As the title says, the file (also in /etc/skel) contains the following:

Hi. I'm using dual boot for the first time. It's linked to trying out options on a new PC.


The boot mode is CSM as option 1 is to continue with Win 7. That's on a spinning hard disk, currently disconnected.

Option 2 is Win 10 and I've installed that on a 500GB nvme SSD as GPT


Option 3 is LL. I've been using that in a VM and on a laptop to build up experience and confidence.

When installing LL I added partitions /root, /home and swap on the SSD. I first got an error that "No "Reserved BIOS boot area"  so I added a 1MB grub partition. I then got the error: "Unable to install GRUB in /dev/nvme0n1p8"

Image 1 is the LL partition set up during installation



image 2 is the partition table seen under Win 10 using Macrium Reflect backup utility.


I would like some help please on how to proceed.

Thanks for reading
Alan

Hi,

Im new to Linux and I used Linux lite as for its lightweight and have all what I need as a beginner. The only problem I have is that when the system updated, it messed up my windows bootloader and I cannot boot in Windows Anymore.

Is there are way to restore my windows bootloader? I tried to all the steps I can find on the internet but It does not seem to work.

Is there a step by step guide specifiic to Linux lite on accomplishing this.

Thanks in advance

Enabling auto login using the GUI method I used changed the file

/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

and put my user name on the line 'autologin-user='

Errors in this file if manually edited can cause lock out. 

Sorry about starting a new thread - the option to reply appears to not be working for me.

I don't use auto-login but as an experiment, I tried

Control Panel
Lite Auto Login

Clicked 'Enable Auto Logoin'
Entered password
Accepted the disclaimer

Re-booted and was auto-logged in

Disabled auto login using the same path

I've been trying to enable auto login for hours and it doesn't seem to work.
I perform all steps needed to enable auto login by clicking SYSTEM=>LOGIN SETTINGS=>ENABLE AUTO LOGIN and I get the positive confirmation at the end.
After restart I can see the login screen again. I tried to reinstall lightdm packgace but it didn't help.
Is there a place - the config file - where I can set this manually? How to check if the ENABLE AUTO LOGIN option is realy on or off?

Linux Lite 3.8

Hi,

Dear All concerned,

I want to update my linux lite 5.6 to 5.8
Is it possible to up grate my existing version 5.6 to 5.8 new version without disturbing my data files,
I shall appreciate if some one guide me in this context.

Best Regards
Muhammad Umar Farooq 

Hi, Every one

I have the following problem in updating my software updates,

===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.868212.xyz/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Reading package lists...
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It is held by process 3336 (apt-get)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/

Kindly help to solve the above cited problem ASAP.
Thanks and regards

===========================
Can someone help please?

Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.868212.xyz/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Hit:1 http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo..../linuxlite emerald InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gezakovacs/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Hit:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Hit:8 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Get:9 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease [7,343 B]
Err:9 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease
  The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY EB3E94ADBE1229CF
Reading package lists...
W: GPG error: https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY EB3E94ADBE1229CF
E: The repository 'https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease' is not signed.

Hello,
I did a quick search and didn’t find any previous posts on Moodle, but found this on a google search:
https://moodle.com/news/moodle-desktop-n...cos-linux/

I will pursue this later today with an older laptop I have running Linus lite 5.0 and another fine running LL 3.8.  In the meantime I wondered if more knowledgeable members might have any experience, comments or advice.

Here’s a bit about it and I’m wondering if the desktop is really what my students need and can use:

“In line with our commitment to making Moodle accessible to all our global users who using various operating systems and devices, we are happy to be making Moodle Desktop available for other versions of Windows, macOS and Linux,” said Juan.

“Users of Moodle Desktop can access all the functionalities and experience the same look and feel as with the Moodle Mobile app.”

“This means learners, students, administrators, trainers and educators, of any kind, can still easily access course content and download materials for offline, engage in activities such as quizzes, get notifications, view work and learning progress through the dashboard and much more.”

You can view the compatibility specifications for Moodle Desktop and download it via Moodle downloads.


Basically my situation currently is that the students in my study group in South Africa have older laptops I’ve set up with LL and study material. Three of them have been accepted at universities and until they or I manage to get windows based laptops for their study they will use these current ones in the interim (although I’d love if the LL OS manages to do all they require as I LOVE LL it has proved to be priceless for me causing few if any headaches like other OSs!).

Another question - which I will investigate and play with later too - can the students access outlook (Microsoft 365) on a laptop running LL?  I believe this second question is a basic question, but I have just been asked these questions and haven’t had a chance to look into it yet.

Thanks in advance,
Janet