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Thread: Software pgk compiled from source works but winds up in wrong direc. What to do?
Post: Software pgk compiled from source works but winds ...
| UPDATE - not an issue anymore as explained below.
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I just now installed the latest version of a piece of software via source code. No, I did not WANT to do it that way, I only did it because I nee... |
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Installing Software
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07-09-2018, 04:04 PM |
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Thread: Synaptic vs apt install
Post: Re: Synaptic vs apt install
| Thank you, [member=7657]dihonomo[/member] for the answer and the link. I hadn't thought to check Wikipedia for an answer, I had searched on other Linux forums but that confused me a bit. Marking this ... |
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Installing Software
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07-09-2018, 03:30 PM |
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Thread: Synaptic vs apt install
Post: Synaptic vs apt install
| Sorry for this very basic question, but for the interactive Synaptic package manager that I use on LL 4.0, does that reach exactly the same repository as the command-line apt install command?
The rea... |
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Installing Software
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07-09-2018, 02:57 PM |
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Thread: How to set LL 4.0 language preferences differently for different users?
Post: Re: How to set LL 4.0 language preferences differe...
| Thank you [member=7644]DeepThought[/member] , your solution worked perfectly! I thought it would be something in the LL 4.0 graphical settings, but no, the solution was the modification to .profile th... |
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Other
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07-06-2018, 05:30 PM |
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Thread: How to set LL 4.0 language preferences differently for different users?
Post: How to set LL 4.0 language preferences differently...
| I recently switched language preferences on my LL 4.0 machine. I switched it to Esperanto. The only problem is that I can't figure out how to keep English as the language for the other 2 users on the ... |
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Other
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07-06-2018, 01:19 PM |
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Thread: Linux Lite 4.0 Final Released
Post: Re: Linux Lite 4.0 Final Released
| [member=7088]drrdf[/member] - I understand that you miss the 32-bit version. At the same time, let's remember that Jerry is doing this (i.e. developing a Linux distro) himself on a volunteer basis. Ma... |
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Release Announcements
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06-27-2018, 02:32 PM |
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Thread: What is the command to output internet/Wi-Fi settings?
Post: Re: What is the command to output internet/Wi-Fi s...
| Oh thank you for your new response, [member=5916]trinidad[/member] - it's been great to get more info about that. FYI I am not using Firefox. It IS technically set as my default browser, but the brows... |
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Network
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06-21-2018, 05:59 PM |
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Thread: What is the command to output internet/Wi-Fi settings?
Post: Re: What is the command to output internet/Wi-Fi s...
| Thanks so much [member=5916]trinidad[/member] for this info. I compared ifconfig for both of my machines (the 3.8 one that's working fine and the 4.0 one with the intermittent issues). I didn't find a... |
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Network
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06-21-2018, 03:13 PM |
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Thread: Donations could be easier
Post: Re: Donations could be easier
| [member=7079]Searchernow[/member] - From some previous experience in e-commerce I can attest that Stripe works conveniently both from the merchant's and from the shopper's point of view, BUT, I'm not... |
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Suggestions and Feedback
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06-21-2018, 01:29 AM |
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Thread: What is the command to output internet/Wi-Fi settings?
Post: What is the command to output internet/Wi-Fi setti...
| Hi, I'm having occasional intermittent Wi-Fi issues on the laptop that I installed LL 4.0. It occasionally says it can't reach a website (like the message you get if wi-fi is not available) but when I... |
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Network
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06-20-2018, 05:14 PM |
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Thread: Donations could be easier
Post: Re: Donations could be easier
| Hi [member=7701]kpanic[/member] , I had donated too, but it never asked me any questions like that when I paid via my paypal account. I agree, I too would be put off from donating if I'd been asked a... |
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Suggestions and Feedback
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06-18-2018, 08:23 PM |
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Thread: What shell do YOU use for scripting or command-line on LL?
Post: What shell do YOU use for scripting or command-lin...
| Interested to see what shell people are using for their scripting and/or command-line purposes. Thanks! |
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Scripting and Bash
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06-13-2018, 02:00 PM |
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Thread: Old Lady- New to Linux
Post: Re: Old Lady- New to Linux
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Just J link Wrote: (06-10-2018, 12:23 AM)
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I haven't had a chance to play yet and don't speak 'Linux' at all
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Don't worry - I honestly feel Linux is easier to use for a newcomer than W... |
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Introductions
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06-10-2018, 01:32 PM |
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Thread: Installing alternate shell - is it possible, and would you recommend it?
Post: Re: Installing alternate shell - is it possible, a...
| OK, to update the results. All went fine! I installed the fish shell via the Synaptic package manger. This was not on a VM, it was on my real LL 4.0 machine (I'd backed up user data onto a USB drive f... |
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Other
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06-09-2018, 07:20 PM |
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Thread: Installing alternate shell - is it possible, and would you recommend it?
Post: Re: Installing alternate shell - is it possible, a...
| Thanks so much for your answers [member=2]Jerry[/member] and [member=5916]trinidad[/member] . I'm thinking carefully on this. OK then Jerry, if I try it, I will either try it on VM, or I will back up ... |
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06-09-2018, 06:00 PM |
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Thread: Installing alternate shell - is it possible, and would you recommend it?
Post: Installing alternate shell - is it possible, and w...
| I'm considering installing csh or tcsh on my LL 4.0 system - not as my main shell, but to use on the rare occasions when I do shell scripting. I notice those additional shells are available in the Syn... |
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Other
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06-09-2018, 04:21 PM |
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Thread: Look @ Linux Lite 4.0 - Review & Critique
Post: Re: Look @ Linux Lite 4.0 - Review & Critique
| Yes, uninformed critiques are not helpful because they do not take the user base into account or the philosophy of the distro.
One thing which many ex-Windows users are looking for, but is not alway... |
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On Topic
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06-09-2018, 02:13 PM |
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Thread: Look @ Linux Lite 4.0 - Review & Critique
Post: Re: Look @ Linux Lite 4.0 - Review & Critique
| Don't worry [member=2]Jerry[/member] - some people are going to be unhappy with a distro no matter what. Ignore them! You have worked hard on providing a great distro, and it's been a huge success for... |
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On Topic
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06-09-2018, 11:57 AM |
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Thread: WIFI doesn't work after a fresh 4.0 install
Post: Re: WIFI doesn't work after a fresh 4.0 install
| Just on the off-chance that your problem was the same as mine, I'm posting here, but odds are that yours is more complex than my user-oversight one. I had a difficult time trying to connect to Wi-Fi o... |
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Other
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06-07-2018, 03:40 PM |
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Thread: Linux Lite 4.0 Final Released
Post: Re: Linux Lite 4.0 Final Released
| Thanks Jerry for a wonderful distro, love the new modern look, plus the Shotwell that comes bundled with it. That is so cool! I installed 4.0 on my laptop and have been familiarizing myself with the n... |
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Release Announcements
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06-06-2018, 02:42 PM |
