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    Thread: Unable to Update
Post: Re: Unable to Update

Just my luck after typing War & Peace I hit post rather than preview and now see that I lost 98% of my post  :(  Doh. Suffice to say that thanks to SteveF it would appear that my problem has been re...
Daveyboy Updates 13 9,589 02-22-2022, 06:01 PM
    Thread: Lite Tweaks task grouping
Post: Re: Lite Tweaks task grouping

My standard method of using Lite Tweaks is as follows :- 1)    Open Lite Tweaks 2)    Click on the header labelled "Grade" 3)    Menu is now re-ordered with all "caution" entries grouped together fol...
Daveyboy Suggestions and Feedback 8 6,570 07-30-2017, 05:03 AM
    Thread: multiple inquiries
Post: Re: multiple inquiries

Found the following thread which was posted to the Chromium-dev mailing list by Google’s Dirk Pranke which suggests that Google Chrome will no longer offer support  for ANY 32 bit systems. Dirk P...
Daveyboy Installing Software 14 12,131 01-24-2016, 11:50 PM
    Thread: Installing 3.4 to USB flash drive
Post: Re: Installing 3.4 to USB flash drive

Only last week a friend gave me a perfectly good laptop that he was going to throw out because had removed the hard drive (faulty) from it so I installed LL3.4 on to a Sandisk micro USB 3 drive and it...
Daveyboy Installing Linux Lite 10 12,624 05-08-2017, 07:10 PM
    Thread: [SOLVED] Partition Full
Post: [SOLVED] Partition Full

My desktop machine has been slowing down lately and having just checked  \ partition. where LL 2.2 is installed and find that it using 99% of a 20Gb partition. I have only a moderate amount of softw...
Daveyboy Installing Linux Lite 6 6,588 07-15-2015, 12:53 PM
    Thread: Installing 3.4 to USB flash drive
Post: Re: Installing 3.4 to USB flash drive

If I'm understanding your original description correctly, you just copied the ISO from your hard drive to the USB Pen Drive,which is not the same as installing LL3.4 to the Pen Drive and therefore all...
Daveyboy Installing Linux Lite 10 12,624 05-09-2017, 06:57 AM
    Thread: [SOLVED] Partition Full
Post: Re: [SOLVED] Partition Full

Torrydale - many thanks for the tip regarding baobab, having installed this software it appears to have identified a large part of the problem straight away. The /var/tmp directory contains 617 files...
Daveyboy Installing Linux Lite 6 6,588 07-15-2015, 04:42 PM
    Thread: [SOLVED] Partition Full
Post: Re: [SOLVED] Partition Full

Have you shut down the computer NO, Disconnected the printer NO, Rebooted NO Having completed the above I rerun baobab and achieved exactly the same results as before Have you tried using the File M...
Daveyboy Installing Linux Lite 6 6,588 07-15-2015, 09:12 PM
    Thread: window expands beyond borders when maximizing
Post: RE: window expands beyond borders when maximizing

I've been experiencing this issue with FULL SCREEN View (but not in reduced sized window) in Chrome of late whereas it never used to happen. The quickest way that I have found to resolve this is t...
Daveyboy Other 5 4,436 12-05-2024, 06:24 PM
    Thread: [SOLVED] Problems installing additional software after upgrading LL2.0 to 2.2
Post: [SOLVED] Problems installing additional software a...

I've just upgraded from 2.0 to 2.2 but am encountering a number of problems which I am sure are probably related but as an XP user that is relatively new to LL I have know idea how to resolve them and...
Daveyboy Installing Linux Lite 2 3,910 03-04-2015, 06:46 PM
    Thread: [SOLVED] Problems installing additional software after upgrading LL2.0 to 2.2
Post: (SOLVED) Problems installing additional software...

I've managed to sort 1st & 2nd Problem so just the sound control icon on taskbar to resolve if you can
Daveyboy Installing Linux Lite 2 3,910 03-04-2015, 07:18 PM
    Thread: POLL: Lite Tweaks Column Change
Post: Re: POLL: Lite Tweaks Column Change

Voted Remove as I feel this column is unnessesary bhowever, whilst on the subject of Lite Tweaks. The first thing I do when using Lite Tweaks is to re-sort the menu order by status, i.e. all safe op...
Daveyboy Suggestions and Feedback 20 15,223 04-22-2017, 07:56 AM
    Thread: Install Updates - multiple issues
Post: Install Updates - multiple issues

=========================== Install Updates Error log =========================== Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists. Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ (https:...
Daveyboy Updates 4 18,707 05-30-2023, 07:31 PM
    Thread: [SOLVED] Partition Full
Post: Re: [SOLVED] Partition Full

It appears to be that the canon printer retains a copy of all files printed in case you wish to reprint them at a later date from the printer control panel - quite what their logic is in providing suc...
Daveyboy Installing Linux Lite 6 6,588 07-15-2015, 10:26 PM
    Thread: Install Updates - multiple issues
Post: Re: Install Updates - multiple issues

Hi Steve I ran "sudo apt-get --allow-releaseinfo-change update" as suggested and this was the outcome Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com (http://archive.canonical.com) focal InRelease Hit:2 http://d...
Daveyboy Updates 4 18,707 05-31-2023, 02:10 PM
    Thread: Canon MG5550 MFP - Scanner not Working
Post: Canon MG5550 MFP - Scanner not Working

Have just installed a Canon Pixma MG5550 Multi-Function Inkjet into LL 2.2 The printer works wonderfully using both USB Cable and Wireless but try as I might I cannot get Simple Scan to recognize and...
Daveyboy Printing and Scanning 2 7,521 03-04-2015, 10:42 PM
    Thread: Lite Widget reports "System Never Updated"
Post: Lite Widget reports "System Never Updated"

Despite the fact that I always ensure that my system (lite 5. 8) is always updated regularly the Lite Widget continues to report "System Never Updated" - anybody able to advise why please
Daveyboy Other 10 7,568 12-13-2022, 08:54 AM
    Thread: Install Updates - multiple issues
Post: Re: Install Updates - multiple issues

Steve   I followed your last set of instructions and everything worked like a dream - system is now fully updated. Many thanks for all your help and patience -  just goes to show, that with persever...
Daveyboy Updates 4 18,707 05-31-2023, 06:44 PM
    Thread: Lite Widget reports "System Never Updated"
Post: Re: Lite Widget reports "System Never Updated"

Hi Steve I'm sorry, I don't normally save the reports however, I will do at next update and post up as requested
Daveyboy Other 10 7,568 12-13-2022, 08:35 PM
    Thread: Lite Widget reports "System Never Updated"
Post: Re: Lite Widget reports "System Never Updated"

Steve No sooner had I sent my last message a "new update available" flashed up on screen - did you order this LOL - content of report is as follows :- Reading package lists... Building dependency t...
Daveyboy Other 10 7,568 12-13-2022, 08:48 PM