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		<title><![CDATA[Linux Lite Forums - Portal]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cannot update software - EOS, skype repository]]></title>
			<link>https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9882</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:35:47 +0800</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=8299">guitarshade</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Help.  I get this error when trying to update software: <br />
<br />
===========================<br />
Install Updates Error log<br />
===========================<br />
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.<br />
Go to <a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/</a> and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.<br />
<br />
============ Log ===========<br />
<br />
Hit:1 <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> focal-security InRelease<br />
Ign:2 <a href="https://repo.skype.com/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://repo.skype.com/deb</a> stable InRelease<br />
Ign:3 <a href="http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu</a> disco InRelease<br />
Hit:4 <a href="http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu</a> disco Release<br />
Err:6 <a href="https://repo.skype.com/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://repo.skype.com/deb</a> stable Release<br />
  Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The name in the certificate does not match the expected.  Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 104.90.22.181 443]<br />
Hit:7 <a href="http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu</a> focal InRelease<br />
Hit:8 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> focal InRelease<br />
Hit:10 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> focal-updates InRelease<br />
Hit:11 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> focal-backports InRelease<br />
Hit:5 <a href="https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite</a> emerald InRelease<br />
Reading package lists...<br />
E: The repository 'https://repo.skype.com/deb stable Release' no longer has a Release file.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Help.  I get this error when trying to update software: <br />
<br />
===========================<br />
Install Updates Error log<br />
===========================<br />
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.<br />
Go to <a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/</a> and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.<br />
<br />
============ Log ===========<br />
<br />
Hit:1 <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> focal-security InRelease<br />
Ign:2 <a href="https://repo.skype.com/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://repo.skype.com/deb</a> stable InRelease<br />
Ign:3 <a href="http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu</a> disco InRelease<br />
Hit:4 <a href="http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu</a> disco Release<br />
Err:6 <a href="https://repo.skype.com/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://repo.skype.com/deb</a> stable Release<br />
  Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The name in the certificate does not match the expected.  Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 104.90.22.181 443]<br />
Hit:7 <a href="http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu</a> focal InRelease<br />
Hit:8 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> focal InRelease<br />
Hit:10 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> focal-updates InRelease<br />
Hit:11 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> focal-backports InRelease<br />
Hit:5 <a href="https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite</a> emerald InRelease<br />
Reading package lists...<br />
E: The repository 'https://repo.skype.com/deb stable Release' no longer has a Release file.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[bashrc changed]]></title>
			<link>https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9881</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:32:12 +0800</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=8295">jimmy2times</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi there. I'm a relatively new user and I'm really enjoying the new goodies (updated kernels, gtk apps, xfce version).<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
In my opinion, system upgrades should only change system files (and leave behind backup copies if they could have been manually modified).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi there. I'm a relatively new user and I'm really enjoying the new goodies (updated kernels, gtk apps, xfce version).<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
In my opinion, system upgrades should only change system files (and leave behind backup copies if they could have been manually modified).]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Linux Lite 8.0  Installer bug on Manual Partitioning]]></title>
			<link>https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9880</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:49:18 +0800</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=3859">Şerban S.</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0074d9;" class="mycode_color">Linux Lite 8.0  Installer- Severe bug  on Manual Partitioning</span></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Manual partitioning</span> module of the installer has severe bugs.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #c10300;" class="mycode_color">It lacks the option to install on /dev/sda1.</span></span> It shows only /dev/sda.<br />
I need this (manual partitioning) because of the data I have on other partitions I have on the SSD.<br />
If there is /dev/sda1, it ignores the partition, then shows an error window that says that LL requires an EFI partition and sends to the previous step. Which is a dead end.<br />
I used also GPartED to flag the /dev/sda1, but got the same result. The boot partition is (still) invisible to the installer.<br />
I find weird the fact that somehow, in /dev/sda1/ the description says flagged with "boot" so how comes that it ignores it and throws the EFI missing error?!<br />
I suppose that for whatever reason, the combobox that was supposed to have the option to boot from a FAT32 partition (/dev/sda1/) instead of /dev/sda (MBR mode), couldn't be updated accordingly to the partitioning.<br />
<br />
There are also errors in getting the time zone (it defaults to USA instead of Europe/Bucharest) but this is kinda minor thing.<br />
It is weird though, since the connection is visible and valid.<br />
<br />
As for the previous posts regarding the updates, the updater showed some 150 updates available or so.<br />
Another glitch is that the "Welcome" screen that shows the "<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Install Now</span>" button, lacks the command behind the button. That is, it does nothing when clicked.<br />
I'll get back if any idea comes in (Upgrade maybe? I still want a clean full install though...).<br />
<br />
Best regards!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;" class="mycode_align"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #0074d9;" class="mycode_color">Linux Lite 8.0  Installer- Severe bug  on Manual Partitioning</span></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Manual partitioning</span> module of the installer has severe bugs.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #c10300;" class="mycode_color">It lacks the option to install on /dev/sda1.</span></span> It shows only /dev/sda.<br />
I need this (manual partitioning) because of the data I have on other partitions I have on the SSD.<br />
If there is /dev/sda1, it ignores the partition, then shows an error window that says that LL requires an EFI partition and sends to the previous step. Which is a dead end.<br />
I used also GPartED to flag the /dev/sda1, but got the same result. The boot partition is (still) invisible to the installer.<br />
I find weird the fact that somehow, in /dev/sda1/ the description says flagged with "boot" so how comes that it ignores it and throws the EFI missing error?!<br />
I suppose that for whatever reason, the combobox that was supposed to have the option to boot from a FAT32 partition (/dev/sda1/) instead of /dev/sda (MBR mode), couldn't be updated accordingly to the partitioning.<br />
<br />
There are also errors in getting the time zone (it defaults to USA instead of Europe/Bucharest) but this is kinda minor thing.<br />
It is weird though, since the connection is visible and valid.<br />
<br />
As for the previous posts regarding the updates, the updater showed some 150 updates available or so.<br />
Another glitch is that the "Welcome" screen that shows the "<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Install Now</span>" button, lacks the command behind the button. That is, it does nothing when clicked.<br />
I'll get back if any idea comes in (Upgrade maybe? I still want a clean full install though...).<br />
<br />
Best regards!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Error Unable to Fetch Updates - PPA (wseverin)]]></title>
			<link>https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9878</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:37:54 +0800</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=8278">jim shoe</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I'm very new to Linux Lite but willing to learn. It seem recently the I'm unable to receive software updates. When clicked on Install Updates it indicated that it was fetching the updates then it stopped saying unable to fetch updates. I even tried using terminal but with no luck. Here's what terminal showed:<br />
<br />
6/1/26<br />
Log After trying to install ver. 8 of Linux Lite<br />
<br />
linuxlite  ~  sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt dist-upgrade<br />
[sudo] password for linuxlite: <br />
Hit:1 <a href="http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite</a> galena InRelease<br />
Hit:2 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> noble InRelease                      <br />
Hit:3 <a href="https://linux.brostrend.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://linux.brostrend.com</a> stable InRelease                             <br />
Get:4 <a href="https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb</a> stable InRelease [1,825 B]        <br />
Hit:5 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> noble-updates InRelease              <br />
Get:6 <a href="https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb</a> stable InRelease [1,825 B] <br />
Hit:7 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> noble-backports InRelease            <br />
Hit:8 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> noble-security InRelease             <br />
Hit:9 <a href="https://packages.mozilla.org/apt" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://packages.mozilla.org/apt</a> mozilla InRelease                       <br />
Hit:10 <a href="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu</a> noble InRelease<br />
Hit:11 <a href="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/quentiumyt/stacer/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/quentiu...cer/ubuntu</a> noble InRelease<br />
Ign:12 <a href="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu</a> noble InRelease<br />
Err:13 <a href="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu</a> noble Release<br />
  404  Not Found [IP: 185.125.189.186 443]<br />
Get:14 <a href="https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb</a> stable/main amd64 Packages [1,214 B]<br />
Get:15 <a href="https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb</a> stable/main amd64 Packages [1,214 B]<br />
Reading package lists... Done     <br />
E: The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu noble Release' does not have a Release file.<br />
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.<br />
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.<br />
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb stable InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'<br />
<br />
I look forward to you help at the earliest convenience thanks in advance.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I'm very new to Linux Lite but willing to learn. It seem recently the I'm unable to receive software updates. When clicked on Install Updates it indicated that it was fetching the updates then it stopped saying unable to fetch updates. I even tried using terminal but with no luck. Here's what terminal showed:<br />
<br />
6/1/26<br />
Log After trying to install ver. 8 of Linux Lite<br />
<br />
linuxlite  ~  sudo apt update &amp;&amp; sudo apt dist-upgrade<br />
[sudo] password for linuxlite: <br />
Hit:1 <a href="http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite</a> galena InRelease<br />
Hit:2 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> noble InRelease                      <br />
Hit:3 <a href="https://linux.brostrend.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://linux.brostrend.com</a> stable InRelease                             <br />
Get:4 <a href="https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb</a> stable InRelease [1,825 B]        <br />
Hit:5 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> noble-updates InRelease              <br />
Get:6 <a href="https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb</a> stable InRelease [1,825 B] <br />
Hit:7 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> noble-backports InRelease            <br />
Hit:8 <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu</a> noble-security InRelease             <br />
Hit:9 <a href="https://packages.mozilla.org/apt" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://packages.mozilla.org/apt</a> mozilla InRelease                       <br />
Hit:10 <a href="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu</a> noble InRelease<br />
Hit:11 <a href="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/quentiumyt/stacer/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/quentiu...cer/ubuntu</a> noble InRelease<br />
Ign:12 <a href="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu</a> noble InRelease<br />
Err:13 <a href="https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu</a> noble Release<br />
  404  Not Found [IP: 185.125.189.186 443]<br />
Get:14 <a href="https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb</a> stable/main amd64 Packages [1,214 B]<br />
Get:15 <a href="https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb</a> stable/main amd64 Packages [1,214 B]<br />
Reading package lists... Done     <br />
E: The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu noble Release' does not have a Release file.<br />
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.<br />
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.<br />
N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb stable InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'<br />
<br />
I look forward to you help at the earliest convenience thanks in advance.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[LL8.0 partitioning fails (on low spec notebook)]]></title>
			<link>https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9877</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:31:09 +0800</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2790">stevef</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Having problems with the installer.  Downloaded iso, checked sha256 and made a USB.<br />
<br />
Booted and attempted to install to the elderly notebook which we eventually got working with RC.  With this release version, calamares reports having problems creating partitioning.  Still using the good disk - though I will recheck it.<br />
<br />
After two install failures, I tried to follow what was going on and it seems that as calamares creates the partitions, the system mounts them.  If I followed the RC testing correctly, this is along the same lines as the problem with early RC.  On the third attempt to install, I tried to note the timings of events to make the calamares log clearer.  I've saved the log, but unfortunately the forum is telling me I can't attach the type of file.<br />
<br />
Here's an extract<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>2026-06-01 - 14:36:04 [2]:    WARNING: Diagnostic state:
