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    Thread: Terminal - how to exit fullscreen
Post: Terminal - how to exit fullscreen

Hi. Just decided to install Linux Lite to replace xubutu on an older laptop. During live-cd session (yes, need to backup some stuff before I go ahead on install) I have used Terminal / rsync in order...
Sprintrdriver Desktop Customization 2 17,109 12-17-2017, 09:52 PM
    Thread: Terminal - how to exit fullscreen
Post: Terminal - how to exit fullscreen

Ok - solved by pressing keys like crazy  :P The key to press is Alt+F11 to get out of fullscreen inLinux Lite  8)
Sprintrdriver Desktop Customization 2 17,109 12-17-2017, 10:07 PM
    Thread: How to get mouse wheel up roll up active window?
Post: How to get mouse wheel up roll up active window?

Hi. See other Linux distros the default behaviour when mouse pointer hover over window title and user roll the mouse wheel up, is that the current window rolls up (I beleive it is also called windows...
Sprintrdriver Desktop Customization 1 6,612 12-26-2017, 08:18 PM
    Thread: Formatting a USB that has a virus on it
Post: Re: Formatting a USB that has a virus on it

Infected usb devices is capable to do infect bios regardless of OS. Found this article from 2014 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/07/this-thumbdrive-hacks-computers-badusb-exploit-...
Sprintrdriver Hard Drives and SSDs 4 4,646 04-18-2018, 07:38 PM
    Thread: Linux Lite does not mount removable devices
Post: Re: Linux Lite does not mount removable devices

MS old OS can read faulty fat file systems. See my threads for more details on why I think so: https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/hard-drives-and-ssd's/not-auto-mounting-removable-drives-think-i-have...
Sprintrdriver Hard Drives and SSDs 1 5,266 08-29-2018, 10:11 PM
    Thread: Two users access to common folder
Post: Two users access to common folder

Hi forum. I have this situation where I have two users on the computer. I have tried to read up on users and groups to understand, but is still very new to this (most of what I have done so far is by...
Sprintrdriver Hard Drives and SSDs 7 9,256 05-02-2018, 09:12 PM
    Thread: Two users access to common folder
Post: Re: Two users access to common folder

Thanks for answers. First off - just an addition to my first post: What I does is I tries to use two separate users (both is actually me as I'm the only physical user of the laptop) where user2 is th...
Sprintrdriver Hard Drives and SSDs 7 9,256 05-03-2018, 10:28 PM
    Thread: not auto mounting removable drives - think I have an idea why
Post: not auto mounting removable drives - think I have ...

Hi forum. Have seen several threads around on the web (not just on LL forum) where users complains about usb drives that Linux for some reason does not mount automatically just after the device is pl...
Sprintrdriver Hard Drives and SSDs 5 6,763 08-29-2018, 10:07 PM
    Thread: not auto mounting removable drives - think I have an idea why
Post: Re: not auto mounting removable drives - think I h...

Thanks. The dash cam is a type DOD 460 (I think - the label is worn out), so I'm going to put the card reader into a win7 computer, and I'm coming back after that. [edit 1] Can confirm that the file ...
Sprintrdriver Hard Drives and SSDs 5 6,763 08-30-2018, 02:55 PM
    Thread: Two users access to common folder
Post: Re: Two users access to common folder

Hope it's ok that I update this old thread - I doesn't want to be rude and not giving credits for those answering me. I have make a very dumb thing here. When I wrote this post, I had LL 3.6 installe...
Sprintrdriver Hard Drives and SSDs 7 9,256 01-21-2019, 04:01 PM
    Thread: Two users access to common folder
Post: Re: Two users access to common folder

Hi again. I just find my notes from back then - so I figured to share that. STEP 1 - Get an overview over groups cat /etc/group (I don't recall if I had to put user2 into same group as user1) STEP ...
Sprintrdriver Hard Drives and SSDs 7 9,256 02-16-2019, 10:34 PM
    Thread: Linux Lite install stalls on creating user
Post: Re: Linux Lite install stalls on creating user

Hi. This problem happens to me too when trying to install Linux Lite 3.6 64 bit to an Dell Latitude D620. Why is the thread marked SOLVED when there is no solution? What I have done prior and durin...
Sprintrdriver Installing Linux Lite 5 7,343 12-18-2017, 05:28 PM
    Thread: Linux Lite install stalls on creating user
Post: Re: Linux Lite install stalls on creating user

Update: Yes - that option "encrypt home folder" was the culprit. Just did a reinstall and created a dummy-user without encryption, and from that user profile I managed to create the user profile I int...
Sprintrdriver Installing Linux Lite 5 7,343 12-18-2017, 11:48 PM
    Thread: Linux Lite install stalls on creating user
Post: Re: Linux Lite install stalls on creating user

Ok - I experienced something weird now. The install process - the window that hangs since the whole today I figured I didn't want to wait for it any longer, so I right clicked at task bar (if that is...
Sprintrdriver Installing Linux Lite 5 7,343 12-18-2017, 06:57 PM
    Thread: Linux Lite 4.2 live-session - require username and password
Post: Re: Linux Lite 4.2 live-session - require username...

Ok, thank you
Sprintrdriver Installing Linux Lite 2 9,838 12-10-2018, 07:00 AM
    Thread: Linux Lite 4.2 live-session - require username and password
Post: Linux Lite 4.2 live-session - require username and...

Hi. I made myself an USB stick packed with several distros (to see how they respond on this old Latitude laptop) using yumi tool (sadly only for windows). Thing is - when it was time to boot LL 4.2, t...
Sprintrdriver Installing Linux Lite 2 9,838 12-10-2018, 03:05 AM
    Thread: Home partition not formatted when upgrade - how to retreive old settings?
Post: Home partition not formatted when upgrade - how to...

Hi forum. At last - I have done a install of Linux Lite 4.2 (had 3.6 before). Before I flood the text post with details about what I want and all that, I'll just say that I made a usb stick with like ...
Sprintrdriver Installing Linux Lite 0 5,968 12-11-2018, 04:21 PM
    Thread: [solved] Add new users - no option to encrypt home directory
Post: Re: [solved] Add new users - no option to encrypt ...

UPDATE Have being fiddling around try to figure out what's wrong. First I believed that I forgot the command "sudo apt-get install ecryptfs-utils cryptsetup", but it turns out it ship with the OS so t...
Sprintrdriver Installing Linux Lite 1 6,542 12-11-2018, 11:41 PM
    Thread: [solved] Add new users - no option to encrypt home directory
Post: [solved] Add new users - no option to encrypt home...

Hi. Have just installed LL 4.2 - and I'm starting to add new users. I wish those users to have an encrypted home dir (both users is actually myself and I run backup from time to time). The issue I fa...
Sprintrdriver Installing Linux Lite 1 6,542 12-11-2018, 08:01 PM
    Thread: Encrypt home folder
Post: Re: Encrypt home folder

This is the instruction I followed after installing LL 4.2 to get Home dir encrypted: https://www.howtogeek.com/116032/how-to-encrypt-your-home-folder-after-installing-ubuntu/ If I remember it correc...
Sprintrdriver Installing Linux Lite 7 10,431 05-25-2019, 07:02 PM