https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:58:16 +0000 MyBB https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=10039 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:02:22 +0800 DBock2511]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=10039 https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=10034 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:16:23 +0800 jfm30204]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=10034 https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=10033 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:12:18 +0800 Şerban S.]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=10033 Linux Lite 8.0 running on an old (11/17/2011) Sony Vaio

Some days ago I installed LL 8.0 for someone I know, on a very old machine.
Except some difficult time I had with the weird partitioning (GPT+BIOS-GRUB), I am very happy to let you know that everything went OK (set aside the snail speed...) and if you have anything close to the tech specs showed below, you'll be able to use it fairly well.

Linux Lite HWDB:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/hardware_results.php?q=Intel+Pentium+B960

The entry was made on 19-08-2026.

Hope this helps!

Best regards!]]> Linux Lite 8.0 running on an old (11/17/2011) Sony Vaio

Some days ago I installed LL 8.0 for someone I know, on a very old machine.
Except some difficult time I had with the weird partitioning (GPT+BIOS-GRUB), I am very happy to let you know that everything went OK (set aside the snail speed...) and if you have anything close to the tech specs showed below, you'll be able to use it fairly well.

Linux Lite HWDB:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/hardware_results.php?q=Intel+Pentium+B960

The entry was made on 19-08-2026.

Hope this helps!

Best regards!]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=10017 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:42:20 +0800 Utiva]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=10017 I've been searching for a niche and lightweight Linux distro and I've found this Lite. I had Mint before but it was very heavy and easy and not niche. Arch or Debian are stable but they are not niche to me and Ubuntu was heavy too because my PC heats up fast. In computer works my habit is to look for the underrated one instead of popular one And the game center in this distro looked helpful for keeping Windows programs.
But when I said I wanted Linux with challenge I was looking for challenge in setup and configuration, not instability.
My specs are:
Lenovo ThinkCenter
Intel I5 quad core 3470S
8GB RAM
Intel HD Graphics 2500
500 GB HDD

I've downloaded the latest version form its official site and when I installed it after a few days it did a big update. I also installed Wine to work with some Windows applications.
But I ran to several problems.
I enabled a screensaver and when I leave computer idle for a while, it will freeze. I thought it is because of Wine programs but it wasn't. I disabled all of screen locks so it was solved.
When I bring the power menu and and select a option with keyboard, it will all freeze.
I was trying to install Lazarus IDE for my work, but when I installed one of its dependencies or clicked on its launch then the system froze.
For each freeze I'd have to force shutdown by holding the power button and then the partitions become inaccessible when crashed. So I'd have to return to windows and run chkdsk.
I've heard about Ctrl+Alt+F3 or F1 or Backspace, but none of them helped.

Also, when I pause the VLC Media Player and then resume, mutes and unmutes several time each time. But it doesn't happens if I resume after lesser than 9 seconds.

If is there any solution to this, I'd be glad to keep working with this distro. But if nothing works, I'd have no choice but to move to new distro and abandon all the good memories.
I hope I'm posting this in right place because its my first ever time posting in a Linux forum.

And off topic, first time I found this distro in a video which was comparing Linux and Windows running in 512 MB of RAM and it was using Lite, but the system requirements in the Linux Lite site was 2GB of RAM. And if Lite has such problems while using 1GB of RAM when idle, then what about Arch which needs minimum of 512MB ? is this one gonna freeze even more?]]> I've been searching for a niche and lightweight Linux distro and I've found this Lite. I had Mint before but it was very heavy and easy and not niche. Arch or Debian are stable but they are not niche to me and Ubuntu was heavy too because my PC heats up fast. In computer works my habit is to look for the underrated one instead of popular one And the game center in this distro looked helpful for keeping Windows programs.
But when I said I wanted Linux with challenge I was looking for challenge in setup and configuration, not instability.
My specs are:
Lenovo ThinkCenter
Intel I5 quad core 3470S
8GB RAM
Intel HD Graphics 2500
500 GB HDD