 "--- Diagnostic state at failure ---&#92;nlsblk:&#92;nNAME  FSTYPE  MOUNTPOINT                SIZE UUID&#92;nloop0  squashfs /rofs                    2.2G &#92;nsda                                    223.6G &#92;n`-sda1 ext4    /run/media/linux/rootfs 215.8G 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70&#92;nsdb    iso9660                          14.5G 2026-05-30-23-44-31-00&#92;n|-sdb1 iso9660  /cdrom                    2.4G 2026-05-30-23-44-31-00&#92;n|-sdb2 vfat                                5M 73B7-988D&#92;n`-sdb3 ext4    /var/crash              12.1G bfe778aa-99a7-45dd-8b6e-1079edaf2867&#92;nsdc                                        0B &#92;nsdd                                      3.8G &#92;n`-sdd1 ext4    /run/media/linux/ext4    3.8G eee300b2-f75e-4127-9574-1adfbfec7245&#92;nzram0                                      0B&#92;ndmesg tail:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:21 2026] xor: measuring software checksum speed&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:21 2026]    prefetch64-sse  :  2076 MB/sec&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:21 2026]    generic_sse    :  1985 MB/sec&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:21 2026] xor: using function: prefetch64-sse (2076 MB/sec)&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:22 2026] Btrfs loaded, zoned=yes, fsverity=yes&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:27 2026] SGI XFS with ACLs, security attributes, realtime, quota, no debug enabled&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:06:07 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:06:53 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/LiteDistroBuilder-firstboot' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/WolfLandBuilder-firstboot' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/grub-common' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/hddtemp' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:11:16 2026] perf: interrupt took too long (4958 &gt; 4947), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 40000&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:11:43 2026] JFS: nTxBlock = 8192, nTxLock = 65536&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:12:07 2026] QNX4 filesystem 0.2.3 registered.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:17:14 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:17:14 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:17:55 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:18:02 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70 r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:23:55 2026] atl1c 0000:06:00.0: atl1c: enp6s0 NIC Link is Up&lt;100 Mbps Full Duplex&gt;&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:23:55 2026] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:23:55 2026] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:27:18 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): unmounting filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:27:57 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:27:57 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:28:21 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:28:21 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:28:29 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70 r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=abcd, idProduct=1234, bcdDevice= 1.00&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: Product: UDisk          &#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: General &#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: &#92;&#92;xd0&#92;&#92;x89&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb-storage 1-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] scsi host3: usb-storage 1-1:1.0&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access    General  UDisk            5.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] 7884800 512-byte logical blocks: (4.04 GB/3.76 GiB)&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] Mode Sense: 0b 00 00 08&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] No Caching mode page found&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026]  sdd: sdd1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:35 2026] EXT4-fs (sdd1): mounted filesystem eee300b2-f75e-4127-9574-1adfbfec7245 r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:01 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): unmounting filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:28 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:28 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:52 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:52 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:59 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70 r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none."</code></div></div><br />
I can see the session log states that automount is disabled, but a Thunar window spontaneously opens and shows /run/media/linux/rootfs.  At about the same time the installer errors out.<br />
<br />
Let me know if you want more information or to try anything.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Having problems with the installer.  Downloaded iso, checked sha256 and made a USB.<br />
<br />
Booted and attempted to install to the elderly notebook which we eventually got working with RC.  With this release version, calamares reports having problems creating partitioning.  Still using the good disk - though I will recheck it.<br />
<br />
After two install failures, I tried to follow what was going on and it seems that as calamares creates the partitions, the system mounts them.  If I followed the RC testing correctly, this is along the same lines as the problem with early RC.  On the third attempt to install, I tried to note the timings of events to make the calamares log clearer.  I've saved the log, but unfortunately the forum is telling me I can't attach the type of file.<br />
<br />
Here's an extract<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>2026-06-01 - 14:36:04 [2]:    WARNING: Diagnostic state:
 "--- Diagnostic state at failure ---&#92;nlsblk:&#92;nNAME  FSTYPE  MOUNTPOINT                SIZE UUID&#92;nloop0  squashfs /rofs                    2.2G &#92;nsda                                    223.6G &#92;n`-sda1 ext4    /run/media/linux/rootfs 215.8G 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70&#92;nsdb    iso9660                          14.5G 2026-05-30-23-44-31-00&#92;n|-sdb1 iso9660  /cdrom                    2.4G 2026-05-30-23-44-31-00&#92;n|-sdb2 vfat                                5M 73B7-988D&#92;n`-sdb3 ext4    /var/crash              12.1G bfe778aa-99a7-45dd-8b6e-1079edaf2867&#92;nsdc                                        0B &#92;nsdd                                      3.8G &#92;n`-sdd1 ext4    /run/media/linux/ext4    3.8G eee300b2-f75e-4127-9574-1adfbfec7245&#92;nzram0                                      0B&#92;ndmesg tail:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:21 2026] xor: measuring software checksum speed&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:21 2026]    prefetch64-sse  :  2076 MB/sec&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:21 2026]    generic_sse    :  1985 MB/sec&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:21 2026] xor: using function: prefetch64-sse (2076 MB/sec)&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:22 2026] Btrfs loaded, zoned=yes, fsverity=yes&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:05:27 2026] SGI XFS with ACLs, security attributes, realtime, quota, no debug enabled&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:06:07 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:06:53 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/LiteDistroBuilder-firstboot' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/WolfLandBuilder-firstboot' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/grub-common' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/hddtemp' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:09:03 2026] systemd-sysv-generator[5721]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:11:16 2026] perf: interrupt took too long (4958 &gt; 4947), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 40000&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:11:43 2026] JFS: nTxBlock = 8192, nTxLock = 65536&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:12:07 2026] QNX4 filesystem 0.2.3 registered.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:17:14 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:17:14 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:17:55 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:18:02 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70 r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:23:55 2026] atl1c 0000:06:00.0: atl1c: enp6s0 NIC Link is Up&lt;100 Mbps Full Duplex&gt;&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:23:55 2026] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:23:55 2026] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:27:18 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): unmounting filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:27:57 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:27:57 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:28:21 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:28:21 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:28:29 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70 r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=abcd, idProduct=1234, bcdDevice= 1.00&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: Product: UDisk          &#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: General &#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: &#92;&#92;xd0&#92;&#92;x89&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] usb-storage 1-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:27 2026] scsi host3: usb-storage 1-1:1.0&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access    General  UDisk            5.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] 7884800 512-byte logical blocks: (4.04 GB/3.76 GiB)&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] Mode Sense: 0b 00 00 08&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] No Caching mode page found&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026]  sdd: sdd1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:28 2026] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI removable disk&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:31:35 2026] EXT4-fs (sdd1): mounted filesystem eee300b2-f75e-4127-9574-1adfbfec7245 r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:01 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): unmounting filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70.&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:28 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:28 2026]  sda:&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:52 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:52 2026]  sda: sda1&#92;n[Mon Jun  1 14:35:59 2026] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem 7d84491f-1ebb-47f1-876f-8b3362d98e70 r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none."</code></div></div><br />
I can see the session log states that automount is disabled, but a Thunar window spontaneously opens and shows /run/media/linux/rootfs.  At about the same time the installer errors out.<br />
<br />
Let me know if you want more information or to try anything.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Linux Lite 8.0 Final Released]]></title>
			<link>https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9866</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:52:16 +0800</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">valtam</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Release Announcement</span><br />
<br />
Linux Lite 8.0 Final is now available for download.<br />
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To every person who filed a bug report, shared feedback, and has stuck with us - this release is dedicated to you.<br />
<br />
Series 8 represents 14 years of community-driven purpose culminating in Linux Lite's largest development cycle ever: a brand-new installer, new performance driven kernels, end-to-end GTK4 theming, plentiful customisation, a Game Center that gives you all the tools you need to get up and running in minutes, a slew of new in-house applications and unprecedented translation coverage at every level of the system. Series 8 will continue to build on this foundation with improved usability, expanded applications, more choice, more control and ongoing performance refinements to our custom kernels. Thank you. Genuinely.<br />
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See below for more details.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/XvMRF8JL/Screenshot-2026-05-30-13-31-21.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: Screenshot-2026-05-30-13-31-21.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite 8.0</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Base:</span> Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Desktop:</span> XFCE with LightDM<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Codename:</span> Hematite<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Kernel:</span> Linux 7.0 (Linux Lite Advanced Performance Kernels)<br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">PLATFORM CHANGES</span><br />
<br />
- Linux Lite codename: galena -&gt; hematite<br />
- NEW Linux Lite High Performance Custom Kernels<br />
- All Linux Lite applications have been translated into 22 languages.<br />
- All GUI applications ported to GTK4 (from GTK3/WebKit2)<br />
- APT sources migrated to DEB822 .sources format (replaces .list files)<br />
- Installer: Calamares replaces Ubiquity<br />
- Firefox returns<br />
- ISO slimmed from 2.77gb to 2.36gb over Series 7 - 410mb saving<br />
- Python 3.14.4+ (up from 3.12)<br />
- Btop replace Htop<br />
- Synaptic Package Manager has now been replaced by an new expanded Lite Software<br />
- Dirty Frag Vulnerability patched<br />
- BTRFS and XFS filesystems added (by request)<br />
- JPEG-XL files work out-of-the-box<br />
- HEIC image support<br />
- Some Lite apps are hardcoded with a dark theme, because of the complementary contrast effect<br />
- Lite Info - new detection method, now completes significantly faster<br />
- New Plymouth boot theme: animated feather spinner (script-based, replaces text-based)<br />
- Desktop - translated into 23 languages<br />
- OEM installer for hardware vendors - translated into 25 languages<br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
<br />
Series 8 has been rebuilt on Ubuntu 26.04 with brand new applications. The bulk of our applications are now in Python and GTK4.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">These include:</span><br />
<br />
- Linux Lite Advanced Performance Kernels (NEW)<br />
- Lite About (NEW)<br />
- Lite Core (NEW)<br />
- Lite Distro Builder (NEW)<br />
- Lite Driver Manager (NEW - Mint Drivers fork)<br />
- Lite Game Center (NEW)<br />
- Lite Kernel Manager (NEW)<br />
- Lite Menu Sorter (NEW)<br />
- Lite Series Upgrade (NEW)<br />
- Lite Share Folder (NEW)<br />
- Lite Software Sources (NEW)<br />
- Lite Terminal (NEW)<br />
- Lite Time and Date (NEW)<br />
- Lite Update Tray (NEW)<br />
- MyAI (NEW)<br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">LINUX LITE HIGH PERFORMANCE CUSTOM KERNELS</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Kernel</span><br />
<br />
Linux Lite ships with a custom kernel built specifically for desktop and gaming use on everyday hardware. It is based on the latest Ubuntu kernel source and incorporates a curated set of patches from the community, alongside targeted configuration improvements.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">The Two Kernels</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">linuxlite</span> — default desktop kernel<br />
<br />
This is what every Linux Lite installation boots into. It prioritises a smooth, responsive desktop experience for everyday tasks: web browsing, office work, media playback, and general use.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">linuxlite-gaming</span> — optional gaming kernel<br />
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This kernel goes further in reducing input lag and improving frame delivery. It is best suited to users who play games regularly or run audio/video production software where timing matters. It can be installed at any time after setup without removing the default kernel.<br />
<br />
Both kernels take advantage of the EEVDF scheduler. On top of this, both kernels include the full BORE scheduler modification (Burst-Oriented Response Enhancer).<br />
BORE tracks each task’s burst time — how long it runs in short, intense bursts — and uses this to bias scheduling decisions. Tasks that have been waiting and then run in short bursts (like a desktop application repainting its window or a game processing a frame) receive a priority boost, keeping interactive work feeling snappy even under heavy background load. BORE is controlled by a dedicated CONFIG_SCHED_BORE kernel option and exposes several sysctl tunables under kernel.sched_bore for fine-tuning.<br />
<br />
The two kernels differ in how aggressively they allow the scheduler to interrupt running work:<br />
<br />
- linuxlite uses dynamic preemption, which balances throughput and responsiveness. It can switch between modes at runtime.<br />
- linuxlite-gaming uses full preemption, which allows the kernel to interrupt almost any running task immediately. This reduces the worst-case delay before a game or audio application gets CPU time.<br />
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These kernels also ship with a new application - <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Kernel Manager</span> which has all of the features shown below:<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/52hqTdTY/lite-kernel-manager-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-kernel-manager-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
There are so many kernel optimisations that we've had to create to full web pages explaining all the features.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Please visit:</span><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/linux-lite-kernel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/linux-lite-kernel.html</a><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">and:</span><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/linux-lite-kernel-comparison.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/linux-lite-k...rison.html</a><br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Benchmarking</span><br />
<br />
Lite Kernel Manager also features a benchmarking tool where people can upload their scores. This should present a unique opportunity for people to squeeze every ounce of performance out of their Kernel tuned systems.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/benchmark.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/benchmark.php</a><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/CL8X02SD/Screenshot-2026-05-30-14-37-15.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: Screenshot-2026-05-30-14-37-15.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird</span><br />
<br />
We are now hosting these applications, which means the thorn in my side - PPA'S and the mess they can cause are no where to be found in Linux Lite 8.0.<br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">LITE SERIES UPGRADE (Series 7 &gt; 8)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Series Upgrade</span><br />
<br />
- Full Series 7 to Series 8 upgrade path<br />
- Dry Run mode to simulate upgrade without changes<br />
- Real-time progress bar with download speed display<br />
- Live scrolling log viewer<br />
- DEB822 source file deployment (linuxlite.sources, ubuntu.sources, mozillateam-ubuntu-ppa-noble.sources)<br />
- APT sources backup before modifications<br />
- Battery/power check warning for laptop users<br />
- Automatic desktop launcher trust and executable marking for all users<br />
- XFCE wallpaper restoration after upgrade<br />
- Broadcom b43 firmware URL fix via dpkg-divert<br />
- Legacy upgrade tool (series7) force-removal<br />
- Unhold of zenity, zenity-common, and inxi packages<br />
- Plymouth theme set to new linuxlite theme<br />
- GRUB and initramfs rebuild<br />
- Installation and upgrade of all Linux Lite applications<br />
- Clean up of old .list files and sources.list<br />
<br />
