I have been using Linux Mint in LiveCD mode for online shopping/banking a couple years now. Recently found out it is moving to the darkside (adding telemetry), so I am looking for a replacement. I have ordered LiveCD of Linux Lite 5.2 off eBay for a test drive; due to arrive in a month or less. Looks like I will be needing help with the firewall. According to Google it's very different from what I'm used to.

Wifi quit working. Have tried for hours to get it back. Not able to change setting "Enable Wi-Fi" when trying to check the box it does not check.

Not sure if my laptop has a physical wifi switch or not. Have tried to get some information about the switch without success.
I deleted all the saved wifi network connections in hopes that after rebooting the laptop i would have the oppertunity to reconnect, however No wifi network shows as available.

All my other devices work ok on wifi.


lenovo laptop 3000 n 100
Version:  Linux 5.4.0-80Distribution:  Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

Your help will be greatly appreciated!

Google keeps changing it's advertising algorithm with the latest change hurting us the most.

I'm at a bit of a crossroads personally.

Either we seek alternative ways to keep this OS alive and on a steady growth path, or I look for something else to do with my time.

If we take the 'elementary OS' approach whereby they do this with their download link:



(you can enter 0 for the amount and still get a free download link, we would do the same)

I would look at reducing reliance on Google AdSense if this approach gave our OS a future.

This does not imply that I am thinking of leaving the project, on the contrary, I'm always looking for ways to keep it viable. Last month I was offered a 6 figure sum by a US based Acquisitions company, and I turned it down. Food for thought.

Do we give this proven approach a go?

I'm very new to Linux. I don't want to install it to replace Windows on my laptop.  For my laptop it won't allow for installing LL as an additional OS.

I've been operating LL on persistent live USB for several months but have not been able to do any updates to any components.  I get the error message below.  Is is not possible to do updates while using LL in this way?


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Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://dfgkh547-jsdfv8.iyhkj.tk/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

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

Ign:1 cdrom://Linux Lite 5.4 - Release amd64 dists/ InRelease
Ign:2 cdrom://Linux 20.04 - Release amd64 dists/ InRelease
Err:3 cdrom://Linux Lite 5.4 - Release amd64 dists/ Release
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Err:4 cdrom://Linux 20.04 - Release amd64 dists/ Release
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Ign:5 http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu disco InRelease
Hit:6 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:7 http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu disco Release
Hit:8 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:9 http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite emerald InRelease
Hit:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Hit:12 http://archive.linux.duke.edu/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:13 http://archive.linux.duke.edu/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Hit:14 http://archive.linux.duke.edu/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Reading package lists...
E: The repository 'cdrom://Linux Lite 5.4 - Release amd64 dists/ Release' does not have a Release file.
E: The repository 'cdrom://Linux 20.04 - Release amd64 dists/ Release' does not have a Release file.


Here are my laptop's specs:
Laptop Model:  Dell Inspiron 11-3168
CPU: Intel® Pentium® [email protected]
GPU: Intel® Graphics
Drive Type: HDD
Drive size: 500GB
RAM: 4GB
OS: Windows 10

Here is a little different explanation of why systemd has been so widely adopted in most Linux distros. Since most of the stuff I find online is so rabidly anti-systemd, I think it's only fair to post a succinct explanation of why it is used in Debian, Ubuntu, and Linux Lite. Enjoy!

Hello,
I'm trying to install LL 5.4 on my old Lenovo Think Pad x100e.
The device has a BIOS.

It sucessfully boots from USB. I can see the initall screen to select to run LL or install it.
The installation/live boot works unitl some point. It seems just before rebooting it just shuts down. But I'm not sure if it is trying to reboot or some other error is ocurring before.
It happens so fast I can not even see an error message.

I have a Win10 installation on the device already but plan to whipe it entily to only run LL on the system.

Best ANGU

I have a Dell E1405 laptop with Windows 8.1 and Linux lite 5.4 in a dual boot, my problem is that the folder that I setup to share with my other Windows pc on my lan, I see my linux pc on my Windows pc and I can access it too and see my folder but I can not access the folder he asks me for credentials but does not let me access it. I have already tried more than 5 times to configure sharing the folder in linux but it is always the same, BTW my folders on my Windows pc all access very well without problems in linux, I need your help because I am new to linux thanks.

:038: I have a hp laptop with touchscreen with dual boot, Windows 10/Linux-Lite 20.04. I got touchegg from Package Manager, but it doesn't seem to work. How do I use touchscreen?
I fixed it by getting the touchegg ppa and getting touche' to configure touchegg. It's working.

I have Linux Lite on a fairly old Lenovo S21e laptop.  Previously I ran Cinnamon Mint but changed to LL because of very limited memory. Generally it works fine, but unlike Mint, where the BT did work, I just cannot seem to get the BT up and running. I installed/uninstalled bluez, then blueman (on now) - no joy.

All I want is to be able to use a BT mouse without dongle and to connect my BT headphones.

Thanks in advance for any tips / tricks / fixes

Thanks in advance for any advice

===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://dfgkh547-jsdfv8.iyhkj.tk/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

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

Ign:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/bluetooth/bluez/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Err:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/bluetooth/bluez/ubuntu focal Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1560:8008::19 80]
Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Hit:6 http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite emerald InRelease
Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Hit:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Reading package lists...
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/bluetooth/bluez/ubuntu focal Release' does not have a Release file.