Browsers in Lite

[Searchernow]

Looks like I'm about 4 or 5 replies behind. Let me take bayoubooger first. I almost didn't see your part of that post. I had to slow myself down and go over it a couple times. Finally saw your problem posted at the bottom. I believe you need to change "ndeb" to just "deb". I never caught the typo when RandmonBoy posted it. Unless you hear differently from RandomBoy or somebody else, I believe you should make that correction, then refresh your list. That should solve that problem.

I've got a glitch in my Repositories too. I haven't taken the time to try and resolve it yet. Might do that when I get done on the forum today. Mine occurred when I added a couple of Repositories so that I could install different image viewers and editors. I need to go see what I did wrong.

Since my post I see I am not the only one who has had repositories messed up.

"I believe you need to change "ndeb" to just "deb"" - ok, but how do I do that?

[Searchernow]

Never mind, I figured it out myself... :o

I guess it's time to clean install a new Linux Lite build on my Netbook.

Hi,

you say you figured it out - do you mean re-installing, or have you found another solution?

[Artim]

I think I goofed... change "ndeb" to "deb."

I open Thunar as root:

Code:

sudo thunar

Enter password, and Thunar, the File Manager, opens in "Super User" mode, with a warning to be careful.

Navigate to etc/apt/sources and find the file named sources.list.  Right-click on the file and open it with Text Editor.

Add this line to the the bottom of the sources.list file:

[pre]deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project...ozilla/apt all main[/pre]

[pre]

Save and close the file. Then run the following command to import Ubuntuzilla public key to your keyring so that
the integrity of packages downloaded from this repository can be verified by APT.

Inn the terminal type:

[/pre]

Code:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2667CA5C

[pre]

And then

[/pre]

Code:

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install seamonkey-mozilla-build

[pre]

That's the quickest and easiest way.  Seamonkey installs and is now included in updates from the Ubuntuzilla repository.

I hope I've cleared it all up.

[size=2em]You'll LOVE Seamonkey!

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[Searchernow]

thanks, but I don't intend going into root, I don't know enough to be careful!

Unless I hear more I will try Systemback.

[TheDead]

I like Vivaldi, but it's proprietary, like Opera. Sea Monkey/PaleMoon/Brave are opened source. I would put Midori in there since I like but it crashes too much.

I agree that Firefox is not "the best / fastest / etc." correct me if I'm but the thing is, like [member=2]Jerry[/member] mentioned in another thread (excuse me if I do not have the exact phrasing though) one of the main goal for LL is to get Windows users to migrate. Ask most Windows users and most of them know Chrome/FireFox and maybe Opera, almost none know ANY of the ones above. Even Chromium is borderline.

Having the option is nice but I think LL should keep with the 'non-scary" stuff to reel-in and catch 'doze users!

Cheers!

TheDead (TheUxNo0b)

[Coastie]

I finally got this to work but had to make the make some changes:

Open Thunar as root:

sudo thunar

Enter password, and Thunar, the File Manager, opens in "Super User" mode, with a warning to be careful.

Navigate to etc/apt/sources and find the file named sources.list.  Right-click on the file and open it with Software & Updates

Add this repo:

deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main

Save and close the file. Then run the following command to import Ubuntuzilla public key to your keyring so that the integrity of packages downloaded from this repository can be verified by APT.

In the terminal type:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2667CA5C

And then only

sudo apt-get update


then (had to be to separate commands)

sudo apt-get install seamonkey-mozilla-build


I tried another method at http://sourcedigit.com/15347-how-to-inst...u-systems/ but I extracted in wrong place so had to uninstall it.

Thanks, [member=6925]RandomBoy[/member]

[Searchernow]

Thanks to all contributors here, a very civilized forum, but I particularly note TheDead's point and I believe that LL is aimed at Windows users looking for a way into Linux that doesn't require a knowledge of (nor indeed a lack of fear of) command line use etc.

Here is the link to LL project leader Jerry's s statement, which was the clincher for me in choosing LL
https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/linux...te-has/15/

I copy here (my post from another thread) what I did re getting back to normal re updating and software installation, (I meant EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, not EF as I wrote):


"I took my own advice, being in a hurry, and tried Systemback to two earlier restore points, but it didn't restore the lost functionality.

I used my original usb live and re-installed the OS, used bluetooth from phone hotspot to get online and load all updates, installed wifi driver, then I saw upgrade to LL 3.6 offered so I did that. I was happy enough to re-install (this time) and I had earlier cleaned out my Firefox of all add-ons except two from EF:. https and badger, the latter incidentally blocks most ads. Other add-ons create malware vulnerabilities with their system permissions.

I ran Home folder restore which restored Firefox and Thunderbird settings and content.

Again - this is a superb OS, especially for a Windows refugee like me. I will copy an ISO of my customized install when ready to USB for future emergencies, plus create another more generic install on another pc and copy ISO of that for others if they want."


Anyway, I think for me I will be playing it safe for now and just using what is in the Synaptic Package Manager, or advised in the excellent Help Manual. I have made Firefox more secure now so I will stay with it. Who knows what I'll be using next year.

[trinidad]

Just to add one comment, to this discussion. When it comes to Firefox, CPU speed appears to be more important than RAM in my experience. I have a 12year old 32bit HP box that I use for testing and some building of 32bit applications and programs. I now run three HDDs on it using a Sisun mechanical drive switcher. I have 32bit LL 3.6 on an old 80g 5400 drive on this box with a completely updated system and Firefox. I have zRAM enabled. The board only has 1gig of RAM. I can watch you tube video and open other tabs at the same time and the RAM usage never exceeds 700Mb. I also run conky at the same time with 11 functions running. The CPU is very fast as this was a high end machine I purchased new with a 3Ghz CPU. During heavy load the CPU spikes at about 97% but the RAM usage rarely exceeds 600Mb. I know it is a rare machine, a 64bit capable CPU on a 32bit MOBO but it clearly indicates that CPU speed is more important than RAM to Firefox. Firefox is slowly outgrowing older slower CPUs and MOBOs with slower bus speeds but older machines with fast CPUs will continue to work just fine. I have another 32bit laptop machine with again an odd duck CPU 2.4Ghz Celeron and 2G RAM that behaves in the same way, about 1G of RAM usage with heavy load though it spikes the CPU more often. I only keep old computers that have fast CPUs. I work on many newer boxes that cannot function as well with Firefox. In 64bit even with good standard 4G RAM the older 1G up to 2G CPUs have slow downs and long CPU spikes with Firefox now. I have had some success with 32bit PAE kernels on a few slower native 64bit ASUS boxes.

TC       

[Coastie]

Don't know what my CPU speed is but when I open together 18 or 19  Linux related You Tube pages, Firefox locks up due to a scrips problem. SeaMonkey doesn't lock up but is much slower than Chrome which doesn't lock up.

[Valtam]

19 YouTube pages, holy cow! That's a very demanding load on a browser.

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