If you are wanting to upgrade from Series 7 to Series 8, consider the following serious advice:<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 1:</span> Either clone your disk using something like Clonezilla, or perform a full Timeshift backup.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 2:</span> Install Updates and be sure to resolve any update issues before committing to a Series upgrade. We have mitigated as many as we can think of but there will always be exceptions - including preparing any of those awful PPA'S to <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">resolute</span>. Reboot if prompted.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 3:</span><br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">VERY IMPORTANT: Reboot if prompted to, then proceed to Step 4.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo apt-get install lite-series-upgrade</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 4:</span> Menu, Settings, Lite Series Upgrade (may be at the bottom of the Settings menu).<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 5:</span> Go make a coffee/cup of tea and indulge in your favorite cake or buscuit, the upgrade process will take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours (depending on your internet connection and PC specs).<br />
<br />
During the upgrade you will see some blocks where text used to be in the <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Live Log</span> window, just ignore that, after a few moments it will all go back to text.<br />
Most should go through without a hitch, if you get any errors DO NOT try again straight away. Zip up the upgrade log and attached it into a new thread under <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Software - Support &gt; Series to Series Upgrade Support</span> in these Forums - <a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=49" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/forum...php?fid=49</a><br />
<br />
During the upgrade process, your PPA'S are moved to:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>/var/lib/ll-series-upgrade/apt-backup</code></div></div><br />
where you can place them back in:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/</code></div></div><br />
post-install one at a time - move one, test it, edit it, then onto the next one and so on.<br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite 8.0 Highlights</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">BTRFS and XFS filesystems (to select from the installer)</span><br />
<br />
These are niche filesystems (both commonly used on servers and storage-heavy systems). Out of the 2 if you have to use one on your desktop or laptop, I'd go with XFS.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Calamares</span><br />
<br />
The installer that copies Linux Lite onto your computer. Walks you through choosing a language, time zone, keyboard layout, disk setup and creating your account, with a slideshow showing off the system while it installs.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Calamares Linux Lite</span><br />
<br />
The Linux Lite branding wired into the installer above - our logo, welcome page, slideshow and an extra "set up for someone else" mode that small shops use to pre-install machines for customers. The installer log can be found here for troubleshooting (should you need it):<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>/root/.cache/calamares/session.log</code></div></div><br />
- Replaces Ubiquity installer<br />
- Fully supported OEM installs<br />
- Slides translated into 25 languages for both install types OEM and normal install (will need help verifying the accuracy of translations)<br />
- Apt defaults to the City you chose during install (Ubuntu mirror) eg. Netherlands.<br />
- Internet not required for install<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/6qMfm7xn/calamares.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: calamares.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/zXfjRkTV/calamares-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: calamares-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Distro Builder</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Distro Builder</span><br />
<br />
Lets you build your own customised Linux Lite installer image from a working machine. Choose what gets included, click Build, and out comes a USB-ready image you can pass on to friends.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/qvhx1Mb3/lite-distro-builder.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-distro-builder.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Driver Manager</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Driver Manager</span><br />
<br />
Finds the right graphics driver for your computer and installs it with one click. Shows your card by name, tells you whether the free driver or the manufacturer's driver is recommended, and says clearly when nothing extra is needed.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/RZkQy5yZ/lite-driver-manager-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-driver-manager-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Bnrck9kg/lite-driver-manager-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-driver-manager-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Game Center</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Games &gt; Lite Game Center</span><br />
<br />
A one-stop gaming setup. Press the big button and it installs Steam, Lutris, Proton, Wine, game controller support and a few popular helpers all in one go - or pick individual tiles if you only want certain pieces.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/5Nkm5FmP/game-center-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: game-center-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/7ZGnKYBF/game-center-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: game-center-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/FHdVTsP2/game-center-installing.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: game-center-installing.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Menu Sorter</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Menu Sorter</span><br />
<br />
Tidies up the start menu so the apps inside each category appear in alphabetical order. Tick which categories to sort, click Apply.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/76NbF4xz/lite-menu-sorter.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-menu-sorter.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Software</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Software</span><br />
<br />
A friendly app store that bundles around a hundred popular Linux applications into one window. Browse by category, click Install, type your password, and it handles the rest. Includes a Snap package filter so you know what you are installing. This also replaces Synaptic Package Manager.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/0jPMN3h8/lite-software-main.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-main.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/RFP99DKf/litesoft-pop.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: litesoft-pop.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/9MxVVnZG/litesoft-all.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: litesoft-all.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
The package also ships several extra applications:<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Some of these are available from Settings Manager</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite About</span> - a tidy system summary screen showing your Linux Lite version, hardware specs, uptime and other useful information at a glance.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/WzN78GCR/about-lite.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: about-lite.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Core</span> - strips Linux Lite back to the bare essentials by letting you tick off and remove anything you don't use.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/k4j99pK6/lite-core.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-core.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Share Folder</span> - right-click any folder in the file manager and pick Share Folder to share it across your home network. The first time you use it, everything needed for sharing is set up for you automatically. A notoriously fickle configuration issue that had most people retreat to the command line is now finally, and simply resolved.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Y9xj57p5/share-folder-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: share-folder-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/qRGgPrJV/lite-share-folder-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-share-folder-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Updates</span> - installs system and application updates with a clear progress bar and a list of what's changing.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/1tK4kS9j/liteupdates-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: liteupdates-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/JnQtf819/liteupdates-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: liteupdates-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Update Tray</span> - a small icon in your panel that quietly watches for updates. White means you're up to date, green means updates are waiting. Hover for a one-line summary (how many, how many are security-related, when it last checked). Click it for a window with a live network graph, pause options and the list of what's pending.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/rsZ59v51/lite-tray-white.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-tray-white.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/cCkfcVfH/lite-tray-green.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-tray-green.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/kGYWykW5/lite-tray-configure.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-tray-configure.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/mZ1ddjtd/lite-tray-hover.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-tray-hover.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Software Sources</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Software Sources</span><br />
<br />
The behind-the-scenes list of download locations that feeds Lite Software. Installs automatically with the system. Replace Ubuntu's <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">software-properties-gtk</span> and we've folded Lite Sources into this application as a one-stop-shop for managing and configuring Ubuntu repos and mirrors, Linux Lite repos and mirrors, Keyrings and PPA's (vomit) and other third-party sources.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/0QCrTv83/lite-software-sources-ubu.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-sources-ubu.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/bJRd7PzF/lite-software-sources-mirrors.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-sources-mirrors.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/sXJ1kzV6/lite-software-sources-ppa.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-sources-ppa.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/4d1nDGJv/lite-software-sources-keys.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-sources-keys.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite System Monitor</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite System Monitor</span><br />
<br />
A real-time look at what your computer is doing right now - processor load, memory use, disk activity, network traffic, running programs - with colourful graphs and tabs.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/kGYWykWD/lite-system-monitor.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-system-monitor.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Terminal</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Terminal</span><br />
<br />
A super light, responsive built from the ground up terminal. Beautiful font rendering, predictive auto-complete, a slew of right click options, a title bar that turns light red when you are in <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">sudo</span> or about to go into <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">sudo</span> as a reminder to be careful along with other customizations. Written in Vala + VTE + GObject, it's fast and has a low memory footprint.<br />
<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/dVHHtjpy/lite-term-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-term-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/7ZssYndS/lite-term-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-term-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/kgX4bzvS/lite-term-3.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-term-3.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/4xLLNQqb/lite-term-4.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-term-4.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Time and Date</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Time Date</span><br />
<br />
Set your clock and time zone, with an option to keep the time in sync from the internet automatically.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Y0h7Szxr/lite-time-date.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-time-date.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Tweaks</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Tweaks</span><br />
<br />
A big toolbox of one-click cleanup and tuning tasks - clear caches, free up disk space, smooth out performance. Has a green One-Click Clean button that bundles a safe set of these to run together.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/t4V1V1Jb/lite-tweaks-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-tweaks-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/RZn3n3hS/lite-tweaks-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-tweaks-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Widget</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Widget</span><br />
<br />
A small overlay you can park on your desktop showing the time, weather, system stats and any pending updates at a glance.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/P58L8LJN/lite-widget.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-widget.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">MyAI</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Firefox &gt; Bookmarks bar</span><br />
<br />
A completely private AI chat assistant that runs entirely on your own computer - no cloud, no account, no telemetry. It suggests a model that fits your hardware, chats happen in a browser tab, and your conversation history stays on your machine. Yes, we understand that A.I. is a polarising topic. With an estimated 1.2 billion people using it, we felt a responsibility to provide the option, but in a way that respects people's choice rather than forcing it on them. Available in all Linux Lite supported languages, ask questions and get replies in your native language.<br />
<br />
Information page: <a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/llmmodels.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/llmmodels.html</a><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/SQYZZdns/myai-first-start.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-first-start.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/J7HTTxs1/myai-first-ollama-download.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-first-ollama-download.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/664HHc86/myai-first-model.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-first-model.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/xjNss5XD/myai-first-model-download.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-first-model-download.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/44H88PY3/myai-first-q-and-a-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-first-q-and-a-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/J4wpSXXr/myai-tokenpsec.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-tokenpsec.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/c4qFP330/myai-info.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-info.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/vHR0CnnQ/myai-info-faq-model-compare.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-info-faq-model-compare.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
If you don't want it:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo apt purge myai</code></div></div><br />
Right click, Delete Bookmark in the Toolbar in Firefox.<br />
<br />
<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite Search Page</span><br />
<br />
Now running SearXNG - A Privacy-first Search Engine that pulls in information from Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo. There are some ads on the results page, but that's how we pay the bills around here.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite Wiki</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Favorites &gt; Wiki</span><br />
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Has had a make over and now contains many updates and images for Series 8.<br />
Translated into 18 languages.<br />
We are in need of help with updating and maintaining our documentation. If you enjoy helping people and or have an instructive background, please DM me here on the Forums.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/7YvKjzz6/wiki.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: wiki.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Fastfetch replaces Neofetch</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Terminal</span><br />
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Fastfetch is a system info tool written in C that replaces Neofetch (which is no longer maintained). It's significantly faster, actively developed, and highly configurable.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Y92k5HGF/fastfetch.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: fastfetch.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Starship replaces Powerline</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Terminal</span><br />
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Starship is a cross-shell prompt written in Rust. It works with bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, and most other shells, dropping in as a replacement for whatever prompt you're currently using.<br />
The appeal is that it's fast, configurable, and contextual. It detects what you're working with in the current directory and shows relevant info automatically — Git branch and status, language versions (Node, Python, Rust, Go, etc.), Docker context, cloud provider etc.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/x8cQd3P1/starship.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: starship.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Plymouth Lite</span><br />
