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11-23-2018, 10:32 PM

Thread: Trying to install Gimp 2.10.8 - but get 2.8.22
Post: Trying to install Gimp 2.10.8 - but get 2.8.22

Hi. I already had Gimp version 2.10.8 installed. So I decided to install the newest version: Code: -- sudo apt-get autoremove gimp gimp-plugin-registry sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/...

Installing Software

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11-23-2018, 12:46 AM

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 ...

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08-30-2018, 02:55 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...

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08-29-2018, 10:11 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...

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08-29-2018, 10:07 PM

Thread: grep - search for an "option" - text itself is a valid command parameter [solved
Post: grep - search for an "option" - text itself is a v...

Hi folks. Have som beginner-issues using grep here. I'm up to search for the term "--prune-empty-dirs" in the man page of rsync. So I tried to ran this command: Code: -- man rsync | grep '--prune' -A1...

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08-09-2018, 06:36 PM

Thread: Is it good practice tempting winguys on other forums
Post: Re: Is it good practice tempting winguys on other ...

JmaCWQ link Wrote: (07-14-2018, 05:59 AM) -- Some hardcore fans of an OS can be annoying because they believe what they use is better and everyone else should use it as well, so they continuously say...

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07-14-2018, 03:54 PM

Thread: Is it good practice tempting winguys on other forums
Post: Is it good practice tempting winguys on other foru...

Hi forum. First off - I love this distro, and using it in everyday use on my laptop. So I'm also active in other forums - not neccesary using same username - where some forums is mostly for discussing...

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07-13-2018, 10:59 PM

Thread: If Windows was a stand-up comedian
Post: Re: If Windows was a stand-up comedian

Fun reading. What comes next: A goat jumps over a fence where the grass is more green - that equals a windows 8 user upgrades to windows 10. Then what will be next up for the goat if we compare to sw...

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06-26-2018, 04:28 PM

Thread: File manager - can I set it to run a command on selected files
Post: Re: File manager - can I set it to run a command o...

Thank you very much, that seems to be the solution for me :)

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05-16-2018, 03:51 PM

Thread: File manager - can I set it to run a command on selected files
Post: File manager - can I set it to run a command on se...

Hi. I often use LL when I manage my photo and video collection. I like to have control over the files last modified date, so if I have say converted an image into another format that new image file f...

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05-15-2018, 05:52 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...

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05-03-2018, 10:28 PM

Thread: please help, cant download a 4.4 GB ISO file
Post: Re: please help, cant download a 4.4 GB ISO file

Also when I know you're using Firefox I would have choosed to use the addon DownThemall. Thing about that one is if a download halts, you can resume download again. Haven't tried the download manager...

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05-03-2018, 10:09 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...

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05-02-2018, 09:12 PM

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 ...

Editing PDF's really comes down to what program the pdf file is opened with. Seems that the PDF reader that ships with LL can't save any changes to pdf forms (I just tested with a pdf with forms crea...

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05-02-2018, 08:17 PM

Thread: Export file / save as : Dialog box tend to not respond
Post: Re: Export file / save as : Dialog box tend to not...

Another new update. I beleive I have just done something stupid and that is the reason why it sometimes hang. I do work in a directory that supposedly both users should have access to, but I start th...

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05-02-2018, 07:50 PM

Thread: please help, cant download a 4.4 GB ISO file
Post: Re: please help, cant download a 4.4 GB ISO file

Can you say something about what medium you're trying to download into, and what web browser you're using. It may just be the file server that disconnects, and the normal reaction in most web browser...

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05-02-2018, 05:48 PM

Thread: Export file / save as : Dialog box tend to not respond
Post: Re: Export file / save as : Dialog box tend to not...

New update. The issue seems to be limited to one user profile. The probability of the issue to occur seem to increase with the time the user have being logged in. The issue have never occured during s...

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05-02-2018, 05:44 PM

Thread: Export file / save as : Dialog box tend to not respond
Post: Re: Export file / save as : Dialog box tend to not...

Update: I have shut down the laptop and just let it cool down overnight. After booting up today I haven't had this issue so far any more.

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04-22-2018, 01:00 PM

Thread: Export file / save as : Dialog box tend to not respond
Post: Export file / save as : Dialog box tend to not res...

Hi. I just got a new problem to my LL installation that have not being an issue earlier. Using Libre Office now (but that doesn't seem to be the only program affected) when I try to export a file to...