I've downloaded the latest version form its official site and when I installed it after a few days it did a big update. I also installed Wine to work with some Windows applications.
But I ran to several problems.
I enabled a screensaver and when I leave computer idle for a while, it will freeze. I thought it is because of Wine programs but it wasn't. I disabled all of screen locks so it was solved.
When I bring the power menu and and select a option with keyboard, it will all freeze.
I was trying to install Lazarus IDE for my work, but when I installed one of its dependencies or clicked on its launch then the system froze.
For each freeze I'd have to force shutdown by holding the power button and then the partitions become inaccessible when crashed. So I'd have to return to windows and run chkdsk.
I've heard about Ctrl+Alt+F3 or F1 or Backspace, but none of them helped.

Also, when I pause the VLC Media Player and then resume, mutes and unmutes several time each time. But it doesn't happens if I resume after lesser than 9 seconds.

If is there any solution to this, I'd be glad to keep working with this distro. But if nothing works, I'd have no choice but to move to new distro and abandon all the good memories.
I hope I'm posting this in right place because its my first ever time posting in a Linux forum.

And off topic, first time I found this distro in a video which was comparing Linux and Windows running in 512 MB of RAM and it was using Lite, but the system requirements in the Linux Lite site was 2GB of RAM. And if Lite has such problems while using 1GB of RAM when idle, then what about Arch which needs minimum of 512MB ? is this one gonna freeze even more?]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9958 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:29:29 +0800 LL-user]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9958
I'd like to suggest an improvement for the website/forums.

Currently to search within the forums the user need to go to the top and choose "Search" amongst the buttons to access different sections of the website. Not only is such a search button usually meant for searching a website, but in our case it is also not obvious that it is actually meant to search the forums! And after selecting the forums there is nowhere an obvious search field usually found within forums.

Therefore I'd like to suggest to
* convert the current search button on top to a button to search the website
* to add somewhere within the forums more prominently a button to search the forums

It could look like this (if the code allowed such implementation that is of course):
]]>
I'd like to suggest an improvement for the website/forums.

Currently to search within the forums the user need to go to the top and choose "Search" amongst the buttons to access different sections of the website. Not only is such a search button usually meant for searching a website, but in our case it is also not obvious that it is actually meant to search the forums! And after selecting the forums there is nowhere an obvious search field usually found within forums.

Therefore I'd like to suggest to
* convert the current search button on top to a button to search the website
* to add somewhere within the forums more prominently a button to search the forums

It could look like this (if the code allowed such implementation that is of course):
]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9930 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:00:51 +0800 Colbo]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9930
I installed Linux Lite after watching a review of v8. I am using it on a laptop which has a battery which only holds 50% of its allocated charge, and I'm getting 3hrs+ of use between charges - this was previously impossible. I am also amazed how little of the 8GB of RAM on my laptop is used - I used to struggle when a few programs and browser tabs were open, not any more. The Lite tools are also well thought out and incredibly useful - I'm currently using a dark theme, and my Papyrus folders are orange - who'd have thunk it

I'm a long time user of Xfce and I'm wondering if Clipman can be included by default as a lot of ex-Windows users won't know of this useful clipboard monitor tool, the same applies to Xfce's excellent weather panel plugin and docklike taskbar - all of these are available in Lite Software. I feel it would be easier if they were available as optional Xfce panel plugins.

Also, there is a hidden setting for the window buttons which allows the user to drag and drop them just like in old Windows versions, would it be possible to make this a default for the panel? Panel preferences > Window buttons > Edit item > Sorting order: None, allow drag and drop.

Lastly, I installed Brave browser and uninstalled Firefox. Today I found Lite Updates showing I had 73 updates available, and when I checked what they were I found a mass of Firefox language packs. Is there any way I can cancel these updates as they're not needed?

Finally, here's some fitting words from a review of Linux Lite 8 I read in The Register:

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms...er/5253519

As of version 8, Linux Lite has finally grown into its name. By modern full-fat desktop standards, such as Ubuntu itself, or other downstream distros such as Zorin OS and Linux Mint, it is a lightweight distro – and yet, it offers more assistance and guidance for Windows migrants than any of them.

