Elive

When creating a DB in libreOffice base you get loads of errors.

It can be helped by installing

sudo apt-get install libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb

this maybe included in the next beta

Hello, first of all this is such a great distro. I will keep donating~

I just have one problem that is i cannot use the korean keyboard. Even though i have set the input to the korean keyboard nothing happens.

I have tried to install ibus etc. but nothing seems to work. Please help me.

after creating the bootable usb with the elive tool the img isn’t trusted and therefor can’t be installed or upgrade systems

For people working more with keyboard than mouse this is a nice feature. I’m missing it in Elive.

Running 2.9.22.

Crl-Alt-L is supposed to lock the screen but no password is necessary. Simply hit enter and the screen unlocks.

Running on Dell XPS 13 L322x

Today I got an error from eltrans when trying to send an updated version of the g3-dialer messages in English. It says that my translations cannot be recognized as English. I have tried again twice, but to no avail. This also seems to explain why there are no updates coming from myself in the timeline anymore except for a very tiny one from yesterday.

Bug or something else?

after login and pass entering and trying join in skype, this piece of microsoft just terminate :(

Getting close to release, can you take down the current forums? I cannot suggest the disto to people , the first thing they do is go to the forum, and its mostly spam, not a lot of real content there. the main page is great, but the forums are a big let down to people I think. you need a nice new forum with the web page theme :~)

How do you alter the time on the background wallpaper changing. The default is way to fast

The new menu box that opens with a right mouse click is way to small, it looks cluttered. Can it be resized to hold the sub menu items neatly rather than the scroll bars at the side. (or a sizable window? it does not look as polished currently as the rest of the release.

I use a partition for / and another for /home.
The installer recognized / as a previous Elive installation and proceeds.
It doesn’t ask for /home partition nor for user creation.
After editing /etc/passwd I see an eliveuser has been created but if I set that a password is required at reboot, I’m screwed because it doesn’t ask to set it.

set-up:
Hardware:
azerty Belgian period keyboard

settings:
Language setting: English
keyboard setting: Belgium

On this type of keyboard if you need numbers you have to use shift. This works but when using caps lock it doensn’t tis only effect the numbers and special chars. not for the normal letters there it works fine as it should.

This is tested on 2 laptops and both have the same problem so it isn’t a hardware problem.

I use the USB image on a dual boot laptop.

Maybe I’m wrong but I think the install software is a shell script using a lot of dialog boxes.
It’s powerful, cute and original at this time where all others use the same software installer. Unfortunately it’s weak in ergonomy.

First blocking is about (non-)payment procedure. Use accounts, serial numbers, etc. Whatever but it’s not clear about those who wants to pay, those who already paid and those who won’t pay. Closing the web browser frame is not obvious.

Second is when I want to keep some partitions. Help looks like a choice. choice is always automatic when I want to keep control, etc. writing on my partitions is always frightening and the script is not very reassuring.

Last is hardware support and software options : no way to go back.

Just my $0.02, have a nice day.

Using beta 2.9.2 trying to enable persistence, gives me error “You don’t have enough space available.” I re-sized the partition from winbugs ( UsbWriter-1.3 installs it to the pendrive formatting only the image size needed), created partitions next to the Live_OS one, etc and always gave me that error. But persistence works anyway.

Elive works well at older computers like Amilo M 7400, 512 MB RAM and about 1.2 GHz.

But Office solutions like LibreOffice too much bloated for old computers.

Because looking for Beginners using Elive (I think it’s perfect, because intuitive using is nearly perfect), giving a choose by using Elive, if old hardware is detected.
Beginners don’t know, that Abiword and gnumeric for example are good enough for the most office works.

And there are much less performance needing office solutions, i don’t know.

In germany we would say, thats the point of the letter “i”.
;)

on the menu when you want to uninstall an app right click with a drop down and uninstall

Hello,
After install Elive Beta to NTB and login to GUI it is not posible to set song to “No song” or any else default.
If it is clicked for example to “NO SONG” aplication would set song by default.

Tried to post on the forums but there are always WORDS not allowed by the forum tool.

I installed ELive on an old Acer laptop without problems. LIke it

But I tried to install it on a more recent laptop, my mane work laptop when on the road, a small HP Stream with a 32 Gig SSD drive to see if that slow laptop would go faster than with Ubuntu

The installation is having problem with my drive. (Partitioning / erase it)
It says something like the USB STick is listed as the 1st device, to reboot so the BIOS can adjust.

BTW I need to boot in safe mode with the Elive Stick, else ELive can’t initialize the GUI

SO If I reboot, go back to the install, the instal STOP with an error, " no details in the window”.. At the formatting drive stage...

How could I help you help me ?

Would Elive be faster than LUbuntu ?

JF
For now I still keep Ubuntu 18.04 on my main HP i7, 16 gig, SSD drive Workstation, want to test it more on my Laptop 1st...

I previously did the full install of Elive 2.9.9.5 via USB on a Macbook Mid 2009. And things were running smoothly. Afterwards, the grub would appear then it will freeze at Loading initial ramdisk.

I have 2 HP screens connected to my HP Compaq 8200 Elite Small Form Factor PC

When I boot Elive from the USB key, both screens are configured in a mirror config.

I can’t configure them differently ( Usually we configured the 2nd to be an extention to the 1st one)

JF
Canada

A lot of Techies doing reviews are using Oracle virtual box to try new OS and to make reviews.

