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Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - Valtam - 02-27-2019

Release Announcement

Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 is now available for testing.

Yes, that's right, RC1. We have moved off the Beta build model to RC releases as these more accurately reflect the build quality of our pre-Final images.
Linux Lite 4.4 Final will be released 1st April, 2019 New Zealand time.

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Changes:

Moved from Betas to RC releases. The RC releases Build number is the date of the actual ISO build eg. Build 24022019 - 24th February 2019. The RC information and Build number will only appear on the default wallpaper for that release, Login screen and the Live Boot screen. The positioning of the text is such that it allows room for desktop widgets like Conky and Lite Widget to appear uncluttered on the right. Finals will not have any build information on the default wallpaper.

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Updated the Papirus icon theme to the latest release.

Sound Juicer CD ripper has now been added to Lite Software. To get rip-to-mp3 support, Sound Juicer will also install the Restricted Extras package.

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Volume level - the double level volume bug has been eliminated.

Removed all references to Google+ as that service is due to close down on April 2nd 2019.

We have moved from Sourceforge distributed servers to OSDN as OSDN will help to finance our project. Their systems and mirror choices are virtually similar.


Details:

Kernel: 4.15.0-45 (custom kernels also available via our Repository for versions 3.13 - 5.0)
Firefox: 65.0 Quantum
Thunderbird: 60.4.0
LibreOffice: 6.0.7.3
VLC: 3.0.4
Gimp: 2.10.8
Base: 18.04.2

Known Issues:

None as yet (watch this space as more people become involved in the testing process and report back to us).

There is no upgrade to or from RC releases. RC releases are for testing only and it is not recommended to run them as your main or secondary operating system.

Downloads:

HTTPS:

Download 64bit from here - Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 64bit
md5sum: 0d485ade74b798989cebb113f8fc6082
Size: 1.3Gb (DVD, USB)

TORRENT: (Fastest way to download the RC)

64bit Torrent from here - linux-lite-4.4-rc1-64bit.iso.torrent
Hash: 5bb2d201ee0fd90b90baef2c1eb4fbdb9a9f775a
Size: 1.3Gb (DVD, USB)

Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:

Login is automatic, no credentials are required. The image can be written to a 2gb or larger USB stick, or a writable DVD. Alternatively, you can use the dd command: sudo dd if=linux-lite-4.4-rc1-64bit.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=4M where 'x' is the letter of your usb stick. In linux to find out the letter of your usb stick, open a terminal and type: df -h It is usually listed as 'media' or similar. Please see the built in Help Manual if you require a more detailed explanation of this procedure.

Yumi, Multiboot and other multi-boot applications are not supported. A good, simple point and click USB ISO burner is https://etcher.io/
If the screen locks during Live mode, type linux into the user box and click on the Login button (no password required)

Minimum Recommended Specs:
1Ghz processor
768mb ram
8gb HDD/SD
VGA screen capable of 1024x768 resolution
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

Preferred Specs:
1.5GHz processor+
1024mb ram+
20gb HDD/SSD+
VGA, DVI or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution+
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

Login to the live desktop is automatic.

The first thing you MUST do after a fresh install of Linux Lite is run Menu, Favorites, Install Updates.

As this is a RC release, there are bound to be bugs etc. Please help make the final stable for other people by participating in this RC. Please report any bugs and feedback in this thread.


Thank you Smile

Jerry and the team.

Re: Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - torreydale - 02-27-2019

[member=2]Jerry[/member],

I love the smell of a release candidate in the morning (inspired by a quote from "Apocalypse Now").  I see Sound Juicer is being added.  I think I've already ripped all the CDs I have, except the Christmas ones.  I used Asunder at the time.  There's usually a reason for everything.  How did you make the Sound Juicer choice?  Was it based on personal familiarity, or is it just considered better?

Re: Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - Valtam - 02-27-2019

The interface says it all. Looks like grandma designed it (respectfully) and that's exactly what I always look for, dumbed down basic.

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Re: Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - Jocklad - 03-03-2019

Linux Lite 4.4 RC1.


Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 ISO downloaded and installed to live usb through Etcher.


Installed to Lenova Thinkcentre M71e 8G Ram 1Tb Hdd....No errors


Updating: Updates downloaded and installed......No Errors


Cold Boot Time : 1 Min 26 sec


Cold Boot Time : With Vbox removed 58 sec.


Language: English/UK set........No change required


Ibus: English/UK set.....No change required


Synaptic: Changed to Server for UK.......No Errors


Lite Sources: Changed to England/UK


Lite Software: All Lite Software installed less Virtual Box......No errors


Google Chrome: Downloaded and Installed.........No errors


Bluetooth: Connected to Kitson Metro headphones....No issues.   


Looking good Jerry  Smile

Re: Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - Artim - 03-03-2019

It's faster than before!  That's very good.  I worry about all those PPAs in it though... dangerous for newbies, isn't it?


Re: Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - Valtam - 03-03-2019

(03-03-2019, 02:08 PM)Artim link Wrote: It's faster than before!  That's very good.  I worry about all those PPAs in it though... dangerous for newbies, isn't it?
I'm not a PPA fan either. What we do have, is thoughtfully selected.

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Re: Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - Valtam - 03-03-2019

Thanks Jocklad, always appreciated.

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Re: Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - tek10 - 03-05-2019

Test results for 4.4 RC1. Used dd to write to a usb stick. Live boot was quite long, almost 2 minutes. Everything worked running live, so I proceeded with the first of two installs.


I had a testing desktop system running LL 4.2 using a separate home partition. Using “Something else” I installed 4.4 on two existing partitions, formatting root and not formatting home. Grub was installed to sda. This was a dual boot install with Debian testing running Plasma. Install was fine with my settings and home data retained as expected. Grub looked good. After about an hour of testing, everything I tried looked good.


Second install was to the same two partitions, with both getting formatted for a clean install.



Ran updates, completed some basic setting adjustments and rebooted. Start up was 36 seconds.


Very happy with the default look but made a bunch of changes to play with the settings and all worked well. Installed some apps from Synaptic and Lite Software. No problems. Installed Etcher from direct download. No problem.



Transferred a bunch of files of various types form a data usb stick. All went quickly and the files opened with expected default programs.


For the past three days, I’ve set 4.4 up as I would my production system, used it for several hours and all is working flawlessly. I’ll work it some more but as far as I’m concerned it’s ready to go.


The test system is a home build desktop with an AMD A10-5800K, 8GB RAM, a hybrid hdd, and uses Ethernet for Internet connection. Test printer is an HP Officejet All-in-one.


Nice work Jerry! 4.4 will be a very good release!


Re: Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - Valtam - 03-05-2019

Thanks tek10, excellent testing!

Re: Linux Lite 4.4 RC1 Released - kissbaby3 - 03-09-2019

looking nice,  cant wait for April, wink, i know this is not important and that is ok, my inner(me) child once in awhile like's  using emoji's , i know ibus handles that, it does just fine, but hoping for something like in this video , the linux video is using ubuntu(dont know what flavor tho) , what do you think, i dont know how to install this , not going too, its not in the synaptic package manager.
i do know of simple methods , just curious .......

here is the link to a video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxch3PVSzZ8