 ISO for installation.
Now, comparing the two installations, on Dell Precision T1700 (Intel based) with the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Slim (AMD based) becomes very clear to me that Calamares PM has serious bugs related to video drivers and it also looks like nothing is related to Linux Lite build.
Further more, it seems that the upstream Ubuntu has more bugs than only the Calamares PM.

In the end, I hope that people who have similar hardware configurations, will profit from this info and make the best decisions regarding what Linux Lite version (7.8 or 8.0) would be more appropriate to use.

Best regards!]]> 10 new fails on a new laptop...

Yesterday I wanted to upgrade my wife's laptop from LL 6.6 to LL 8.0. The result was highly frustrating, to say the least!

Here are the specs:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
System:
  Kernel: 6.8.0-124-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.18.1
  Distro: Linux Lite 7.8 LTS
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 83KB v: IdeaPad Slim 3 16AHP10
  serial: <filter>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: NO DPK serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO
  v: QACN22WW date: 03/18/2025
CPU:
  Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
  bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 8192 KiB
  Speed: 1932 MHz min/max: 400/5132 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1932 2: 400
  3: 4828 4: 400 5: 1946 6: 400 7: 4814 8: 400 9: 400 10: 400 11: 400
  12: 400 13: 1875 14: 400 15: 400 16: 400
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Phoenix3 driver: amdgpu v: kernel
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 21.1.11 driver: amdgpu,ati
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1920x1200~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD Radeon 780M Graphics (radeonsi phoenix LLVM 20.1.2
  DRM 3.57 6.8.0-124-generic)
  v: 4.6 Mesa 25.2.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-2: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: snd_pci_ps
  Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k6.8.0-124-generic
Network:
  Device-1: MEDIATEK driver: N/A
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8192EU 802.11b/g/n WLAN Adapter type: USB
  driver: rtl8xxxu
  Device-3: Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter type: USB driver: r8152
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 534.67 GiB used: 63.74 GiB (11.9%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Western Digital
  model: WD PC SN5000S SDEPMSJ-512G-1101 size: 476.94 GiB
  Message: No Optical or Floppy data was found.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After failing 10 times with the LL 8.0 installation (all attempts failed due to Calamares PM which refused to recognize the /dev/sda1 partition) I chose the hard way: to install LL 7.8 and perform Lite Series Upgrade.

Lite Series Upgrade., worked seamlessly, but when it came to reboot, trouble started to surface:

Bugs found so far:

-The "Reboot" sequence, gave me a black screen. Both keyboards (laptop and exernal) went unusable;
-Machine was still running and I had to use the Power button to stop it and reboot;
-After finally booting into LL 8.0, another bug surfaced: the Authentication window triggered by Apps, rejected the password. In order to  start/install something, I had to use CLI. This worked.
-LuckyBackup, Bleachbit, DoubleCommander in Root mode could be started only via CLI.
-Shutdown and Restart could be performed only from Power button.
-Weird! The only App that gets the data from the Authentication window, is Synaptic Package Panager!

Conclusion, so far:
On the AMD platform, it seems that besides the Calamares PM, there are many other issues that look like being triggered by the AMD GPU.

What is very difficult to swallow though, is the fact that LL 7.8 installs great and runs great on the very same machine, without any slight change in hardware configuration, while Calamares PM fails systematically!

From the software perspective, I used the same combination as ever: GParted to edit /dev/sda1 and the LL 7.8 ISO for installation.
Now, comparing the two installations, on Dell Precision T1700 (Intel based) with the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Slim (AMD based) becomes very clear to me that Calamares PM has serious bugs related to video drivers and it also looks like nothing is related to Linux Lite build.
Further more, it seems that the upstream Ubuntu has more bugs than only the Calamares PM.

In the end, I hope that people who have similar hardware configurations, will profit from this info and make the best decisions regarding what Linux Lite version (7.8 or 8.0) would be more appropriate to use.

Best regards!]]> <![CDATA[bashrc changed]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9881 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:32:12 +0800 jimmy2times]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9881
However, I wanted to point out a default behavior that (unless I did something wrong myself) feels a bit reckless: the update appears to have overridden my user's .bashrc. My .bashrc is a symlink to a git repo (a common practice), so this even propagated through my config repo.

In my opinion, system upgrades should only change system files (and leave behind backup copies if they could have been manually modified).]]>
However, I wanted to point out a default behavior that (unless I did something wrong myself) feels a bit reckless: the update appears to have overridden my user's .bashrc. My .bashrc is a symlink to a git repo (a common practice), so this even propagated through my config repo.

In my opinion, system upgrades should only change system files (and leave behind backup copies if they could have been manually modified).]]>