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The Linux Lite splash screen and logo you see while the computer is booting up and shutting down.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Theming:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Window Theme:</span> Lite Theme (Orchis fork)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Icon Theme:</span> Papirus<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Font:</span> Roboto Regular<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Terminal Font:</span> JetBrainsMono LL Nerd Font<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Secure Boot is not supported on Series 8</span>. You <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">must</span> disable Secure Boot in firmware before installing. We made this call so the system stays simple and reliable for everyone — no MOK enrolment, no shim quirks, no surprise breakage after a kernel update.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Default Software Details:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Kernel:</span> Linux Lite Kernel 7.0 (custom). Additional kernels available via <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Kernel Manager</span>.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Firefox:</span> 151.0<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Thunderbird:</span> 140.0<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">LibreOffice:</span> 26.2.2<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">VLC:</span> 3.0.2.3<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Gimp:</span> 3.2.2<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Base:</span> 26.04<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Known Issues:</span><br />
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So much of this code is brand new, as such, there's bound to be some settling in and maturing. Please don't fill this thread with issues you may encounter. Place any issues in the appropriate Support section of the Forum. Thank you.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">IMPORTANT:</span><br />
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This scenario only occurs (no offence) on potato computers. We're past the stage of supporting very old computers by todays standards, this has nevertheless been an interesting technical puzzle - and I enjoy those, but at the same time, have to be smart about how much of any free time I get is spent fixing this type of problem.<br />
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What is considered a 'potato' computer. Thanks to <dvz_me_placeholder id="0" /> who had this make and model - Acer Aspire One AO722 that caught the timing issue.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/02L1vrwM/Screenshot-2026-06-03-13-12-38.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: Screenshot-2026-06-03-13-12-38.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">DESCRIPTION:</span><br />
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The installer creates a partition and then formats it. There's a brief gap between those two steps, and the system's auto-mounter can sneak in and mount the new partition before the format runs — which makes the format fail. On a fast machine the format usually wins that race, so it never shows up. On a slower machine the auto-mounter gets there first, so the install fails.<br />
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So it's a timing issue, and this hardware just exposes it more reliably. The fix disables the auto-mounter before the installer touches the disk, which removes the race entirely.<br />
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Load the Live ISO, open a Terminal:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; apt download calamares-settings-linuxlite</code></div></div><br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo dpkg -i calamares-settings-linuxlite_8.0-0100-linuxlite_amd64.deb</code></div></div><br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo sed -i 's|^Exec=.*|Exec=/usr/libexec/linuxlite/calamares-prelaunch.sh|' /home/linux/Desktop/install-linuxlite.desktop</code></div></div><br />
Double click the Install Linux Lite desktop icon.<br />
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Editing the icon (the above command) may trigger the <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Untrusted application launcher</span> dialog — you must click <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Mark As Secure And Launch</span>.<br />
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Install Linux Lite.<br />
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There is <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">no upgrade</span> to or from RC releases. RC releases are for testing only and it is not recommended to run them as your main or secondary operating system. IF you like RC2 and are happy to stay on it, that is up to you - you can still get Series 8 updates all the way through. Existing Linux Lite 7.x users can migrate using <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Series Upgrade</span> (scroll to near top of this thread).<br />
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Huge thank you to our <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sponsor</span>:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Fresh installing Linux Lite 8.0:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">BIOS Settings (IMPORTANT)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">CSM:</span> Enabled<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Secureboot:</span> Disabled<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">RECOMMENDED PARTITION LAYOUT</span><br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>PARTITION TABLE: GPT
512MB FAT32 mountpoint /boot/efi FLAGS - boot
rest-of-partition EXT4 mountpoint / FLAGS - none</code></div></div><br />
The <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Erase Disk</span> option is my favorite, no messy partitioning or setting flags (providing you're happy with wiping your storage device clean).<br />
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<span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Downloads:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Release Name:</span> Linux Lite 8.0 Final<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Size:</span> 2.36Gb (DVD, USB)<br />
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Download Linux Lite 8.0 Final from one of the mirrors: (some may still be syncing)<br />
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<span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">HTTP &amp; HTTPS:</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">China</span> - <a href="https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Ecuador</span> - <a href="http://mirror.ueb.edu.ec/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.ueb.edu.ec/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Ecuador</span> - <a href="https://mirror.cedia.org.ec/linuxliteos//isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.cedia.org.ec/linuxliteos/isos//</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Germany</span> - <a href="https://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Greece</span> - <a href="http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Greece</span> - <a href="https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hong Kong</span> - <a href="https://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Netherlands</span> - <a href="https://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">New Caledonia</span> - <a href="http://mirror.lagoon.nc/linuxlite/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.lagoon.nc/linuxlite/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Singapore</span> - <a href="https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sweden</span> - <a href="http://ftpmirror1.infania.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://ftpmirror1.infania.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sweden</span> - <a href="https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/linuxliteos.com/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/linuxliteos.com/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">United Kingdom</span> - <a href="https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo...lite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">United Kingdom</span> - <a href="https://mirror.vinehost.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.vinehost.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">USA</span> - <a href="http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/isos/</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Validating Linux Lite 8.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Checking the <span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">MD5SUM</span> of the Linux Lite ISO:</span><br />
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Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>md5sum linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">MD5SUM</span>: <span style="color: #ff4136;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">af78a8761bc7a1b389ff6eeb3125afa4</span></span><br />
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Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Checking the <span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">SHA256</span> of the Linux Lite ISO:</span><br />
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Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sha256sum linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">SHA256</span>: <span style="color: #ff4136;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">7cfc63baf597156a0a5ecac87e860aff3967279694b19fa67fb410a34802857e</span></span><br />
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Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">TORRENT</span></span> (Fastest way to download the Final - please help to <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Seed</span>, thank you)<br />
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<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso.torrent/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-l...t/download</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">64bit Torrent</span> - linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso.torrent<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hash</span>: <span style="color: #ff4136;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">a25c2c46c23a7fd707fe02788fd5ac95fbd612a5</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Size</span>: 2.36Gb (DVD, USB)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:</span><br />
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Login is automatic, no credentials are required. The image can be written to a 4gb or larger USB stick, or a writable DVD. Alternatively, you can use the dd command: <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">sudo dd if=linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=4M</span> where '<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">x</span>' is the letter of your usb stick. In linux to find out the letter of your usb stick, open a terminal and type: <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">df -h</span> It is usually listed as '<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">media</span>' or similar. Please see the built in Help Manual if you require a more detailed explanation of this procedure.<br />
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A good, simple point and click USB ISO burner is <a href="https://www.balena.io/etcher/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.balena.io/etcher/</a> or <a href="https://rufus.ie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://rufus.ie/</a><br />
In our testing, Etcher and Rufus (for Windows only) have proven to be the most reliable. Etcher is available for Mac, Windows &amp; Linux.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Recommended Computer Requirements:</span><br />
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1.5 Ghz Dual Core Processor or greater<br />
4GB ram<br />
40GB HDD/SSD/NVME<br />
VGA, DVI, DP or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution<br />
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image<br />
Disable Secure Boot<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Login to the live desktop is automatic.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">The first thing you MUST do after a fresh install of Linux Lite is run Menu, Favorites, Install Updates. There are quite often last minute features/tweaks that get added after the ISO has been published.</span><br />
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Thank you<br />
<br />
Jerry and the team.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Release Announcement</span><br />
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Linux Lite 8.0 Final is now available for download.<br />
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To every person who filed a bug report, shared feedback, and has stuck with us - this release is dedicated to you.<br />
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Series 8 represents 14 years of community-driven purpose culminating in Linux Lite's largest development cycle ever: a brand-new installer, new performance driven kernels, end-to-end GTK4 theming, plentiful customisation, a Game Center that gives you all the tools you need to get up and running in minutes, a slew of new in-house applications and unprecedented translation coverage at every level of the system. Series 8 will continue to build on this foundation with improved usability, expanded applications, more choice, more control and ongoing performance refinements to our custom kernels. Thank you. Genuinely.<br />
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See below for more details.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite 8.0</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Base:</span> Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Desktop:</span> XFCE with LightDM<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Codename:</span> Hematite<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Kernel:</span> Linux 7.0 (Linux Lite Advanced Performance Kernels)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">PLATFORM CHANGES</span><br />
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- Linux Lite codename: galena -&gt; hematite<br />
- NEW Linux Lite High Performance Custom Kernels<br />
- All Linux Lite applications have been translated into 22 languages.<br />
- All GUI applications ported to GTK4 (from GTK3/WebKit2)<br />
- APT sources migrated to DEB822 .sources format (replaces .list files)<br />
- Installer: Calamares replaces Ubiquity<br />
- Firefox returns<br />
- ISO slimmed from 2.77gb to 2.36gb over Series 7 - 410mb saving<br />
- Python 3.14.4+ (up from 3.12)<br />
- Btop replace Htop<br />
- Synaptic Package Manager has now been replaced by an new expanded Lite Software<br />
- Dirty Frag Vulnerability patched<br />
- BTRFS and XFS filesystems added (by request)<br />
- JPEG-XL files work out-of-the-box<br />
- HEIC image support<br />
- Some Lite apps are hardcoded with a dark theme, because of the complementary contrast effect<br />
- Lite Info - new detection method, now completes significantly faster<br />
- New Plymouth boot theme: animated feather spinner (script-based, replaces text-based)<br />
- Desktop - translated into 23 languages<br />
- OEM installer for hardware vendors - translated into 25 languages<br />
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Series 8 has been rebuilt on Ubuntu 26.04 with brand new applications. The bulk of our applications are now in Python and GTK4.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">These include:</span><br />
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- Linux Lite Advanced Performance Kernels (NEW)<br />
- Lite About (NEW)<br />
- Lite Core (NEW)<br />
- Lite Distro Builder (NEW)<br />
- Lite Driver Manager (NEW - Mint Drivers fork)<br />
- Lite Game Center (NEW)<br />
- Lite Kernel Manager (NEW)<br />
- Lite Menu Sorter (NEW)<br />
- Lite Series Upgrade (NEW)<br />
- Lite Share Folder (NEW)<br />
- Lite Software Sources (NEW)<br />
- Lite Terminal (NEW)<br />
- Lite Time and Date (NEW)<br />
- Lite Update Tray (NEW)<br />
- MyAI (NEW)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">LINUX LITE HIGH PERFORMANCE CUSTOM KERNELS</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Kernel</span><br />
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Linux Lite ships with a custom kernel built specifically for desktop and gaming use on everyday hardware. It is based on the latest Ubuntu kernel source and incorporates a curated set of patches from the community, alongside targeted configuration improvements.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">The Two Kernels</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">linuxlite</span> — default desktop kernel<br />
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This is what every Linux Lite installation boots into. It prioritises a smooth, responsive desktop experience for everyday tasks: web browsing, office work, media playback, and general use.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">linuxlite-gaming</span> — optional gaming kernel<br />
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This kernel goes further in reducing input lag and improving frame delivery. It is best suited to users who play games regularly or run audio/video production software where timing matters. It can be installed at any time after setup without removing the default kernel.<br />
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Both kernels take advantage of the EEVDF scheduler. On top of this, both kernels include the full BORE scheduler modification (Burst-Oriented Response Enhancer).<br />
BORE tracks each task’s burst time — how long it runs in short, intense bursts — and uses this to bias scheduling decisions. Tasks that have been waiting and then run in short bursts (like a desktop application repainting its window or a game processing a frame) receive a priority boost, keeping interactive work feeling snappy even under heavy background load. BORE is controlled by a dedicated CONFIG_SCHED_BORE kernel option and exposes several sysctl tunables under kernel.sched_bore for fine-tuning.<br />
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The two kernels differ in how aggressively they allow the scheduler to interrupt running work:<br />
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- linuxlite uses dynamic preemption, which balances throughput and responsiveness. It can switch between modes at runtime.<br />
