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    Thread: Sneak peek Linux Lite 3.6 Beta
Post: Re: Sneak peek Linux Lite 3.6 Beta

Great news thanks Jerry! Of all the features you mentioned in the 3.6 beta, I am most excited about the new wallpapers. The example you showed in the OP was PERFECT! Will this be the default backgroun...
Vera On Topic 19 10,231 07-09-2017, 03:05 AM
    Thread: Linux Lite 4.0 Suggestions welcomed
Post: Re: Linux Lite 4.0 Suggestions welcomed

whateverthing link Wrote: (03-03-2018, 08:56 PM) -- File backup is a habit everyone should practice! I use FreeFileSync to backup files to an external drive. It's pretty easy to figure out, and has l...
Vera Suggestions and Feedback 130 92,230 03-05-2018, 05:28 PM
    Thread: v4.0 very slow start up
Post: Re: v4.0 very slow start up

Ooh, thanks for the link! I will be trying this too - I noticed a rather long boot-up time for my laptop on 4.0 vs 3.8. I had read that section in the release announcements, but set it aside as I was ...
Vera Installing Linux Lite 3 11,112 06-05-2018, 10:49 AM
    Thread: Cannot seem to edit PDF's. Any advice for how to fill out PDF forms?
Post: Re: Cannot seem to edit PDF's. Any advice for how ...

Hi, thanks to [member=6945]Sprintrdriver[/member] , [member=7334]CSNLinux[/member] and [member=5916]trinidad[/member] . I appreciate the suggestions. OK, I tried opening it in LO writer and in LO Draw...
Vera Other 9 8,848 05-02-2018, 11:35 PM
    Thread: New User...Frustrated
Post: Re: New User...Frustrated

Hello. I'm sorry to hear of these difficulties. I too come from a Windows background (7 not 10 though!) and also have installed LL on my machines. I am a little confused as to why you have had to re-i...
Vera Introductions 10 9,829 10-15-2017, 01:08 AM
    Thread: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion
Post: Re: Meltdown & Spectre Information and Discussion

Jerry link Wrote: (01-05-2018, 07:40 AM) -- Ubuntu plan to release Kernel updates early next week, in or around the 9th. -- Do we have any news on the status of Ubuntu kernel updates to fix this iss...
Vera Security & Bug Fixes 157 258,781 01-11-2018, 11:21 AM
    Thread: Cannot seem to edit PDF's. Any advice for how to fill out PDF forms?
Post: Re: Cannot seem to edit PDF's. Any advice for how ...

OK, I read the article https://itsfoss.com/pdf-editors-linux/ (https://itsfoss.com/pdf-editors-linux/) . First I tried Okular, available from Synaptic package manager. It did not seem to have an easy ...
Vera Other 9 8,848 05-03-2018, 12:31 AM
    Thread: Linux Lite 3.8 Home Page
Post: Re: Linux Lite 3.8 Home Page

[member=2]Jerry[/member] To answer your question, for the US the exact wording I'm seeing is "United States". Thanks also for re-positioning the Linux Lite Support link. I like it even better where y...
Vera On Topic 42 28,117 10-24-2017, 01:54 PM
    Thread: How to set printer to print in black and white by default?
Post: How to set printer to print in black and white by ...

I'm trying to set my HP printer to print in black ink (i.e. grayscale using black ink only) by default. This should be possible because before using Linux Lite, this same printer and same desktop PC c...
Vera Printing and Scanning 9 16,825 06-27-2017, 03:01 PM
    Thread: What peripheral Hardware do you have that works out of the box?
Post: Re: What peripheral Hardware do you have that work...

Within past 2 years, bought new, works out of the box with LL 3.4, the only peripheral hardware within those categories that I have is a wireless network router. Does that count? If so, it's a Netgear...
Vera On Topic 11 9,299 06-14-2017, 02:28 AM
    Thread: Are they false ?
Post: Re: Are they false ?

bitsnpcs link Wrote: (11-11-2017, 03:19 PM) -- [member=149]newtusmaximus[/member] Can some members run chkrootkit and rkhunter , (they are in Install/Remove Software, aka Synaptic) and reply back --...
Vera Security & Bug Fixes 33 38,043 11-11-2017, 09:00 PM
    Thread: Install Updates - Yad version
Post: Re: Install Updates - Yad version

I did what you said about setting up the Yad version. I did it on one machine and not the other, so I could have a direct comparison of the end effect. OK, here are my notes - it's a mixed bag becaus...
Vera Linux Lite Software Development 25 22,896 11-11-2017, 09:17 PM
    Thread: Thinking about installing LL on my main pc but need some advice.
Post: Re: Thinking about installing LL on my main pc but...

I too had a similar dilemma about this, but as [member=8937]Linuxkumpel[/member] said, try it in live mode. In other words, boot from the live DVD or live USB, but do not press Install yet. Just explo...
Vera Other 9 9,255 01-13-2019, 03:12 PM
    Thread: unable to remove the suspend an hibernate buttons from user logout
Post: Re: unable to remove the suspend an hibernate butt...

I had no idea that removing these buttons was even possible so I was thrilled to hear that I can do this with Lite Tweaks! I tried it on my LL 4.0 laptop and it all went smoothly. The only thing tha...
Vera Desktop Customization 8 9,120 09-21-2018, 05:52 PM
    Thread: Posting in the correct Support section of the Forums
Post: Re: Posting in the correct Support section of the ...

I think it's an entirely reasonable decision to moderate things in that way, so that mods do not have to spend extra time on stuff like moving topics to the correct section. I'm in a similar situatio...
Vera On Topic 14 53,612 10-04-2017, 01:15 PM
    Thread: Update about my system - hard drive issues and the (hopeful) solution
Post: Update about my system - hard drive issues and the...

This is just to update people about what's been going on with my system. I'd been getting increasing instability on my system, and at first I wasn't sure what was causing it. As a diagnostic test, I t...
Vera Off Topic 2 7,519 12-07-2018, 09:43 PM
    Thread: Would you consider a default image software change in later versions off LL?
Post: Would you consider a default image software change...

Hi [member=2]Jerry[/member] My question relates to image and image manipulations. I love GIMP for advanced image processing and graphic design. It's great, and I was using it even before switching t...
Vera Linux Lite Software Development 8 10,824 01-19-2018, 06:29 PM
    Thread: What to do if laptop freezes during a game?
Post: What to do if laptop freezes during a game?

My son was playing Factorio on my LL 3.8 laptop. It froze during the stage of joining a multiplayer game. I tried Ctrl-C and it did not work. I also tried Alt-tab and Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Finally I did ...
Vera Games Support 3 12,228 02-12-2018, 11:18 AM
    Thread: Replicating the desktop settings for one user based on another user
Post: Re: Replicating the desktop settings for one user ...

Thanks [member=7594]NN[/member] ! I can't believe all this time I've been doing workarounds to deal with the hidden files. I tried "view" -> "show hidden files" like you said, and it worked fine. I do...
Vera Desktop Customization 5 10,685 06-05-2018, 05:58 PM
    Thread: Bug, or non-intuitive behavior when mounting USB drive in multi-user LL?
Post: Bug, or non-intuitive behavior when mounting USB d...

I'm not sure if the following issue would be considered a bug, or simply non-intuitive behavior of LL. Either way, if users in a multi-user setup are not aware of this, they may think they cannot moun...
Vera Hard Drives and SSDs 3 6,461 06-05-2018, 06:56 PM