Thanks for a great distro!]]>
I installed Linux Lite after watching a review of v8. I am using it on a laptop which has a battery which only holds 50% of its allocated charge, and I'm getting 3hrs+ of use between charges - this was previously impossible. I am also amazed how little of the 8GB of RAM on my laptop is used - I used to struggle when a few programs and browser tabs were open, not any more. The Lite tools are also well thought out and incredibly useful - I'm currently using a dark theme, and my Papyrus folders are orange - who'd have thunk it

I'm a long time user of Xfce and I'm wondering if Clipman can be included by default as a lot of ex-Windows users won't know of this useful clipboard monitor tool, the same applies to Xfce's excellent weather panel plugin and docklike taskbar - all of these are available in Lite Software. I feel it would be easier if they were available as optional Xfce panel plugins.

Also, there is a hidden setting for the window buttons which allows the user to drag and drop them just like in old Windows versions, would it be possible to make this a default for the panel? Panel preferences > Window buttons > Edit item > Sorting order: None, allow drag and drop.

Lastly, I installed Brave browser and uninstalled Firefox. Today I found Lite Updates showing I had 73 updates available, and when I checked what they were I found a mass of Firefox language packs. Is there any way I can cancel these updates as they're not needed?

Finally, here's some fitting words from a review of Linux Lite 8 I read in The Register:

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms...er/5253519

As of version 8, Linux Lite has finally grown into its name. By modern full-fat desktop standards, such as Ubuntu itself, or other downstream distros such as Zorin OS and Linux Mint, it is a lightweight distro – and yet, it offers more assistance and guidance for Windows migrants than any of them.

Thanks for a great distro!]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9900 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:34:20 +0800 torreydale]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9900 https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9850 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:37:34 +0800 lintek]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9850
linuxliteos.com/forums/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=13

And here's what I get:

[attachment=324]


(So I have to manually delete the /forums to get to the link.)
JUST AN FYI]]>
linuxliteos.com/forums/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=13

And here's what I get:

[attachment=324]


(So I have to manually delete the /forums to get to the link.)
JUST AN FYI]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9828 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:48:37 +0800 val]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9828
In June 2025, I installed Linux Lite 7.4 on a 2007 laptop, replacing the hard drive with a SATA ST916082 1AS (3.2 GB).
The laptop didn't support this hardware configuration, especially the browser, any downloads, etc.; my session would crash, and I'd log out with data loss.
After several months of daily driver, firmware, and other updates, not only does the operating system handle large amounts of data without a hitch, but it does so as quickly as modern computers.
Thank you, guys, for your professionalism and enthusiasm!
_____________
hostnamectl:
Static hostname: val-HP-Pavilion-dv6000-RU696UA-ABL
Icon name: computer-laptop
Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS               
Kernel: Linux 6.17.0-14-generic
Architecture: x86-64
Hardware Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
Hardware Model: HP Pavilion dv6000 _RU696UA#ABL_
Firmware Version: F.2E
Firmware Date: Mon 2010-03-22
Firmware Age: 15y 10month 2w 6d]]>
In June 2025, I installed Linux Lite 7.4 on a 2007 laptop, replacing the hard drive with a SATA ST916082 1AS (3.2 GB).
The laptop didn't support this hardware configuration, especially the browser, any downloads, etc.; my session would crash, and I'd log out with data loss.
After several months of daily driver, firmware, and other updates, not only does the operating system handle large amounts of data without a hitch, but it does so as quickly as modern computers.
Thank you, guys, for your professionalism and enthusiasm!
_____________
hostnamectl:
Static hostname: val-HP-Pavilion-dv6000-RU696UA-ABL
Icon name: computer-laptop
Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS               
Kernel: Linux 6.17.0-14-generic
Architecture: x86-64
Hardware Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
Hardware Model: HP Pavilion dv6000 _RU696UA#ABL_
Firmware Version: F.2E
Firmware Date: Mon 2010-03-22
Firmware Age: 15y 10month 2w 6d]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9509 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:35:39 +0800 LL-user]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9509
The current naming/description of the two firewall related apps is confusing:


