11-02-2017, 01:07 PM
Thank you all for your replies. Last night I did a reinstall of lite-software in Synaptic as mentioned in the referenced message. I also checked the /tmp directory and found several empty pdf files and empty config-err-xxxx files. I deleted all these files. I then rebooted and found a new config-err-xxxx file in /tmp. I usually perform the install update with nothing else open and my cpu and ram usually settle quickly to under 5% and 350MB after waking from suspend. I just did install update this morning and no updates available yet; in /tmp there was a new empty pdf file so maybe these are generated after each update check? I will check /tmp if updates become available BEFORE I do actual install to see if .txt file exists there.
In reply to [member=5916]trinidad[/member] I am the only user on this machine, I use wifi, and I believe there is only one PPA that I added for youtube-dl-gui (I think LL already added gimp, smplayer, systemback, ubuntu-wine). I understand that you and Jerry are suggesting that this is an incomplete or time-lagged permissions issue and that makes sense from my observations so far. I know I can do manual updates via terminal or synaptic but that kind of defeats the "easy for beginners" aspect of LL. If you continue with update issues from your unique method of providing gui updates might you not consider changing to Mint style updates as also used in Peppermint - I have never had an update issue in those distros.
I will report back on this thread when I the next set of updates arrive.
Just as a (off-topic) comment for you and Jerry I guess you are aware that Mint will be using Timeshift as backup manager with the passing of systemback and are actively working with Tony George to improve that application. Are you set on Deja-dup as file backup manager or would you consider Backintime or lucky-backup instead (as I understand it these do not encrypt/compress saved files like Deja-dup)?
Thank you for all your work and prompt responses to our questions. I appreciate the nice community here at Linux Lite.
In reply to [member=5916]trinidad[/member] I am the only user on this machine, I use wifi, and I believe there is only one PPA that I added for youtube-dl-gui (I think LL already added gimp, smplayer, systemback, ubuntu-wine). I understand that you and Jerry are suggesting that this is an incomplete or time-lagged permissions issue and that makes sense from my observations so far. I know I can do manual updates via terminal or synaptic but that kind of defeats the "easy for beginners" aspect of LL. If you continue with update issues from your unique method of providing gui updates might you not consider changing to Mint style updates as also used in Peppermint - I have never had an update issue in those distros.
I will report back on this thread when I the next set of updates arrive.
Just as a (off-topic) comment for you and Jerry I guess you are aware that Mint will be using Timeshift as backup manager with the passing of systemback and are actively working with Tony George to improve that application. Are you set on Deja-dup as file backup manager or would you consider Backintime or lucky-backup instead (as I understand it these do not encrypt/compress saved files like Deja-dup)?
Thank you for all your work and prompt responses to our questions. I appreciate the nice community here at Linux Lite.