- linuxlite-gaming uses full preemption, which allows the kernel to interrupt almost any running task immediately. This reduces the worst-case delay before a game or audio application gets CPU time.<br />
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These kernels also ship with a new application - <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Kernel Manager</span> which has all of the features shown below:<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/52hqTdTY/lite-kernel-manager-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-kernel-manager-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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There are so many kernel optimisations that we've had to create to full web pages explaining all the features.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Please visit:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/linux-lite-kernel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/linux-lite-kernel.html</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">and:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/linux-lite-kernel-comparison.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/linux-lite-k...rison.html</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Benchmarking</span><br />
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Lite Kernel Manager also features a benchmarking tool where people can upload their scores. This should present a unique opportunity for people to squeeze every ounce of performance out of their Kernel tuned systems.<br />
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<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/benchmark.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/benchmark.php</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird</span><br />
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We are now hosting these applications, which means the thorn in my side - PPA'S and the mess they can cause are no where to be found in Linux Lite 8.0.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">LITE SERIES UPGRADE (Series 7 &gt; 8)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Series Upgrade</span><br />
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- Full Series 7 to Series 8 upgrade path<br />
- Dry Run mode to simulate upgrade without changes<br />
- Real-time progress bar with download speed display<br />
- Live scrolling log viewer<br />
- DEB822 source file deployment (linuxlite.sources, ubuntu.sources, mozillateam-ubuntu-ppa-noble.sources)<br />
- APT sources backup before modifications<br />
- Battery/power check warning for laptop users<br />
- Automatic desktop launcher trust and executable marking for all users<br />
- XFCE wallpaper restoration after upgrade<br />
- Broadcom b43 firmware URL fix via dpkg-divert<br />
- Legacy upgrade tool (series7) force-removal<br />
- Unhold of zenity, zenity-common, and inxi packages<br />
- Plymouth theme set to new linuxlite theme<br />
- GRUB and initramfs rebuild<br />
- Installation and upgrade of all Linux Lite applications<br />
- Clean up of old .list files and sources.list<br />
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If you are wanting to upgrade from Series 7 to Series 8, consider the following serious advice:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 1:</span> Either clone your disk using something like Clonezilla, or perform a full Timeshift backup.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 2:</span> Install Updates and be sure to resolve any update issues before committing to a Series upgrade. We have mitigated as many as we can think of but there will always be exceptions - including preparing any of those awful PPA'S to <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">resolute</span>. Reboot if prompted.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 3:</span><br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">VERY IMPORTANT: Reboot if prompted to, then proceed to Step 4.</span><br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo apt-get install lite-series-upgrade</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 4:</span> Menu, Settings, Lite Series Upgrade (may be at the bottom of the Settings menu).<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 5:</span> Go make a coffee/cup of tea and indulge in your favorite cake or buscuit, the upgrade process will take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours (depending on your internet connection and PC specs).<br />
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During the upgrade you will see some blocks where text used to be in the <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Live Log</span> window, just ignore that, after a few moments it will all go back to text.<br />
Most should go through without a hitch, if you get any errors DO NOT try again straight away. Zip up the upgrade log and attached it into a new thread under <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Software - Support &gt; Series to Series Upgrade Support</span> in these Forums - <a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=49" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/forum...php?fid=49</a><br />
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During the upgrade process, your PPA'S are moved to:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>/var/lib/ll-series-upgrade/apt-backup</code></div></div><br />
where you can place them back in:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/</code></div></div><br />
post-install one at a time - move one, test it, edit it, then onto the next one and so on.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite 8.0 Highlights</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">BTRFS and XFS filesystems (to select from the installer)</span><br />
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These are niche filesystems (both commonly used on servers and storage-heavy systems). Out of the 2 if you have to use one on your desktop or laptop, I'd go with XFS.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Calamares</span><br />
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The installer that copies Linux Lite onto your computer. Walks you through choosing a language, time zone, keyboard layout, disk setup and creating your account, with a slideshow showing off the system while it installs.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Calamares Linux Lite</span><br />
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The Linux Lite branding wired into the installer above - our logo, welcome page, slideshow and an extra "set up for someone else" mode that small shops use to pre-install machines for customers. The installer log can be found here for troubleshooting (should you need it):<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>/root/.cache/calamares/session.log</code></div></div><br />
- Replaces Ubiquity installer<br />
- Fully supported OEM installs<br />
- Slides translated into 25 languages for both install types OEM and normal install (will need help verifying the accuracy of translations)<br />
- Apt defaults to the City you chose during install (Ubuntu mirror) eg. Netherlands.<br />
- Internet not required for install<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Distro Builder</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Distro Builder</span><br />
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Lets you build your own customised Linux Lite installer image from a working machine. Choose what gets included, click Build, and out comes a USB-ready image you can pass on to friends.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/qvhx1Mb3/lite-distro-builder.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-distro-builder.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Driver Manager</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Driver Manager</span><br />
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Finds the right graphics driver for your computer and installs it with one click. Shows your card by name, tells you whether the free driver or the manufacturer's driver is recommended, and says clearly when nothing extra is needed.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/RZkQy5yZ/lite-driver-manager-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-driver-manager-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Bnrck9kg/lite-driver-manager-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-driver-manager-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Game Center</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Games &gt; Lite Game Center</span><br />
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A one-stop gaming setup. Press the big button and it installs Steam, Lutris, Proton, Wine, game controller support and a few popular helpers all in one go - or pick individual tiles if you only want certain pieces.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/5Nkm5FmP/game-center-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: game-center-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/FHdVTsP2/game-center-installing.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: game-center-installing.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Menu Sorter</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Menu Sorter</span><br />
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Tidies up the start menu so the apps inside each category appear in alphabetical order. Tick which categories to sort, click Apply.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/76NbF4xz/lite-menu-sorter.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-menu-sorter.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Software</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Software</span><br />
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A friendly app store that bundles around a hundred popular Linux applications into one window. Browse by category, click Install, type your password, and it handles the rest. Includes a Snap package filter so you know what you are installing. This also replaces Synaptic Package Manager.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/0jPMN3h8/lite-software-main.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-main.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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The package also ships several extra applications:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Some of these are available from Settings Manager</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite About</span> - a tidy system summary screen showing your Linux Lite version, hardware specs, uptime and other useful information at a glance.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/WzN78GCR/about-lite.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: about-lite.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Core</span> - strips Linux Lite back to the bare essentials by letting you tick off and remove anything you don't use.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/k4j99pK6/lite-core.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-core.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Share Folder</span> - right-click any folder in the file manager and pick Share Folder to share it across your home network. The first time you use it, everything needed for sharing is set up for you automatically. A notoriously fickle configuration issue that had most people retreat to the command line is now finally, and simply resolved.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Y9xj57p5/share-folder-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: share-folder-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/qRGgPrJV/lite-share-folder-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-share-folder-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Updates</span> - installs system and application updates with a clear progress bar and a list of what's changing.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/1tK4kS9j/liteupdates-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: liteupdates-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Update Tray</span> - a small icon in your panel that quietly watches for updates. White means you're up to date, green means updates are waiting. Hover for a one-line summary (how many, how many are security-related, when it last checked). Click it for a window with a live network graph, pause options and the list of what's pending.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/cCkfcVfH/lite-tray-green.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-tray-green.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Software Sources</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Software Sources</span><br />
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The behind-the-scenes list of download locations that feeds Lite Software. Installs automatically with the system. Replace Ubuntu's <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">software-properties-gtk</span> and we've folded Lite Sources into this application as a one-stop-shop for managing and configuring Ubuntu repos and mirrors, Linux Lite repos and mirrors, Keyrings and PPA's (vomit) and other third-party sources.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/0QCrTv83/lite-software-sources-ubu.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-sources-ubu.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/bJRd7PzF/lite-software-sources-mirrors.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-sources-mirrors.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/sXJ1kzV6/lite-software-sources-ppa.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-sources-ppa.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/4d1nDGJv/lite-software-sources-keys.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-software-sources-keys.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite System Monitor</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite System Monitor</span><br />
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A real-time look at what your computer is doing right now - processor load, memory use, disk activity, network traffic, running programs - with colourful graphs and tabs.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/kGYWykWD/lite-system-monitor.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-system-monitor.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Terminal</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Terminal</span><br />
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A super light, responsive built from the ground up terminal. Beautiful font rendering, predictive auto-complete, a slew of right click options, a title bar that turns light red when you are in <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">sudo</span> or about to go into <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">sudo</span> as a reminder to be careful along with other customizations. Written in Vala + VTE + GObject, it's fast and has a low memory footprint.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/dVHHtjpy/lite-term-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-term-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/4xLLNQqb/lite-term-4.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-term-4.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Time and Date</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Time Date</span><br />
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Set your clock and time zone, with an option to keep the time in sync from the internet automatically.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Y0h7Szxr/lite-time-date.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-time-date.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Tweaks</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Tweaks</span><br />
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A big toolbox of one-click cleanup and tuning tasks - clear caches, free up disk space, smooth out performance. Has a green One-Click Clean button that bundles a safe set of these to run together.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/t4V1V1Jb/lite-tweaks-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-tweaks-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/RZn3n3hS/lite-tweaks-2.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-tweaks-2.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Widget</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Lite Widget</span><br />
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A small overlay you can park on your desktop showing the time, weather, system stats and any pending updates at a glance.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/P58L8LJN/lite-widget.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-widget.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">MyAI</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Firefox &gt; Bookmarks bar</span><br />
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A completely private AI chat assistant that runs entirely on your own computer - no cloud, no account, no telemetry. It suggests a model that fits your hardware, chats happen in a browser tab, and your conversation history stays on your machine. Yes, we understand that A.I. is a polarising topic. With an estimated 1.2 billion people using it, we felt a responsibility to provide the option, but in a way that respects people's choice rather than forcing it on them. Available in all Linux Lite supported languages, ask questions and get replies in your native language.<br />
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Information page: <a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/llmmodels.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.linuxliteos.com/llmmodels.html</a><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/SQYZZdns/myai-first-start.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-first-start.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/J7HTTxs1/myai-first-ollama-download.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-first-ollama-download.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/xjNss5XD/myai-first-model-download.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-first-model-download.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/44H88PY3/myai-first-q-and-a-1.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-first-q-and-a-1.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/J4wpSXXr/myai-tokenpsec.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-tokenpsec.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/c4qFP330/myai-info.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-info.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/vHR0CnnQ/myai-info-faq-model-compare.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: myai-info-faq-model-compare.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