I'd like to propose a slight change to make it clearer/less confusing:


Thanks for your consideration ]]>
The current naming/description of the two firewall related apps is confusing:


I'd like to propose a slight change to make it clearer/less confusing:


Thanks for your consideration ]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9310 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:11:58 +0800 valtam]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9310
I'd like to hear from the community on any questions they may want to ask, or have already asked it and gotten back inaccurate information.
You can post as many questions as you like, as long as you have tried them first.

Link - https://www.linuxliteos.com/chatai/

Thank you ]]>
I'd like to hear from the community on any questions they may want to ask, or have already asked it and gotten back inaccurate information.
You can post as many questions as you like, as long as you have tried them first.

Link - https://www.linuxliteos.com/chatai/

Thank you ]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9244 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:05:45 +0800 valtam]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9244 ]]> ]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9232 Sun, 04 Aug 2024 21:56:03 +0800 LLUser]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9232 I have been a member of the LL-forum for many years, but after the forum upgrade, I could no longer log in. The old UN/PW was not accepted, and no e-mail was received when I requested a new PW. 
I created then a new e-mail account, and logged in with new UN and PW, but did not receive the confirmation e-mail which prevented me from posting anything. Waited a few days, and today I was suddenly able to post this.
Has anyone else experienced same?]]> I have been a member of the LL-forum for many years, but after the forum upgrade, I could no longer log in. The old UN/PW was not accepted, and no e-mail was received when I requested a new PW. 
I created then a new e-mail account, and logged in with new UN and PW, but did not receive the confirmation e-mail which prevented me from posting anything. Waited a few days, and today I was suddenly able to post this.
Has anyone else experienced same?]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9220 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:06:41 +0800 Şerban S.]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9220 Forum script issues as of July 2024

Hi, everyone!

Since I had trouble since the beginning of this new story, I belive we can help solving them.

1. UTF-8 compliance.

As anyone can see, my name is Șerban Stănescu. The User Name, is "Șerban S."
Having more than 29 years of computer practice, it is highly unlikely for me to "forget" my login credentials.
Yet, i was unable to login!
It took me almost 150 minutes to find a solution to login. This is by all means, unacceptable.
Finally, i discovered that the PHP login script, expects instead of "Ș", the ASCII code (  &#350 ).
I don't know what about you, but I'm sure I'm not a computer, by all means. So, how was i supposed to guess what the hell the login script expected from me and what the error message meant?
Nevertheless, I was persistent enough to discover this.
So, if there is anyone in this situation, just search for the ASCII code of the character (LibreOffice, Special Characters, KeyDown) and replace it in the login window. Something like this:

"&#350"
Remember to end the tag with ";".
I omitted the semicolon because it is impossible to put the whole HTML TAG string without getting it replaced with the special character. Weird behavior, to say the least!

The same issue can be generated by the System Font(s), if it is an old ISO definition, such as "Courier New Western". All fonts have to be UTF-8 compliant.

2. Ranking icons.

As you can see, my ranking icons show as placeholders.
Since on my forum I replaced some default icons with others, I came across this.
First possible cause is the size of the image.
The standard size and file format, can be obtained from the "Star" icon, which shows correctly.
For any other file, whatever image would that be, it has to have the same format. If it's a .gif has to be converted to .png, and so on, depending on the default format. There should be a mention regarding supported formats and possibly, the size.
Same program that converts, can resize it to the size of the Star icon. So, say if this is "Star.ico" or maybe "Star.gif" and 16px, then all other ranking icons in the script directory, have to stick to this size and file format.
I'm pretty sure that only Jerry can fix that, since it is done at hosting level, using some FTP (FileZilla, for one) or maybe the web app of the hosting. Both work fine, i used both.
After fixing, a full backup is required. After this, in case of need, only the changed directories need (eventually) to be restored.

