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    Thread: Minecraft A game that actualley works (way) better in linux
Post: Re: Minecraft A game that actualley works (way) be...

Yes, Minecraft really works better on linux. I never had windows installed on this hp nc 4200 laptop but got FPS: 50-60  fps  with optifine and every single graphics option set to lowest possible (of...
minesheep Games Support 1 15,170 08-20-2019, 05:53 PM
    Thread: What to do if laptop freezes during a game?
Post: Re: What to do if laptop freezes during a game?

I Know that I am late but check that you have enough swap space then it will became very slow! but not crash. Also if posiible close programs and even unnecessary processes. You can see RAM memory usa...
minesheep Games Support 3 12,230 09-04-2019, 09:59 PM
    Thread: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports?
Post: Re: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports?

I have no problems on linux lite 4.4. Upgrading within series is simple via lite upgrade. And if not working install updates with "install updates" before upgrading.
minesheep Hard Drives and SSDs 21 18,009 04-18-2019, 02:32 PM
    Thread: How do I rename an external drive?
Post: Re: How do I rename an external drive?

Just a note It's possible to do it with Gparted also if you prefer. Select the correct drive from the device dropdown in right upper corner. It must  be unmounted before you can rename it. Right clic...
minesheep Hard Drives and SSDs 6 9,978 04-20-2019, 06:28 PM
    Thread: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports?
Post: Re: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports?

Tyrannocaster link Wrote: (04-18-2019, 04:36 PM) -- I'm not willing to go to 4.4 unless I have a good reason -- Isn't it a good reason to your fix usb problem, you don't need to reinstall just use li...
minesheep Hard Drives and SSDs 21 18,009 04-20-2019, 06:42 PM
    Thread: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports?
Post: Re: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports?

Tyrannocaster link Wrote: (04-21-2019, 04:57 PM) -- It does appear that as long as I keep that Admin window open I can copy files to the drive, even if I can't copy them via a non-admin window. So fo...
minesheep Hard Drives and SSDs 21 18,009 04-21-2019, 06:38 PM
    Thread: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports?
Post: Re: Why do I have to reboot to use the USB ports?

What filesystem are you using and how did you format it?. ext filesystems need permissions to read and write. Try to right click the drive window where you see copy and paste and select "Open as admin...
minesheep Hard Drives and SSDs 21 18,009 04-21-2019, 09:24 AM
    Thread: saving a folder to a fat32 HD
Post: Re: saving a folder to a fat32 HD

FAT32 can be safer (better support) but can't store single files bigger than 4,2GB or 4GIB (in windows) and maximum size for single fat32 partition is 2TIB. NTFS is easier to break (corrupt) but can s...
minesheep Hard Drives and SSDs 2 11,608 07-05-2019, 10:21 PM
    Thread: How to clone current LL HD to a new disk?
Post: Re: How to clone current LL HD to a new disk?

Use dd from coreutils type into terminal or copy to terminal. Replace /dev/sdx with input drive and /dev/sdy with output drive. You can get those from gparted drive list. if stands for input file and ...
minesheep Hard Drives and SSDs 2 9,021 04-11-2020, 04:40 PM
    Thread: Boots Lite from DVD only
Post: Re: Boots Lite from DVD only

Hold esc while booting from HDD, but do this before you see boot icon. Select "Advanced options for Linux Lite GNU/Linux". Go to recovery mode and use "clean" this should take some time. You can also ...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 3 4,266 04-05-2019, 06:30 PM
    Thread: Boots Lite from DVD only
Post: Re: Boots Lite from DVD only

Don't you see install with cd icon on DVD booted system desktop? It's possible to remove the (broken) lite partition from HDD with gparted but be very carefully and keep windows partitions untoutche...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 3 4,266 04-09-2019, 01:04 PM
    Thread: Stuck in Initramfs
Post: Re: Stuck in Initramfs

supriyok225 link Wrote: (11-15-2018, 04:01 AM) -- HDD has not partition. HDD also has some bad sectors. I just wanna recover my data. -- Doesn't Gparted (from live dvd/usb) really recognize any parti...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 6 19,779 04-18-2019, 10:40 AM
    Thread: Install Linux Lite on Macbook
Post: Re: Install Linux Lite on Macbook

What is the OS on your pc is it windows 10 or windows 8.1 or windows 7? With windows you may be able to convert MBR to GPT, but I am not sure. You will need to make the final installation in gpt too, ...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 19 24,220 04-27-2019, 07:51 PM
    Thread: Install Linux Lite on Macbook
Post: Re: Install Linux Lite on Macbook

phirephoto link Wrote: (04-13-2019, 04:22 PM) -- Is there a way to convert the LL image to GPT? -- No, but there is a way to make bootable usb without repartitioning it. Make your usb use GPT partiti...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 19 24,220 04-28-2019, 09:01 PM
    Thread: LiLi 4.4 installs ok, but updates do not
Post: Re: LiLi 4.4 installs ok, but updates do not

15gb partition doesn't mean that your casper-rw file is 15gb. I dont know how to make it bigger than 4gb. My "portable" install is LL installed to usb, but it needs at least 16gb memory stick. Just av...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 5 5,733 05-19-2019, 08:04 PM
    Thread: Install to USB out of space
Post: Re: Install to USB out of space

It is (still) possible to "install" linux lite to 16gb or bigger usb instead of using live version with persistence. Live version is simply not optimized to your purpose! install linux lite to other u...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 22 14,924 06-03-2019, 06:55 PM
    Thread: Install to USB out of space
Post: Re: Install to USB out of space

Just unplug your HDD/SSD and connect one stick with live version and one stick with nothing important you want to save then install like you could install to HDD/SSD and after installing linux lite pl...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 22 14,924 06-03-2019, 07:06 PM
    Thread: Install to USB out of space
Post: Re: Install to USB out of space

Or Install to any drive including external usb flash drive https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-lite-to-usb-stick-not-ready-yet!/ (https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/tut...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 22 14,924 06-04-2019, 11:19 AM
    Thread: upgrading from 2.2 to 3
Post: Re: upgrading from 2.2 to 3

It is also useful to know that you can run this clone command to make 1:1 copy of your hard drive Code: -- sudo dd if=/dev/sdx of=/dev/sdy -- Where x is your system drive and y is external drive. Thi...
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 5 6,502 06-07-2019, 10:35 PM
    Thread: upgrading from 2.2 to 3
Post: Re: upgrading from 2.2 to 3

You can also copy /home folder if it's not encrypted
minesheep Installing Linux Lite 5 6,502 06-08-2019, 08:36 AM