If you don't want it:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo apt purge myai</code></div></div><br />
Right click, Delete Bookmark in the Toolbar in Firefox.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite Search Page</span><br />
<br />
Now running SearXNG - A Privacy-first Search Engine that pulls in information from Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo. There are some ads on the results page, but that's how we pay the bills around here.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/WzZXhNBP/lite-search.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: lite-search.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite Wiki</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; Favorites &gt; Wiki</span><br />
<br />
Has had a make over and now contains many updates and images for Series 8.<br />
Translated into 18 languages.<br />
We are in need of help with updating and maintaining our documentation. If you enjoy helping people and or have an instructive background, please DM me here on the Forums.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/7YvKjzz6/wiki.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: wiki.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Fastfetch replaces Neofetch</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Terminal</span><br />
<br />
Fastfetch is a system info tool written in C that replaces Neofetch (which is no longer maintained). It's significantly faster, actively developed, and highly configurable.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Y92k5HGF/fastfetch.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: fastfetch.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Starship replaces Powerline</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Terminal</span><br />
<br />
Starship is a cross-shell prompt written in Rust. It works with bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell, and most other shells, dropping in as a replacement for whatever prompt you're currently using.<br />
The appeal is that it's fast, configurable, and contextual. It detects what you're working with in the current directory and shows relevant info automatically — Git branch and status, language versions (Node, Python, Rust, Go, etc.), Docker context, cloud provider etc.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/x8cQd3P1/starship.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: starship.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Plymouth Lite</span><br />
<br />
The Linux Lite splash screen and logo you see while the computer is booting up and shutting down.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Theming:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Window Theme:</span> Lite Theme (Orchis fork)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Icon Theme:</span> Papirus<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Font:</span> Roboto Regular<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Terminal Font:</span> JetBrainsMono LL Nerd Font<br />
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<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Secure Boot is not supported on Series 8</span>. You <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">must</span> disable Secure Boot in firmware before installing. We made this call so the system stays simple and reliable for everyone — no MOK enrolment, no shim quirks, no surprise breakage after a kernel update.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Default Software Details:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Kernel:</span> Linux Lite Kernel 7.0 (custom). Additional kernels available via <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Menu &gt; System &gt; Lite Kernel Manager</span>.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Firefox:</span> 151.0<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Thunderbird:</span> 140.0<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">LibreOffice:</span> 26.2.2<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">VLC:</span> 3.0.2.3<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Gimp:</span> 3.2.2<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Base:</span> 26.04<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Known Issues:</span><br />
<br />
So much of this code is brand new, as such, there's bound to be some settling in and maturing. Please don't fill this thread with issues you may encounter. Place any issues in the appropriate Support section of the Forum. Thank you.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">IMPORTANT:</span><br />
<br />
This scenario only occurs (no offence) on potato computers. We're past the stage of supporting very old computers by todays standards, this has nevertheless been an interesting technical puzzle - and I enjoy those, but at the same time, have to be smart about how much of any free time I get is spent fixing this type of problem.<br />
<br />
What is considered a 'potato' computer. Thanks to <dvz_me_placeholder id="0" /> who had this make and model - Acer Aspire One AO722 that caught the timing issue.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/02L1vrwM/Screenshot-2026-06-03-13-12-38.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: Screenshot-2026-06-03-13-12-38.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">DESCRIPTION:</span><br />
<br />
The installer creates a partition and then formats it. There's a brief gap between those two steps, and the system's auto-mounter can sneak in and mount the new partition before the format runs — which makes the format fail. On a fast machine the format usually wins that race, so it never shows up. On a slower machine the auto-mounter gets there first, so the install fails.<br />
<br />
So it's a timing issue, and this hardware just exposes it more reliably. The fix disables the auto-mounter before the installer touches the disk, which removes the race entirely.<br />
<br />
Load the Live ISO, open a Terminal:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo apt-get update &amp;&amp; apt download calamares-settings-linuxlite</code></div></div><br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo dpkg -i calamares-settings-linuxlite_8.0-0100-linuxlite_amd64.deb</code></div></div><br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo sed -i 's|^Exec=.*|Exec=/usr/libexec/linuxlite/calamares-prelaunch.sh|' /home/linux/Desktop/install-linuxlite.desktop</code></div></div><br />
Double click the Install Linux Lite desktop icon.<br />
<br />
Editing the icon (the above command) may trigger the <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Untrusted application launcher</span> dialog — you must click <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Mark As Secure And Launch</span>.<br />
<br />
Install Linux Lite.<br />
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There is <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">no upgrade</span> to or from RC releases. RC releases are for testing only and it is not recommended to run them as your main or secondary operating system. IF you like RC2 and are happy to stay on it, that is up to you - you can still get Series 8 updates all the way through. Existing Linux Lite 7.x users can migrate using <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Lite Series Upgrade</span> (scroll to near top of this thread).<br />
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Huge thank you to our <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sponsor</span>:<br />
<br />
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/d1Wgx0FF/presale-codes.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: presale-codes.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" /><br />
<br />
Presale.Codes has presale password information that helps fans, ticket brokers, ticket flippers, concierge desks, personal and virtual assistants and anyone who needs a presale code to find it and use it ASAP. Click the <a href="https://presale.codes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">here</a> to learn more.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Fresh installing Linux Lite 8.0:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">BIOS Settings (IMPORTANT)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">CSM:</span> Enabled<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Secureboot:</span> Disabled<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">RECOMMENDED PARTITION LAYOUT</span><br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>PARTITION TABLE: GPT
512MB FAT32 mountpoint /boot/efi FLAGS - boot
rest-of-partition EXT4 mountpoint / FLAGS - none</code></div></div><br />
The <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Erase Disk</span> option is my favorite, no messy partitioning or setting flags (providing you're happy with wiping your storage device clean).<br />
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<span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Downloads:</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Release Name:</span> Linux Lite 8.0 Final<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Size:</span> 2.36Gb (DVD, USB)<br />
<br />
Download Linux Lite 8.0 Final from one of the mirrors: (some may still be syncing)<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">HTTP &amp; HTTPS:</span></span><br />
<br />
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/</a><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">China</span> - <a href="https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Ecuador</span> - <a href="http://mirror.ueb.edu.ec/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.ueb.edu.ec/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Ecuador</span> - <a href="https://mirror.cedia.org.ec/linuxliteos//isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.cedia.org.ec/linuxliteos/isos//</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Germany</span> - <a href="https://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Greece</span> - <a href="http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Greece</span> - <a href="https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hong Kong</span> - <a href="https://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Netherlands</span> - <a href="https://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">New Caledonia</span> - <a href="http://mirror.lagoon.nc/linuxlite/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.lagoon.nc/linuxlite/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Singapore</span> - <a href="https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sweden</span> - <a href="http://ftpmirror1.infania.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://ftpmirror1.infania.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sweden</span> - <a href="https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/linuxliteos.com/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/linuxliteos.com/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">United Kingdom</span> - <a href="https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo...lite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">United Kingdom</span> - <a href="https://mirror.vinehost.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.vinehost.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">USA</span> - <a href="http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/isos/</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Validating Linux Lite 8.0</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Checking the <span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">MD5SUM</span> of the Linux Lite ISO:</span><br />
<br />
Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>md5sum linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">MD5SUM</span>: <span style="color: #ff4136;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">af78a8761bc7a1b389ff6eeb3125afa4</span></span><br />
<br />
Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Checking the <span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">SHA256</span> of the Linux Lite ISO:</span><br />
<br />
Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sha256sum linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">SHA256</span>: <span style="color: #ff4136;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">7cfc63baf597156a0a5ecac87e860aff3967279694b19fa67fb410a34802857e</span></span><br />
<br />
Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">TORRENT</span></span> (Fastest way to download the Final - please help to <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Seed</span>, thank you)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso.torrent/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-l...t/download</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">64bit Torrent</span> - linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso.torrent<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hash</span>: <span style="color: #ff4136;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">a25c2c46c23a7fd707fe02788fd5ac95fbd612a5</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Size</span>: 2.36Gb (DVD, USB)<br />
<br />
<div style="height:6px; background:linear-gradient(to right, #5c3a21, #c9a227, #FFD700); border-radius:3px; margin:12px 0;"></div>
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:</span><br />
<br />
Login is automatic, no credentials are required. The image can be written to a 4gb or larger USB stick, or a writable DVD. Alternatively, you can use the dd command: <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">sudo dd if=linux-lite-8.0-64bit.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=4M</span> where '<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">x</span>' is the letter of your usb stick. In linux to find out the letter of your usb stick, open a terminal and type: <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">df -h</span> It is usually listed as '<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">media</span>' or similar. Please see the built in Help Manual if you require a more detailed explanation of this procedure.<br />
<br />
A good, simple point and click USB ISO burner is <a href="https://www.balena.io/etcher/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.balena.io/etcher/</a> or <a href="https://rufus.ie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://rufus.ie/</a><br />
In our testing, Etcher and Rufus (for Windows only) have proven to be the most reliable. Etcher is available for Mac, Windows &amp; Linux.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Recommended Computer Requirements:</span><br />
<br />
1.5 Ghz Dual Core Processor or greater<br />
4GB ram<br />
40GB HDD/SSD/NVME<br />
VGA, DVI, DP or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution<br />
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image<br />
Disable Secure Boot<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Login to the live desktop is automatic.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">The first thing you MUST do after a fresh install of Linux Lite is run Menu, Favorites, Install Updates. There are quite often last minute features/tweaks that get added after the ISO has been published.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
Thank you<br />
<br />
Jerry and the team.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Installed Firefox esr from package manager but not in Menu]]></title>
			<link>https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9876</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 19:07:17 +0800</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=1395">Alan_Wilts</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just installed 7.8. As always a simple straight forward install with a rich populate menu. Thanks to all who help develop LL.<br />
<br />
But I'm surprised Firefox is still not installed by default. In EU it's mandatory to offer users a choice of browsers - even MS and Google comply!<br />
<br />
Anyway, installed Firefox esr 140.11 via Package Manager but no short cut appears in the Menu. I searched drive for Firefox files and plenty of files in /usr and sub-folders but no exe.<br />
<br />
Can anyone help please.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Just installed 7.8. As always a simple straight forward install with a rich populate menu. Thanks to all who help develop LL.<br />
<br />
But I'm surprised Firefox is still not installed by default. In EU it's mandatory to offer users a choice of browsers - even MS and Google comply!<br />
<br />
Anyway, installed Firefox esr 140.11 via Package Manager but no short cut appears in the Menu. I searched drive for Firefox files and plenty of files in /usr and sub-folders but no exe.<br />
<br />
Can anyone help please.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Linux Lite Forums - Available Language]]></title>
			<link>https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9875</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 11:32:16 +0800</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">valtam</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Forums have now been translated into 17 new languages.<br />
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Go to <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">User CP &gt; Edit Options &gt; Board Language</span> to change to your native language.<br />
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<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/hGHcWV8b/Screenshot-2026-05-24-15-29-52.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: Screenshot-2026-05-24-15-29-52.png]" class="mycode_img img-responsive" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Forums have now been translated into 17 new languages.<br />
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			<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 23:48:47 +0800</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to say "Hello". I'm new to this forum as well as new to Linux operating systems. So for, I love it. I restored my old Windows 7  laptop, but I kept the Windows 7 system by choosing to do a "Dual-Boot". I'm now able to boot in Windows 7 or LinuxLite 6.4 iso. The only reason I wanted to change my options on the old computer was because I can't update to a newer browser than Internet Explorer. Which is no longer used on the Web. If I need to use the 7 online I just reboot and go to Linux.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Linux Lite 8.0 RC2 Released]]></title>