I don’t know all the technical reasons behind it but why Elive cannot run at it’s full " Visual effects potential” within a VM ?

In my case I started products review project in french ( a new project I have on " Patreon”) and even if I was blown away by ELive, THe fact that I can’t show Elive at it’s Full potential when runned within a VM, I have delayed my review of Elive.

My simple tought was " I’ll find a time to install it on a real PC” and use Vokoscreen already within Elive but.... I don’t have that many PC’s (3 : one to run my TV (ubuntu budgie), one on my laptop for work (EndlessOS as the HP stream is kind of slow... Ia tried Elive but was having problem with TouchPad ) and one on my desktop (that for now I want to keep it with the actual Linux distro...)

So even if the performance is not good, if it is technically possible for you to let Elive install itself " with it’s full GUI power " (sorry don’t know how to call it) within a VM, for sure I would do a french review and post it on my Patreon page, and on my LinkedIn Wall (18.000 connections). May be others Nerds would also make review of it on their Youtube channel / web site...

As I am impressed by ELive GUI when activated at it’s full potential, when installed on a real machine, I don’t want to record a video of the " Virtual BOx version of elive”.

JF

Sorry for using this url to report suggestion. I don’t like the forum tool

1) Trial : I know you want to live from Elive, but making it difficult to try it, with so many distros on the market, does it help you ? Just brainstorming, I am not sure neither. Exemple I signed as a patreon to give Elive " little amount” of money monthly, but I still have to wait 24 hours to try the last version ( as a patreon).

I asked to try the last version and the link I received is is not that simple, I clicked it and click USB and still endup on the page where I need to enter my email to get the trial in 24 hours... I am sure may have missed something but other will to... Wouldn’t be better to make it simple to try and cross your finger people will pay ( Patreon ) to support your “amazing” product ?

2) Everything is about perception : may be I would use more modern / good looking forum &tools for support (I know, money is needed to use tools as discourse [www.discourse.org] ) ? real techies won’t care about the support tools you use but may be other yes...

JF
Can’t wait to try last version !

Really Trying to help Even if I am giving you a hard time.
Disregard message below if Elive is target at experienced Linux people.

Intro :
I was attracted to Elive because
- I heard Debian was more stable and faster.
- As a former IT guy but still not a pro in Linux (been using for years as a user on my stations) my logic is that if Ubuntu is based on Debian, it make sense that Debian would be more stable, faster ?
- And when you say that it can run on old PC, I like to hear that too...
- And the amazing GUI / interface got my attention...

This morning :
I booted from my 64GB USB Stick with Elive last version 2.9.96 on my HP Compaq 8200 Elite Small Form Factor PC

My goal this morning was to use “vokoscreen” from within ELive to do a review in french about Elive amazing interface, Look, Speed to post on my French Review web site / and LinkedIn Profile. As I am really impress by Elive look and speed and respect passionate people like you trying make ELive known to the world (world or techies/nerds or general public, it’s another discussion)

But I think more efforts need to be put on hardware compatibility and ease of configuration.

Elive Experience A : HP Stream Laptop Model 11-D010, 32 GB SSD Hard Disk, 2 GB of RAM
Hard disk was not beeing recognized (but your tweak it / fix it WOW ) and not it can be install) BUT touch pad would not work and external display was not recognized.. I know It can happen sometime with older computer. But this laptop worked well on several Ubuntu distros I tried ( sound, External monitor, touchpad, everything)

Elive experience B : P Compaq 8200 Elite Small Form Factor PC
Booted from my main Desktop station from the 2.9.96 USB stick.
- Trying to configure the sound as I wanted was complex / not easy.
- Had to tried 2 or 3 sound configuration tool to finaly have the sound go out from my Logiteck H540 USB headset but I was not able to figure out how to make the Microphone to work (so I can speak while recording my review about ELive.
- and the sound configurator were not easy to use....

As for the monitor, for the sound sound, we have different tools included in ELive to try to make things work. for a Techie guy, hummm I can deal with it... but for normal technology fan that is not a programmer or nerds, I would try to make the experience smoother adjusting our screen resolution ( one easy intuitive.. Sound, one tool or applet and easy to use)

Here is an example of a normal sound selector we see in different distros. ( see picture )

One sec... tryin to find how to insert an image here... OK I got it, exported it to Dropbox and copy the URL ( easier forum tool needed)

I can’t select the audio source on my HP station. ( Logitech 540 or normal audio out of the builtin Audio)

JF
Canada

From keybase :

” 1 /opt/keybase/Keybase: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.15’ not found (required by /opt/keybase/Keybase)
2 /opt/keybase/Keybase: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/i686/cmov/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.17’ not found (required by /opt/keybase/Keybase)
3 /opt/keybase/Keybase: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.18’ not found (required by /opt/keybase/Keybase)
4 /opt/keybase/Keybase: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.19’ not found (required by /opt/keybase/Keybase)
5 /opt/keybase/Keybase: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.18’ not found (required by /opt/keybase/libnode.so)

I’m sorry, I’m not really an expert. I run Keybase on 32-bit ubuntu just fine. I assume you just need to upgrade your libc package, but I’m not sure.”

The applicaton I was telling you, the icon does not show in the system tray, as Dropbox or the others apps...