I started using Lite 1.0.8 about 7 months ago, my first immersion into Linux/Ubuntu. I recently fooled with Lubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and Lite 2.0, figured I'm comfortable enough with Linux. I had problems with every one of those distros...mostly freeze ups, boot/startup problems and weird "scrambled" screens where I had to power off my pc altogether in order to fix it. With Lite 2.0 I had Firefox and XBMC issues, Lubuntu and XBMC didn't work, Ubuntu had me install hardware support then ceased to bootup.  I ended up reinstalling 1.0.8 and it is running like a dream. Stable, fast, smooth, not bulky...I didn't realize how well it works til I experimented with the other distros. 1.0.8 is awesome for the everyday desktop user, which is me. The slogan is true, "it just works"!

But my problem is...I can't get a grub menu to show up. I run sudo update-grub so I know my OS option is 6 arrow keys down but im looking at a black screen. My monitor says "frequency out of range" where the menu should be. Do I edit the settings thru gksudo leafpad command? The bootup/splash screen is my one fuss with LL.

When I try to change the image using 'desktop settings',
all my image files are greyed out so I can't select any of them.

Help, please.

Hello,

I want to open all .doc/.docx , .xls/.xlsx and .ppt/.pptx by default with Microsoft Office.
I installed Microsoft Office 2003 with Wine and it's working fine.

In Ubuntu or Linux Mint, you can just open a file (like .doc), select properties open with choose MS Word and clck 'set as default'.
In Linux Lite I could not find this option. (Btw. would be great if this feature would come with the next version )

Anyway there is the seccond option of editing the /usr/share/applications/defaults.list . So I tried this:

First I copied the starters of MS Office from the start menu into /usr/share/applications/ :

Microsoft Word:

PS: I personally like Libre Office, I am doing this for someone else 

Dear LL Team,

I have installed Wine update and run windows based flash tutorial CD's for my children, The video works grate (The tutorial is made by Flash) but the audio doesn't flow to System speaker. I went to the Configure Wine and set all the audio options to pulse audio still doesn't play to speaker.

I pressed the test audio tab in wine configure, no response.

The CD video & audio works fine with Windows

Any help to resolve this?

Arun

I removed Wine which leaves a lot of dead Menu Items . Most of them I deleted individually using >Settings > Menu > (Left Click ) Delete .-------- Is there any better way

I removed Libre Office and had to remove its dead Items

I (foolishly) tried Restore system configuration ---now in the Office Menu there are 3 Libre Office options which only give an error message as Office is gone .
When I check in the Office Menu Settings box the 3 Libre Office items are not available to un-tick .

Can they be removed easily - I tried a web search without finding the same scenario using the Wisker Menu . What I did glean, as usual with Linux the config files appear to be spread about and the whole subject is not average-user friendly 

If its easy to solve let me know but if not do not do not worry --I can easily turn a blind eye to the problem -- its easy for me as I have one good eye !

Colin

I have recently converted to Linux Lite 2.0 from Windows XP, and it looks like it can be a great os and computing experience.

However, when I click to Install Updates from the Menu, the black box that comes up tells me to enter my password on the bottom line, after a colon.  I try to do that, but it won't allow me to do so.  The green cursor rectangle just keeps blinking, not responding at all to anything I try to type in, using my keyboard.  So, apparently, no updates happen when I do this.

Also, when I go to Menu/System/Install Additional Software, that won't work either.  I enter my menu choice (it does take that), press enter, click yes to install, put in my password when prompted, and then it always comes back with an error message, saying that my selection could not be installed.

Have I missed something during the installation process that would cause these things?  Might I have a corrupted copy of Linux Lite 2.0 and need to download and install it all over again?  Can anybody give me any insight?

Thanks!!

Hi group.....I am getting the following error when I try to start my Win XP virtualbox now. This was working just last week and now fails. I have tried running the vboxdrv setup, but it is not found....even after installing DKMS. Any ideas to get this working again.....my business books are on that vbox and need to get at them.

Thanks,
Ken

Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908)

The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded or there is a permission problem with /dev/vboxdrv. Please reinstall the kernel module by executing

'/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup'

as root. If it is available in your distribution, you should install the DKMS package first. This package keeps track of Linux kernel changes and recompiles the vboxdrv kernel module if necessary.

Not a great work of art, but I like it.

Firstly, thank you to Scott for bringing this to my attention.

Linux Lite 1.0.8 was release with the HWE - Hardware Enablement Stacks which includes the 3.8 kernel.
Support for the kernel and the graphics drivers end on Aug 8, 2014. This means that you will no longer receive kernel or graphics updates for 1.0.8, but you will continue to receive the rest of your systems updates. As the kernel is a core component of your system, we strongly advise that you proceed in the following manner.

Open a terminal and do:

Hello fellow Linux Users, im a novice with linux in general and im getting to know many lightweight distros like Lite, im using as a test hose my own AMD E350 built by me computer, as many of you know this new AMD procesors have a GPU inside from ATI Radeon and im guessing that implies very specific drivers, can any of you give me hitns on which drivers to use to make the most of my Linux Experience?

Regards

Hector