Consider providing more information. Apps used with missing menus? Screenshots?
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Furthermore, as Jerry implored, if you are still on version 1.08, you should upgrade to a newer version. I'm reading other users on the Linux Lite Forum and Linux Lite Feedback who are having good results on version 3.4 with hardware specs like yours, especially when they enable the Preload and zRAM Lite Tweaks. Consider booting up to the Live environment of version 3.4 today.