my desktop PC upstairs is a 64bit , i have linux lite 5.0 64bit. its not linux, its my power switch that is the problem.

my problem is a mechanical  problem with the power button that turns the pc on, ha ha , i have to reach inside the pc with one hand and gently push forward with one finger and press the power button with the other finger on the front, lol, i made a funny video of it , but have yet to upload it. in the mean time i either need to replace the switch(i think thats what one calls it) if its replaceable, or buy a new desktop PC.

this is why i am looking for a portable email client, that works from a USB only,
for example "thunderbird portable",
https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/t...d_portable

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the question is , what portable email client you suggest i try ?. 
i dont want to use the thunderbird email client already installed with this linux lite, for security reasons, in case the method i am using to power the pc on every morning no longer works (i turn the pc off before i go to bed)

Hi, new to Linux Lite, not new to linux; I'm trying it out as a replacement for my Slackware stuff.
Would love to have xed as text editor, but can't get it installed (tried several things, including the install instructions from the Linux Mint page (which is kind of strange as Lite is also based on Ubuntu..)).

Any tips on how to add the right PPA or another solution?

Thx!
Aernoudt

Hi Linux Lite forum,

I need some help from you.

I don't have the "auto-tile" when I put my windows with the mouth on one side or the other of the screen even with my only workspace.
I have tried a couple of combinaison of ticked box in the windows manager/tweak tool but no success at all.

Moreover, I cannot have the tiling working with Keyboard shortcuts (<Super>Left, <Super>Right...). Additional information, when I press the Super key, the Menu pulls-up (which is generally speaking cool, but not in that case :p ).

Do you have any tips/idea to help please?

Best regards,
Romrom54

Hi Linux Lite forum,

This is my first post here, so HELLO [Linux Lite] WORLD  ;D.

I would need some help in order to solve a little issue that I am facing.

I can't find the Minimize button at the top of my windows. I only have the maximize and Close buttons that appear.
In the Windows Tweak settings, I have kept/selected a classical [ Title | Minimize | Maximize | Close] order but only maximize and close appear.

I have already check:
https://www.868212.xyz/manual/custo...tml#themes

And my Title bar looks the same than the one below (coming from the manual  ??? )


Do you know how can I do to find the lost button please? Any idea of some try the I can do?

Thanks a lot community. Cheers,
Romrom54

Relative newbie. Cannot update this evening and advised to post error log in forum. Looks like this is the appropriate forum. Thanks.

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Install Updates Error log
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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 2934 (apt-get)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/

Trato de instalar las actualizaciones sugeridas pero me sale este mensaje:

se interrumpió la ejecución de dpkg, debe ejecutar manualmente «sudo dpkg --configure -a» para corregir el problema

còmo lo resuelvo? saludos a todos, gracias por su ayuda

One of the reasons I upgraded to LL 5.0 is because I read somewhere online that my All-in-One  Canon Pixma G2010 Scanner and Copier will work immediately and without a hassle. And it is true. I'm thankful for the developer since I don't have to switch to another scanner just for the scanning job (using Canon Pixma MP 237).

I'm just wondering why Canon Pixma G2010 Scanner does not work in LL 4.8 even though I installed the latest scangearmp2 package? The printing job works fine.  Even X-sane cannot detect G2010. The only software driver that was able to detect G2010 was VueScan but the watermark in every scan is atrocious.

I didn't have an issue with my MP 237 for the printing,scanning, and copying jobs but I seldom use it because it is an ink monster.

I am still wondering why the swappiness is still set at 60 for Linux Lite 5x. I was expecting that it has been reduced to at least 10 for old HDD and SSD for this upgrade. When I was stil in LL 4.8 with an old HDD, I already reduced my swappiness from 60 to 10. Now in my new SSD, I have reduced mine to 5 for faster performance. High swappiness is IMHO, only fit for servers, and low swappiness will immunize the computer to memory shortages caused by temporary big files.

I am an out of practice Unix IT. Using Linux Lite 5. Wanted to change my users name, which I did through the terminal and vi. changed it in passwd and shadow, forgot to manually add a root password and to edit the sudoers file. now I can log in as myself, but I can not SU or SUDO. how can I get root access to either add my login to sudoers file or login as root at the "Alt F2" login. In the shadow file root has an "!" in the passwd file/

what can I do? can anybody help me?

Jerry you forgot to put add paint on the accessories menu