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    Thread: Bug, or non-intuitive behavior when mounting USB drive in multi-user LL?
Post: Re: Bug, or non-intuitive behavior when mounting U...

Wow! Thanks for trying this out and for getting back to me so quickly, [member=47]Scott[/member] . I did exactly what you said, and tested it out. It works like a charm! I didn't even have to go to ...
Vera Hard Drives and SSDs 3 6,461 06-06-2018, 02:23 AM
    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
    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: 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: After installing LL 4.0, question about boot splash - is this normal?
Post: Re: After installing LL 4.0, question about boot s...

Thanks Jerry for the very quick response! Very relieved to hear it's normal. Sorry, I must have accidentally skipped over that part of the announcement, but I was glad to read that the Shotwell viewer...
Vera On Topic 3 4,173 06-04-2018, 01:51 PM
    Thread: After installing LL 4.0, question about boot splash - is this normal?
Post: After installing LL 4.0, question about boot splas...

I had 2 goes at installing LL 4.0 on my laptop (previously on 3.x). Seems to be working well now, thanks. Some good improvements. I'm still getting to grips with the system, so please excuse any mista...
Vera On Topic 3 4,173 06-04-2018, 01:44 PM
    Thread: Replicating the desktop settings for one user based on another user
Post: Re: Replicating the desktop settings for one user ...

NN link Wrote: (06-02-2018, 06:44 PM) -- I would do the operations just by copying and pasting the files in Thunar opened as a root - by right click and choosing the root option, or by opening Thunar...
Vera Desktop Customization 5 10,685 06-03-2018, 02:17 AM
    Thread: Tips please on install for setting multi-user desktop preferences efficiently?
Post: Re: Tips please on install for setting multi-user ...

I eventually figured this out for LL 3.8 and posted it in the desktop customization section: https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/desktop-customization/replicating-the-desktop-settings-for-one-user-base...
Vera Installing Linux Lite 1 4,403 06-02-2018, 06:18 PM
    Thread: Replicating the desktop settings for one user based on another user
Post: Replicating the desktop settings for one user base...

This helpful tip is ideal for when you are setting up more than one user and want a similar desktop look for all - without manually pointing and clicking the settings for each new user. I used this m...
Vera Desktop Customization 5 10,685 06-02-2018, 05:36 PM
    Thread: Tips please on install for setting multi-user desktop preferences efficiently?
Post: Tips please on install for setting multi-user desk...

Hi, I have 2 machines, each of which have more than one user. I'm currently on LL 3.8, FYI. I'd love to move to 4.0, and I'm wondering about setting it up for multi-user. I feel there must be a more e...
Vera Installing Linux Lite 1 4,403 06-01-2018, 01:35 AM
    Thread: Linux Lite 4.0 Suggestions welcomed
Post: Re: Linux Lite 4.0 Suggestions welcomed

Woohoo!  ;D Thanks! Great news. Thank you for keeping us updated on the changes. Thrilled that we as a community have had the chance to offer suggestions. This is exciting, very much looking forward t...
Vera Suggestions and Feedback 130 92,230 05-10-2018, 12:21 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: 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: Cannot seem to edit PDF's. Any advice for how to fill out PDF forms?
Post: Cannot seem to edit PDF's. Any advice for how to f...

Hi, I'm a little confused - I can't seem to edit PDF's. By edit, I mean add text to fill in forms. I thought I used to be able to a year ago on this same computer. It's possible I don't remember wha...
Vera Other 9 8,848 05-02-2018, 06:33 PM
    Thread: Linux Lite Branded Laptop
Post: Re: Linux Lite Branded Laptop

I'd been looking at laptops recently, so was a little familiar with pricing, specs etc. Without looking at any of the other answers, I felt that $300 - $400 US was a fair and attractive price for thos...
Vera On Topic 33 24,071 04-30-2018, 06:33 PM
    Thread: 4.0 Beta Performance Test
Post: Re: 4.0 Beta Performance Test

Oooh this looks good! Love the video showing how 4.0 looks and works. Excited for this version! Very much looking forward to it.
Vera On Topic 12 8,672 04-25-2018, 12:29 PM
    Thread: New Web Server coming
Post: Re: New Web Server coming

A huge improvement that I've noticed on the new server is that if I get an email notification that someone mentioned me in a forum post, I can navigate successfully from the email to the forum post. I...
Vera On Topic 23 15,471 03-17-2018, 11:08 PM
    Thread: GUI won't let me open files as "Open as Administrator" if logged in as another
Post: Re: GUI won't let me open files as "Open as Admini...

Thanks [member=6629]ralphy[/member] and [member=5916]trinidad[/member] for so ably answering my question about the background behind this. OK, so it seems that this is due mainly to historical reasons...
Vera Other 8 6,273 03-17-2018, 11:03 PM
    Thread: GUI won't let me open files as "Open as Administrator" if logged in as another
Post: Re: GUI won't let me open files as "Open as Admini...

Thanks [member=6629]ralphy[/member] , I had to wrap my head around this, not knowing anything about gksu and pkexec. I may wind up installing UnlockMe on that computer, since I forsee multi-user issue...
Vera Other 8 6,273 03-16-2018, 04:01 PM
    Thread: GUI won't let me open files as "Open as Administrator" if logged in as another
Post: Re: GUI won't let me open files as "Open as Admini...

Ah - that clears it up. Thank you so much for the clear and helpful explanation [member=5916]trinidad[/member] . This definitely helped explain the behavior I'm seeing. OK, next time I need to do that...
Vera Other 8 6,273 03-16-2018, 12:39 AM