I am not sure how true the claims are, as I no longer use windows except in a virtual machine with no internet connection. According to several sites windows 7 and 8 machines are having windows 10 downloaded through automatic updates.

http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a668...r-not.html

I would like to strip down my Linux lite. I need to run only few programs : firefox browser, lamp server, and owncloud. I do not need any other program and would like to uninstall them all, even if they do not use resources. I am not sure from all those packages witch ones are critical and witch ones are not. Can somebody help me create a list of ALL packages i can remove. Thank you.

  HP DC7700 Ultra Slim factor Desktop
model name : Intel® Core™2 CPU 6300  @ 1.86GHz
model name : Intel® Core™2 CPU 6300  @ 1.86GHz
Architecture:          i686
CPU op-mode(s):        32-bit, 64-bit
*-display
      description: VGA compatible controller
      product: 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller
      vendor: Intel Corporation

Updated to LL2.6 from 2.4 via menu/settings/ Lite Upgrade.
Initially no issues on boot start up
Recently  now get partial black screen  after log on and welcome screen. Get xcfe bar at the bottom, but rest black – i.e no background picture and no icons.
http://i.imgur.com/AEFzFHk.png


Otherwise all working OK  I.e browser, mail etc.
Home folder / linux desktop shows that folders within the desktop are still there and can be activated etc.


Actions taken.
Menu/settings/Display – all appears OK – Monitor still identified and correct resolution.
Menu/settings/appearance  seems OK @ MediterraneanWhite
Screensaver set to blank screen only – unchanged - not locked
Power manager – On AC  PC activate after 17 min idle.  Monitor = sleep after 7 minutes and power down after 17 minutes inactivity.


No other programs added since upgrade to 2.6
Any ideas. Tks

I'm a old fart, 77 year old Missouri Ozarks hillbilly. I've raised and trained mules for the past 60 years on my farm. I'm brand spanking new to Linux and Linux Lite. I've had help getting it installed on my old Acer Aspire 5720Z notebook to replace the Vista it came with. I like it so far, but have had a bit of problem doing a few things. Hope y'all don't mind a old hillbilly asking what you may consider foolish questions.

I have my own OpenVPN Access Server.  In order to get Linux Lite to work with it fully, I was told this by the folks at OpenVPN:

Quote:Hello Torrey,

I am reviewing this ticket and I get the feeling that the problem is entirely related to DNS.

Here's something to try:
Connect your Linux machine with the internet rerouting function enabled and then ping 8.8.8.8. If that works, then next try pinging www.google.com.

I suspect the ping to www.google.com will fail.

Interestingly I see that 127.0.1.1 is being used as your DNS server. That is a local loopback IP, meaning your own computer is functioning as the DNS server. However it is doing that, it is probably running a local DNS server and when it doesn't have an answer for a query it will try to query some external DNS server. And that one appears not to be reachable.

Next try this;
sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

Change the line that states
nameserver 127.0.1.1

To:
nameserver 8.8.8.8

And save and exit. Now ping www.google.com. Does it work now?



Kind regards,
Johan Draaisma
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.

I keep getting this error as I boot up a Windows 7 VM.  So I deleted the VM and started a new one from scratch, and I get the same thing. 

I removed Virtualbox.  Rebooted.  Installed Updates and the reinstalled Virtualbox.  I removed and reinstalled using Lite Software, by the way.  My results were the same as mentioned in the above paragraph.  Any help would be appreciated.

I have a desktop icon/launcher that I've created.  It runs the way I need it to, but I have to right click and choose Open as Administrator.  I prefer a clean desktop, so I'd like to move this icon to the panel instead.

I have done that, but now I don't know how to choose "Open as Administrator" on an quick launch icon that is the panel. 

Is there a workaround for this?

All my machines now on 2.6, including the virtual and notebooks. Upgraded with no problems, just have to remember up update, upgrade, boot, update.

LL is really looking professional now, and if more organisations knew of it, I'm sure they'd seriously consider it. Maybe even including the UK NHS, Government and Police forces, many of which are still paying M$ for XP support.

Still believe the 'Raleigh' should be the default appearance, with it's Windows like scroll bars, but at least it's there for selection, once people realise it's got bars.

I've decided that my present Windows 7 is the last Windows I'll buy, so it's no go to Windows 10, and no worries about having to throw out propitiatory software because of driver incompatibilities, yet again. That's something I don't think M$ ever factors in properly.

Anyway, I have a new home brew machine in the pipeline, based on another Mini-ITX, but with 16 GB of memory,just the 2 TB drive to get. I intend on running LL as the main operating system, supporting XP (without net access) in Virtualbox configured with 2 X 500GB drives. Most of my virtual machine work so far has been with VMware on Windows 7, so hope the intended Virtualbox configuration works okay.

Why am I still going to use XP? ,
to support Winamp, with a large music library. It's the only Windows program I can't do without.

I have a few suggestions that might be useful to forum users.

1. Make the Linux Lite logo at the top of the forum a link to the main website. There is already a home button to get back to the forum main page.

2. Make the "Help" button be a link to the online help manual, which should encourage users to use the manual more.

3. There is a broken link to the Linux Lite Shop, which took me to a search page when I clicked it.

Just thought I would mention these as some newer features like the help manual just seem to be overlooked, and I hate to see such a valuable resource not being used.

hello.
is it safe to upgrade lite 2.6 to xfce 4.12 via ppa repo?