			<link>https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9862</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:50:58 +0800</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Release Announcement</span><br />
<br />
Linux Lite 8.0 RC2 is now available for testing.<br />
<br />
This RC2 closes a small set of install-time and post-install bugs that surfaced during RC1 testing. Please retest the install paths you use most — fresh install, OEM, and report anything off in this Thread.<br />
<br />
See below for more details.<br />
A full write-up with images will be in the Final Forum announcement on 1st June.<br />
<br />
Linux Lite 8.0 Final will be released on 1st June, 2026.<br />
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<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite 8.0 - RC2</span><br />
================<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Base:</span> Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Desktop:</span> XFCE with LightDM<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Codename:</span> Hematite<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Kernel:</span> Linux 7.0.0-g6e9e6ef4c595-2_amd64 (<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Linux Lite Advanced Performance Kernels</span>)<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">CHANGES FROM RC1</span><br />
--------------------------------<br />
<br />
- Calamares fixes.<br />
<br />
- Lite Distro Builder fixes.<br />
<br />
- Kernel 7.1.0-rc1-linuxlite_7.1.0-rc1-1linuxlite_amd64 available from Lite Kernel Manager. We built an RC1 kernel because 7.1 has many useful new features, including:<br />
<br />
Beginning to retire Intel 486 CPU support from the mainline kernel<br />
Intel FRED enabled by default (boosts Panther Lake, Diamond Rapids, Zen 6)<br />
AMD CPPC performance priority and dynamic/raw EPP handling<br />
12 new SoCs plus additional ARM and RISC-V hardware platforms mainlined<br />
32-bit ARM real-time (RT) kernel builds now supported in mainline<br />
Beginning removal of Russia's Baikal CPU support<br />
Intel QAT Zstd support and QuickAssist Gen6 hardware improvements<br />
x86_energy_perf_policy tool gains Intel Panther Lake SoC slide support<br />
AMD SBI driver and new SMCA bank types preparing for EPYC Venice<br />
HIGHMEM and other LoongArch improvements<br />
Workaround for Arm C1-Pro processor erratum<br />
Experimental pKVM protected guest support with KVM<br />
x86/x86_64 aligned with other architectures for custom restart handlers<br />
Idle SMT sibling improvements for sched_ext<br />
Intel LASS (Linear Address Space Separation) deemed production-ready<br />
WQ_AFFN_CACHE_SHARD workqueue improvement for many-core LLC CPUs<br />
Some changes may negatively impact 32-bit systems as 64-bit is prioritised<br />
AMDGPU DC support for GCN 1.1 "Sea Islands" APUs (Kaveri); now default over Radeon driver<br />
New AMD hardware support added to AMDGPU<br />
Intel Nova Lake P graphics enablement<br />
Intel Xe driver gains user-space interface for VRAM pressure/OOM handling<br />
New Coreboot framebuffer DRM driver<br />
Ryzen AI NPU power estimate and per-process memory queries via AMDXDNA<br />
ARM64 NEON-accelerated CRC64-NVMe<br />
Revamped T10 PI data integrity for better read performance<br />
New in-kernel NTFS file-system driver introduced<br />
Fixes and minor changes to Paragon's NTFS3 driver<br />
exFAT reduces file fragmentation plus various fixes<br />
Fixes for XFS, EXT4, and F2FS<br />
JFS data integrity hardening<br />
RAID fixes and IO_uring enhancements<br />
Many Apple HFS/HFS+ fixes<br />
FSMOUNT_NAMESPACE support<br />
Intel IRDMA gains "GEN4" hardware support<br />
Removal of ISDN, ham radio, and other old network drivers (~138K LOC dropped)<br />
UDP-Lite retired<br />
IPv6 can no longer be built as a standalone module<br />
Many MediaTek MT76 WiFi improvements<br />
Support for RTL8157 5Gbit, RTL8125cp, and other new networking hardware<br />
Lenovo Yoga Fan driver (covers Yoga, Legion, Flex, Slim, IdeaPad)<br />
Apple SMC power driver for M-series MacBook battery/power metrics<br />
Sound bus keepers support, advancing Apple Silicon audio<br />
Improved ThinkPad Trackpoint doubletap handling<br />
New Bitland MIFS WMI driver for Chinese laptops<br />
More TUXEDO Computers and Uniwill OEM features<br />
Steam Deck OLED audio finally fixed after two years<br />
Suspend/resume support for legacy ISA sound cards<br />
Various USB device additions<br />
Audio support for Line6 POD HD PRO and NexiGo N930W webcam<br />
Removal of obsolete bus mouse and PCMCIA drivers<br />
Mainline Lenovo Legion Go drivers<br />
More Sony Rock Band hardware via HID<br />
Sensor monitoring for additional ASUS motherboards<br />
New RealSense 3D depth camera and NVIDIA Tegra media drivers<br />
PCIe M.2 power sequencing driver for M.2 Key-E<br />
Removal of old IBM PC110 touchpad driver<br />
Hung task detector counter resettable via /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_detect_count without reboot<br />
Various memory management and scheduler improvements<br />
HRTIMER high-resolution timer overhaul<br />
More crypto optimisations enabled by default<br />
MMC subsystem changes (previously rejected from 7.0) merged<br />
Sheaves performance regression fixed<br />
Child auto-reap and PIDFD auto-kill flags for clone3()<br />
Removal of unnecessary memory clobbers<br />
user.* xattrs on sockets (for GNOME/systemd)<br />
Experimental Rust inlining helper option<br />
Raised minimum required Rust version<br />
<br />
- NEW application, Lite Menu Sorter. An application designed to sort categories alphabetically when they become out of sort order.<br />
<br />
- NEW application, Lite Time Date. An application to set the date and time, with optional NTP sync for your region.<br />
<br />
- Lite Core - added Samba removal.<br />
<br />
- Fastfetch fixed.<br />
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- Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird - we are now hosting these applications, which means the thorn in my side - PPA'S and the mess they can cause are no where to be found in Linux Lite 8.0 RC2.<br />
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- Btop replace Htop.<br />
<br />
- Keyboard layout chosen during install is now actually applied to the installed system. RC1 wrote the locale but not the keymap, so users picking French/German/etc. would reboot into US/QWERTY. The most visible failure mode was a numeric password being rejected on first login because the install-time and post-reboot keymaps differed. Fixed for every locale.<br />
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- BTRFS and XFS filesystems added (by request) These are niche filesystems (both commonly used on servers and storage-heavy systems). Out of the 2 if you have to use one on your desktop or laptop, I'd go with XFS.<br />
<br />
- FIX - OEM first-boot autologin tick is now honoured. Ticking "Log in automatically" in the OEM firstboot wizard previously had no effect after reboot.<br />
<br />
- FIX - The factory user is now removed on first reboot after OEM firstboot completes.<br />
<br />
- A systemd ordering cycle was silently skipping the cleanup unit on RC1.<br />
<br />
- Linux Lite archive keyring rolled to a new RSA 4096 key. Fresh installs ship the new key automatically. 7.x users running:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>lite-series-upgrade</code></div></div><br />
to Linux Lite 8.0 also pick it up via the in-package fallback if their network is offline mid-upgrade.<br />
<br />
- FIX - GRUB live boot menu, restored centred Linux Lite branding above the menu and tightened the rule rendering.<br />
<br />
- New / improved in Lite Driver Manager. A range of Broadcom WiFi chips (BCM4311–BCM4360, including BCM4352) are now offered the proprietary driver as an installable option. The default selection stays "Do not use the device" so the in-tree driver keeps your card working unless you opt in:<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Working hardware section</span><br />
<br />
All detected network, graphics, multimedia, and wireless hardware now appears in a collapsible "Working hardware" panel below the action list — so you can see at a glance that Lite Driver Manager has detected your card, even when no driver action is needed.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Unrecognised hardware section.</span><br />
<br />
Any device with no driver bound at all is highlighted up top so you can post a copy-paste line on the forum if you need help.<br />
<br />
- Branded application icons - 26 Lite apps received refreshed icons (Driver Manager, Software, Updates, System Monitor, etc.) in their proper Papirus theme sizes and styles.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Dirty Frag Vulnerability</span> - We will patch this in 8.0 Final (already tested on RC2 with 7.0.0-g6e9e6ef4c595-2_amd64 Kernel) for now, read the article and decide if you want to mitigate this.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Source:</span> <a href="https://ubuntu.com/blog/dirty-frag-linux-vulnerability-fixes-available" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ubuntu.com/blog/dirty-frag-linux...-available</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Post-install</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Open a Terminal:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 1</span> – block the modules:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>echo "install esp4 /bin/false" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/dirty-frag.conf
echo "install esp6 /bin/false" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/dirty-frag.conf
echo "install rxrpc /bin/false" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/dirty-frag.conf</code></div></div><br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo update-initramfs -u -k all</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 2</span> – unload modules:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo rmmod esp4 esp6 rxrpc 2&gt;/dev/null</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 3</span> – confirm the modules aren’t loaded:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>grep -qE '^(esp4|esp6|rxrpc) ' /proc/modules &amp;&amp; echo "Affected modules are loaded" || echo "Affected modules are NOT loaded"</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 4</span> – Reboot<br />
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<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">BIOS Settings (important)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">CSM</span>: Enabled<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Secureboot</span>: Disabled<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">RECOMMENDED PARTITION LAYOUT</span><br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>GPT
8MB EXT4 FLAGS - bios-grub (no mountpoint)
512MB FAT32 mountpoint /boot/efi FLAGS - boot
rest-of-partition EXT4 mountpoint / FLAGS - none</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">or:</span><br />
<br />
If you want to erase the entire disk (BIOS &amp; UEFI supported) choose <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Erase Disk</span> and everything will be partitioned for you.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">IMPORTANT:</span><br />
<br />
Please do Menu &gt; Favorites &gt; Install Updates <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">immediately</span> after a fresh install, there are a number of important updates to some of our Lite applications that will make a difference to your experience.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Known Issues:</span><br />
<br />
Please list them here, this <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">WILL BE the last release before the Final</span> so please, hunt down those bugs and let's squash them!<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">We'd particularly value bug reports on:</span><br />
<br />
<br />
Non-English locale installs (verify your keyboard layout works post-reboot).<br />
<br />
OEM install + firstboot path (verify user is gone and your autologin choice took).<br />
<br />
Lite Driver Manager on machines with Broadcom WiFi or NVIDIA GPUs.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Installation fails</span><br />
<br />
Please paste the installer log from here:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>/root/.cache/calamares/session.log</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">BEFORE</span> you reboot or shutdown the computer when experiencing an installation issue.. <br />
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<span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Downloads:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Release Name:</span> Linux Lite 8.0 RC2<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Size:</span> 2.6Gb (DVD, USB)<br />
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Download Linux Lite 8.0 RC2 from Sourceforge:<br />
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<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/rc2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-l...s/8.0/rc2/</a><br />
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<span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">HTTP &amp; HTTPS:</span></span><br />
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Download Linux Lite 8.0 RC2 from one of the mirrors: (some may still be syncing)<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">China</span> - <a href="https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Ecuador</span> - <a href="http://mirror.ueb.edu.ec/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.ueb.edu.ec/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Ecuador</span> - <a href="https://mirror.cedia.org.ec/linuxliteos//isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.cedia.org.ec/linuxliteos/isos//</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Germany</span> - <a href="http://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Germany</span> - <a href="https://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Greece</span> - <a href="http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Greece</span> - <a href="https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hong Kong</span> - <a href="http://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hong Kong</span> - <a href="https://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Netherlands</span> - <a href="https://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">New Caledonia</span> - <a href="http://mirror.lagoon.nc/linuxlite/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.lagoon.nc/linuxlite/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Singapore</span> - <a href="https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sweden</span> - <a href="http://ftpmirror1.infania.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://ftpmirror1.infania.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sweden</span> - <a href="https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/linuxliteos.com/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/linuxliteos.com/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">United Kingdom</span> - <a href="https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo...lite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">United Kingdom</span> - <a href="https://mirror.vinehost.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.vinehost.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">USA</span> - <a href="http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/isos/</a><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Checking the <span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">MD5SUM</span> of the Linux Lite ISO:</span><br />
<br />
Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>md5sum linux-lite-8.0-rc2-64bit.iso</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">MD5SUM</span>:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>f7351bf7c9d1efcbca97ae4494bfcfa8</code></div></div><br />
Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Checking the <span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">SHA256</span> of the Linux Lite ISO:</span><br />
<br />
Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sha256sum linux-lite-8.0-rc2-64bit.iso</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">SHA256</span>:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>d16431792ae0e8f172a4a10bc2502bfd0c366ab106caa3c58e46ff8729b91e4a</code></div></div><br />
Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">TORRENT</span></span> (Fastest way to download the RC - please help to <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Seed</span>, thank you)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/rc2/linux-lite-8.0-rc2-64bit.iso.torrent/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-l...t/download</a><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">64bit Torrent</span> - linux-lite-8.0-rc2-64bit.iso.torrent<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Size</span>: 2.6Gb (DVD, USB)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hash</span>:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>8ca917a3cfcb18ce1862f4f36c1a6b0866ddcced</code></div></div><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Recommended Computer Requirements:</span><br />
<br />
1.5 Ghz Dual Core Processor or greater<br />
4GB ram<br />
40GB HDD/SSD/NVME<br />
VGA, DVI, DP or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution<br />
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image<br />
Disable Secure Boot<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Login to the live desktop is automatic.</span><br />
<br />
As this is a RC release, there are bound to be bugs etc. Please help make the final stable for other people by participating in this RC. Please report any bugs and feedback in this thread.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thank you<br />
<br />
Jerry and the team.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Release Announcement</span><br />
<br />
Linux Lite 8.0 RC2 is now available for testing.<br />
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This RC2 closes a small set of install-time and post-install bugs that surfaced during RC1 testing. Please retest the install paths you use most — fresh install, OEM, and report anything off in this Thread.<br />
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See below for more details.<br />
A full write-up with images will be in the Final Forum announcement on 1st June.<br />
