I’ve recently installed Linux Lite on a Dell Latitude 3120 laptop. The installation went smoothly and everything works, even the touchscreen. I was able to install all the software I use with a combination of the Lite Installer and Synaptic. However, when I installed ProtonVPN using apt in the terminal, I ended up with a choice of two desktops at the login screen; Gnome and Xfce. I much prefer Xfce.
A Big thanks to the Linux Lite team for an excellent distro.

Hello everyone,

I'm running Linux Lite 5.4 on an HP machine with BIOS Legacy. I've converted my disk to GPT and created a proper EFI partition. I installed GRUB in UEFI mode via terminal (no Live session available), but my firmware does not detect the fallback `bootx64.efi` file. I'm still booting using Legacy mode via F9, and I can't use `efibootmgr` because EFI variables are unavailable in my current session.

What I'm looking for is a way to force UEFI boot using only terminal tools, without removing GRUB Legacy or risking an unbootable system. Ideally, I want to activate a UEFI path that my firmware will recognize, even if it requires copying files manually or testing alternate bootloaders.

System info:
- **Linux Lite Version**: 5.4 (Ubuntu 20.04 base)
- **Memory**: 1.8 GiB
- **Motherboard**: HP 80BF
- **Kernel**: 5.4.0-216-generic
- **Graphics Chip**: Intel HD Graphics (x5-E8000)

Any guidance, script, workaround, or documentation that could help me achieve UEFI boot without a Live USB would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hoping someone can help -- I've not been able to update for a while now. System works well other than that. Also included hardinfo.

And was wondering if there was some sort of a checklist published that might help the user troubleshoot updates? Something like common failures, solutions to try. Reading various solutions, I see recommended solutions that I really do not understand.
Thanks to all...

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Hello, loaded and installed Lite from USB. Gave me an error at the end of the install. Laptop now only shows GNU GRUB prompt. Can't get out of it. I did the exit twice and gave me a startimage failed: load error. I should still have Windows on the machine. I tried boot order to do computer first and also tried USB first too. No difference. Would like to be able to use either Linux Lite OR Windows at this point. But stuck at the grub prompt. Please help. Thanks!

Hey Y'All.

Ran into this message while trying to update. Some items I recognize but others are questionable.


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Hit:5 https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com stable InRelease
Hit:6 https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla InRelease
Hit:7 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease
Hit:8 https://repo.protonvpn.com/debian stable InRelease
Hit:9 https://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable InRelease
Hit:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:11 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:2 https://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite galena InRelease
Hit:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease
Hit:13 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
Hit:14 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozilla...ext/ubuntu noble InRelease
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Hello I have recently installed linux lite on my laptop and everything works good out of the box. Only thing I have observed is that the wifi speed has reduced significantly compared to windows 10. Following are the laptop specs 



Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
Memory
7662MB (2696MB used)
Machine Type
Notebook
Operating System
Linux Lite 7.4

rtw88_8821ce
Realtek 802.11ac wireless 8821ce driver
rtw88_8821c
Realtek 802.11ac wireless 8821c driver

I installed Linux Lite 7.4 last week along with the associated version of Libre Office. (so - newbie)

When I open Libre Office, under the Create Menu, all the options are greyed out and unavailable.
In this situation, if I go Open File and navigate to an ODT file and click Open then I get a "Filter Selection" window with contents that suggest it thinks it's a chart.  It won't open.

If, however, I navigate to the same ODT file through File Manager and double click it, it opens faultlessly.  Same for .ODS files.

Is someone able to help me Create a new file or open an existing file through the main menu please?

Thanks, Mark

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Been a bit.

Had some medical issues.
Lost my Mom to Cancer. 
Moved to Texas.
Bought a house. 
Landed a full time I.T. job here & learning a lot of new things.

Back to messing with Linux OS distros on all my older, still serviceable laptops.
Especially with all the Windows Junk out there, looking for more flexibility.

How have y'all been?

I've been terribly preoccupied lately with building a new server and dealing with the annoying wait time for Debian 13 stable to drop. Anyway I was checking some references today and ran across this post on getcyber. It's a short read but addresses some of the frustrations I have with the modern Internet and the ridiculous amount of piled on new learning required to be up to date. Anyway I am of many of the same opinions expressed in this brief article. If you are as frustrated with the manic pace of Web "modernization" as I am it's nice to know we're not alone, and that there are people with considerable expertise who are asking why, and like me even postulating that "security" excuses are often only creating a more expansive fertile ground for security leaks and some "easier to use" programming languages are doing the same thing.
https://getcyber.me/posts/the-full-stack...nnovation/
TC