Trying to get an operating system that works.

[SICKOFLINUX]

The Shop link is at the top of the Forums page.

What & throw away my two quid already invested! :o

We Brits did'nt get to be such a successful prosperous race through reckless squandering of recourses you know 

[firenice03]

What & throw away my two quid already invested! :o

Or download for free; create a USB/DVD LOL  ;D

If you're really wanting to continue with the current state/install...

I tried typing your commands directly into the terminal as "sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lite-upgrade-series2.8" & it then asks for my password but makes it impossible for me to type it!

Try the link for tutorial to fix your kb settings: https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/other.../#msg17180

This may alleviate the keyboard issues - although if the keyboard was incorrect at set up it should work but to correct follow the link..

If it still doesn't allow you may want to try resetting the password and try using standard keys...
Following the tutorial in the Help Manual:
https://www.freecinema2022.gq/manual/insta...espassword

Should the above get you to a usable state..
The instruction to create media is here:
https://www.freecinema2022.gq/manual/insta...stallguide

[rokytnji]

& while I have got your attention if somebody could explain why my keyboard continues to type " when I want @ & vica verser despite my making sure that the keyboard I use is English (UK) in the settings facility that would be very nice.

I kinda sorta ran into that on one of my installs.

Code:

numlockx off

In a terminal might fix this problem for you. Maybe.

[bayoubooger]

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Why did you buy it at all? I just downloaded and burned the image to a cd and installed on my laptop, no problem, no quirks. I have been running this distro for about two weeks now: to the point that it is very close to becoming my primary tool despite the fact that I am surrounded by laptops that are running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows XP. (I erased the Vista to put in LL...).

I bought it because I tried every other conceivable method of installing Linux lite on this computer spending hours on youtube trying to get the gist of it & none of the methods worked for all sorts of complicated reasons.Not least that the DVD burning facility that worked for years in Windows XP suddenly started not recognizing DVD's it had previously successfully burned DVD's to when placed it's own DVD writer drive.(I have previously burned UBUNTU 12.04 onto a DVD no problem & installed LUBUNTU on a small laptop with a usb key so I am not exactly a novice at this).I have had computer problems that are simply beyond belief & am now inclined to think that they are all the work of the Devil.
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Alas, me thinks it is the work of Lucifer. Good Luck! 

[SICKOFLINUX]

The good news is that my keyboard problems seem to have been solved but I still cannot type to the terminal when asked to enter my password following bitsnpcs's command line still & this problem seems to have even spread to the original command line that I used & mentioned in my original post  :o

I am tempted to buy the official DVD but I expect the problems would just continue 

[justme2]

The good news is that my keyboard problems seem to have been solved but I still cannot type to the terminal when asked to enter my password following bitsnpcs's command line still & this problem seems to have even spread to the original command line that I used & mentioned in my original post  :o

I am tempted to buy the official DVD but I expect the problems would just continue 

When you type a password in the terminal, no characters are displayed - its a security thing! Just type the whole password and press enter.

As for buying non-official DVDs from anonymous sources, forget it, you could be 'opening a can of worms'.
I see you are in the UK so if you wish, I'm sure someone in UK would offer to provide you with a dvd with the official download burned and ready to boot, or the loan of a bootable flash stick. Such is the support from the linux community. 
I have never had a problem with creating bootable dvds but I have certainly had problems trying to use the latest releases on old PCs, where hardwear support may be lacking. All (3) my PCs are old but all run LL2.8 very successfully.

I understand your frustration but your problems 'could' be self inflicted - we have all suffered in such ways!

Lets help you get this sorted (assuming your hardware is suitable) so you can be 'Happy linux user' instead of 'SICKOFLINUX' ....

[JmaCWQ]

With regards to the being unable to type your password in the Terminal issue, have you tried just typing your password characters in anyway, and then hitting the Enter key?
You won't see the characters, or asterisks etc. when typing a password in Terminal, you just type the password characters & hit Enter.
It's possible also that the hardware on the "old & knackered" media centre you're trying to install to is past it's use by date & causing issues.
Just because something looks genuine doesn't mean it is.
Printing an official looking sticker and attaching it to a non-official DVD is very easy to do.
As already mentioned in this thread, the contents of the DVD might have been altered, perhaps in such a way that's making the install or correct running of the operating system fail.


EDIT: Too slow I was, what I said's already covered in the post above.

[bluzeo]

for me i dont trust usb still. dvd are better

it morphin time

[bluzeo]

but yea it needs to be offical  though. reading the top. buy only from lite website or osdisc

it morphin time

[newtusmaximus]

Cavalry HERE   If you email me via this forum with your address I will send you a  DVD copy of linux 3.2 32 bit.