3. Forum Menu

Now, the Forum Menu, has links for "New Posts", "Today's Posts". Both return an empty string.
While for "Today's Posts" this might be true, for "New Posts", I highly doubt that, unless the time stamp or range is set to "0". If so, what's the use of this link?
I guess this can be solved at Admin level, since there has to be some time string to set the interval in the querry string of the Forum Settings.]]> Forum script issues as of July 2024

Hi, everyone!

Since I had trouble since the beginning of this new story, I belive we can help solving them.

1. UTF-8 compliance.

As anyone can see, my name is Șerban Stănescu. The User Name, is "Șerban S."
Having more than 29 years of computer practice, it is highly unlikely for me to "forget" my login credentials.
Yet, i was unable to login!
It took me almost 150 minutes to find a solution to login. This is by all means, unacceptable.
Finally, i discovered that the PHP login script, expects instead of "Ș", the ASCII code (  &#350 ).
I don't know what about you, but I'm sure I'm not a computer, by all means. So, how was i supposed to guess what the hell the login script expected from me and what the error message meant?
Nevertheless, I was persistent enough to discover this.
So, if there is anyone in this situation, just search for the ASCII code of the character (LibreOffice, Special Characters, KeyDown) and replace it in the login window. Something like this:

"&#350"
Remember to end the tag with ";".
I omitted the semicolon because it is impossible to put the whole HTML TAG string without getting it replaced with the special character. Weird behavior, to say the least!

The same issue can be generated by the System Font(s), if it is an old ISO definition, such as "Courier New Western". All fonts have to be UTF-8 compliant.

2. Ranking icons.

As you can see, my ranking icons show as placeholders.
Since on my forum I replaced some default icons with others, I came across this.
First possible cause is the size of the image.
The standard size and file format, can be obtained from the "Star" icon, which shows correctly.
For any other file, whatever image would that be, it has to have the same format. If it's a .gif has to be converted to .png, and so on, depending on the default format. There should be a mention regarding supported formats and possibly, the size.
Same program that converts, can resize it to the size of the Star icon. So, say if this is "Star.ico" or maybe "Star.gif" and 16px, then all other ranking icons in the script directory, have to stick to this size and file format.
I'm pretty sure that only Jerry can fix that, since it is done at hosting level, using some FTP (FileZilla, for one) or maybe the web app of the hosting. Both work fine, i used both.
After fixing, a full backup is required. After this, in case of need, only the changed directories need (eventually) to be restored.

3. Forum Menu

Now, the Forum Menu, has links for "New Posts", "Today's Posts". Both return an empty string.
While for "Today's Posts" this might be true, for "New Posts", I highly doubt that, unless the time stamp or range is set to "0". If so, what's the use of this link?
I guess this can be solved at Admin level, since there has to be some time string to set the interval in the querry string of the Forum Settings.]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9202 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:19:20 +0800 Flatcap]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9202
As noted in a previous forum thread, the installer won't let you install with less than 16.5GB of drive space.  But, the minimum requirements listed say 8GB.

Is there a way to do a more minimal install?  I ran 'live' off a usb drive and everything looked great, but I don't need the office apps, thunderbird, etc.

At a minimum, can the minimum requirements be changed to reflect the reality of the installer?

I really like Linux Lite and it seems plenty 'lite' enough to run on my old laptop.  Just wish I could install it!

Thanks,
Bob]]>
As noted in a previous forum thread, the installer won't let you install with less than 16.5GB of drive space.  But, the minimum requirements listed say 8GB.

Is there a way to do a more minimal install?  I ran 'live' off a usb drive and everything looked great, but I don't need the office apps, thunderbird, etc.

At a minimum, can the minimum requirements be changed to reflect the reality of the installer?

I really like Linux Lite and it seems plenty 'lite' enough to run on my old laptop.  Just wish I could install it!

Thanks,
Bob]]>