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Linux Lite 8.0 Final will be released on 1st June, 2026.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Linux Lite 8.0 - RC2</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Base:</span> Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Desktop:</span> XFCE with LightDM<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Codename:</span> Hematite<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Kernel:</span> Linux 7.0.0-g6e9e6ef4c595-2_amd64 (<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Linux Lite Advanced Performance Kernels</span>)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">CHANGES FROM RC1</span><br />
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- Calamares fixes.<br />
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- Lite Distro Builder fixes.<br />
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- Kernel 7.1.0-rc1-linuxlite_7.1.0-rc1-1linuxlite_amd64 available from Lite Kernel Manager. We built an RC1 kernel because 7.1 has many useful new features, including:<br />
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Beginning to retire Intel 486 CPU support from the mainline kernel<br />
Intel FRED enabled by default (boosts Panther Lake, Diamond Rapids, Zen 6)<br />
AMD CPPC performance priority and dynamic/raw EPP handling<br />
12 new SoCs plus additional ARM and RISC-V hardware platforms mainlined<br />
32-bit ARM real-time (RT) kernel builds now supported in mainline<br />
Beginning removal of Russia's Baikal CPU support<br />
Intel QAT Zstd support and QuickAssist Gen6 hardware improvements<br />
x86_energy_perf_policy tool gains Intel Panther Lake SoC slide support<br />
AMD SBI driver and new SMCA bank types preparing for EPYC Venice<br />
HIGHMEM and other LoongArch improvements<br />
Workaround for Arm C1-Pro processor erratum<br />
Experimental pKVM protected guest support with KVM<br />
x86/x86_64 aligned with other architectures for custom restart handlers<br />
Idle SMT sibling improvements for sched_ext<br />
Intel LASS (Linear Address Space Separation) deemed production-ready<br />
WQ_AFFN_CACHE_SHARD workqueue improvement for many-core LLC CPUs<br />
Some changes may negatively impact 32-bit systems as 64-bit is prioritised<br />
AMDGPU DC support for GCN 1.1 "Sea Islands" APUs (Kaveri); now default over Radeon driver<br />
New AMD hardware support added to AMDGPU<br />
Intel Nova Lake P graphics enablement<br />
Intel Xe driver gains user-space interface for VRAM pressure/OOM handling<br />
New Coreboot framebuffer DRM driver<br />
Ryzen AI NPU power estimate and per-process memory queries via AMDXDNA<br />
ARM64 NEON-accelerated CRC64-NVMe<br />
Revamped T10 PI data integrity for better read performance<br />
New in-kernel NTFS file-system driver introduced<br />
Fixes and minor changes to Paragon's NTFS3 driver<br />
exFAT reduces file fragmentation plus various fixes<br />
Fixes for XFS, EXT4, and F2FS<br />
JFS data integrity hardening<br />
RAID fixes and IO_uring enhancements<br />
Many Apple HFS/HFS+ fixes<br />
FSMOUNT_NAMESPACE support<br />
Intel IRDMA gains "GEN4" hardware support<br />
Removal of ISDN, ham radio, and other old network drivers (~138K LOC dropped)<br />
UDP-Lite retired<br />
IPv6 can no longer be built as a standalone module<br />
Many MediaTek MT76 WiFi improvements<br />
Support for RTL8157 5Gbit, RTL8125cp, and other new networking hardware<br />
Lenovo Yoga Fan driver (covers Yoga, Legion, Flex, Slim, IdeaPad)<br />
Apple SMC power driver for M-series MacBook battery/power metrics<br />
Sound bus keepers support, advancing Apple Silicon audio<br />
Improved ThinkPad Trackpoint doubletap handling<br />
New Bitland MIFS WMI driver for Chinese laptops<br />
More TUXEDO Computers and Uniwill OEM features<br />
Steam Deck OLED audio finally fixed after two years<br />
Suspend/resume support for legacy ISA sound cards<br />
Various USB device additions<br />
Audio support for Line6 POD HD PRO and NexiGo N930W webcam<br />
Removal of obsolete bus mouse and PCMCIA drivers<br />
Mainline Lenovo Legion Go drivers<br />
More Sony Rock Band hardware via HID<br />
Sensor monitoring for additional ASUS motherboards<br />
New RealSense 3D depth camera and NVIDIA Tegra media drivers<br />
PCIe M.2 power sequencing driver for M.2 Key-E<br />
Removal of old IBM PC110 touchpad driver<br />
Hung task detector counter resettable via /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_detect_count without reboot<br />
Various memory management and scheduler improvements<br />
HRTIMER high-resolution timer overhaul<br />
More crypto optimisations enabled by default<br />
MMC subsystem changes (previously rejected from 7.0) merged<br />
Sheaves performance regression fixed<br />
Child auto-reap and PIDFD auto-kill flags for clone3()<br />
Removal of unnecessary memory clobbers<br />
user.* xattrs on sockets (for GNOME/systemd)<br />
Experimental Rust inlining helper option<br />
Raised minimum required Rust version<br />
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- NEW application, Lite Menu Sorter. An application designed to sort categories alphabetically when they become out of sort order.<br />
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- NEW application, Lite Time Date. An application to set the date and time, with optional NTP sync for your region.<br />
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- Lite Core - added Samba removal.<br />
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- Fastfetch fixed.<br />
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- Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird - we are now hosting these applications, which means the thorn in my side - PPA'S and the mess they can cause are no where to be found in Linux Lite 8.0 RC2.<br />
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- Btop replace Htop.<br />
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- Keyboard layout chosen during install is now actually applied to the installed system. RC1 wrote the locale but not the keymap, so users picking French/German/etc. would reboot into US/QWERTY. The most visible failure mode was a numeric password being rejected on first login because the install-time and post-reboot keymaps differed. Fixed for every locale.<br />
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- BTRFS and XFS filesystems added (by request) These are niche filesystems (both commonly used on servers and storage-heavy systems). Out of the 2 if you have to use one on your desktop or laptop, I'd go with XFS.<br />
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- FIX - OEM first-boot autologin tick is now honoured. Ticking "Log in automatically" in the OEM firstboot wizard previously had no effect after reboot.<br />
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- FIX - The factory user is now removed on first reboot after OEM firstboot completes.<br />
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- A systemd ordering cycle was silently skipping the cleanup unit on RC1.<br />
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- Linux Lite archive keyring rolled to a new RSA 4096 key. Fresh installs ship the new key automatically. 7.x users running:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>lite-series-upgrade</code></div></div><br />
to Linux Lite 8.0 also pick it up via the in-package fallback if their network is offline mid-upgrade.<br />
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- FIX - GRUB live boot menu, restored centred Linux Lite branding above the menu and tightened the rule rendering.<br />
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- New / improved in Lite Driver Manager. A range of Broadcom WiFi chips (BCM4311–BCM4360, including BCM4352) are now offered the proprietary driver as an installable option. The default selection stays "Do not use the device" so the in-tree driver keeps your card working unless you opt in:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Working hardware section</span><br />
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All detected network, graphics, multimedia, and wireless hardware now appears in a collapsible "Working hardware" panel below the action list — so you can see at a glance that Lite Driver Manager has detected your card, even when no driver action is needed.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Unrecognised hardware section.</span><br />
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Any device with no driver bound at all is highlighted up top so you can post a copy-paste line on the forum if you need help.<br />
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- Branded application icons - 26 Lite apps received refreshed icons (Driver Manager, Software, Updates, System Monitor, etc.) in their proper Papirus theme sizes and styles.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Dirty Frag Vulnerability</span> - We will patch this in 8.0 Final (already tested on RC2 with 7.0.0-g6e9e6ef4c595-2_amd64 Kernel) for now, read the article and decide if you want to mitigate this.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Source:</span> <a href="https://ubuntu.com/blog/dirty-frag-linux-vulnerability-fixes-available" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://ubuntu.com/blog/dirty-frag-linux...-available</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Post-install</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Open a Terminal:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 1</span> – block the modules:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>echo "install esp4 /bin/false" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/dirty-frag.conf
echo "install esp6 /bin/false" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/dirty-frag.conf
echo "install rxrpc /bin/false" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/dirty-frag.conf</code></div></div><br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo update-initramfs -u -k all</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 2</span> – unload modules:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sudo rmmod esp4 esp6 rxrpc 2&gt;/dev/null</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 3</span> – confirm the modules aren’t loaded:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>grep -qE '^(esp4|esp6|rxrpc) ' /proc/modules &amp;&amp; echo "Affected modules are loaded" || echo "Affected modules are NOT loaded"</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Step 4</span> – Reboot<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">BIOS Settings (important)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">CSM</span>: Enabled<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Secureboot</span>: Disabled<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">RECOMMENDED PARTITION LAYOUT</span><br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>GPT
8MB EXT4 FLAGS - bios-grub (no mountpoint)
512MB FAT32 mountpoint /boot/efi FLAGS - boot
rest-of-partition EXT4 mountpoint / FLAGS - none</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">or:</span><br />
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If you want to erase the entire disk (BIOS &amp; UEFI supported) choose <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Erase Disk</span> and everything will be partitioned for you.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">IMPORTANT:</span><br />
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Please do Menu &gt; Favorites &gt; Install Updates <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">immediately</span> after a fresh install, there are a number of important updates to some of our Lite applications that will make a difference to your experience.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Known Issues:</span><br />
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Please list them here, this <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">WILL BE the last release before the Final</span> so please, hunt down those bugs and let's squash them!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">We'd particularly value bug reports on:</span><br />
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Non-English locale installs (verify your keyboard layout works post-reboot).<br />
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OEM install + firstboot path (verify user is gone and your autologin choice took).<br />
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Lite Driver Manager on machines with Broadcom WiFi or NVIDIA GPUs.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Installation fails</span><br />
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Please paste the installer log from here:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>/root/.cache/calamares/session.log</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">BEFORE</span> you reboot or shutdown the computer when experiencing an installation issue.. <br />
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<span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Downloads:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Release Name:</span> Linux Lite 8.0 RC2<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Size:</span> 2.6Gb (DVD, USB)<br />
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Download Linux Lite 8.0 RC2 from Sourceforge:<br />
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<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/rc2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-l...s/8.0/rc2/</a><br />
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<span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">HTTP &amp; HTTPS:</span></span><br />
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Download Linux Lite 8.0 RC2 from one of the mirrors: (some may still be syncing)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">China</span> - <a href="https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Ecuador</span> - <a href="http://mirror.ueb.edu.ec/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.ueb.edu.ec/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Ecuador</span> - <a href="https://mirror.cedia.org.ec/linuxliteos//isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.cedia.org.ec/linuxliteos/isos//</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Germany</span> - <a href="http://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Germany</span> - <a href="https://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Greece</span> - <a href="http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Greece</span> - <a href="https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hong Kong</span> - <a href="http://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hong Kong</span> - <a href="https://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Netherlands</span> - <a href="https://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">New Caledonia</span> - <a href="http://mirror.lagoon.nc/linuxlite/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.lagoon.nc/linuxlite/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Singapore</span> - <a href="https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sweden</span> - <a href="http://ftpmirror1.infania.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://ftpmirror1.infania.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Sweden</span> - <a href="https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/linuxliteos.com/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/linuxliteos.com/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">United Kingdom</span> - <a href="https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo...lite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">United Kingdom</span> - <a href="https://mirror.vinehost.net/linuxlite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://mirror.vinehost.net/linuxlite/isos/</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">USA</span> - <a href="http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/isos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/isos/</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Checking the <span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">MD5SUM</span> of the Linux Lite ISO:</span><br />
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Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>md5sum linux-lite-8.0-rc2-64bit.iso</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">MD5SUM</span>:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>f7351bf7c9d1efcbca97ae4494bfcfa8</code></div></div><br />
Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Checking the <span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">SHA256</span> of the Linux Lite ISO:</span><br />
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Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>sha256sum linux-lite-8.0-rc2-64bit.iso</code></div></div><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">SHA256</span>:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>d16431792ae0e8f172a4a10bc2502bfd0c366ab106caa3c58e46ff8729b91e4a</code></div></div><br />
Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b"><span style="color: #ff0000;" class="mycode_color">TORRENT</span></span> (Fastest way to download the RC - please help to <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Seed</span>, thank you)<br />
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<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/8.0/rc2/linux-lite-8.0-rc2-64bit.iso.torrent/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-l...t/download</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">64bit Torrent</span> - linux-lite-8.0-rc2-64bit.iso.torrent<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Size</span>: 2.6Gb (DVD, USB)<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Hash</span>:<br />
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<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>8ca917a3cfcb18ce1862f4f36c1a6b0866ddcced</code></div></div><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Recommended Computer Requirements:</span><br />
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1.5 Ghz Dual Core Processor or greater<br />
4GB ram<br />
40GB HDD/SSD/NVME<br />
VGA, DVI, DP or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution<br />
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image<br />
Disable Secure Boot<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Login to the live desktop is automatic.</span><br />
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As this is a RC release, there are bound to be bugs etc. Please help make the final stable for other people by participating in this RC. Please report any bugs and feedback in this thread.<br />
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Thank you<br />
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Jerry and the team.]]></content:encoded>
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