Linux Lite 7.4 Final Released

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Release Announcement

Linux Lite 7.4 Final is now available for download.

Linux Lite 7.4 is considered to be a minor release as it only contains, LTS updates, bug fixes, code and GUI changes. See below for more details.





Window Theme: Materia
Icon Theme: Papirus
Font: Roboto Regular

How do I know if my Windows PC has UEFI?

In Windows Search, type msinfo or msinfo32 and launch the desktop app named System Information. Look for the BIOS Mode item, and if the value for it is UEFI, then you have the UEFI firmware. If it says BIOS Mode Legacy, then that’s the firmware you’re running.

Secure Boot is supported, but unless you know exactly how to handle it, it is a P.I.T.A. at best so I am going to say...you must disable Secure Boot to enable stress free computing.

Some helpful snippets from the latest Help Manual:





UEFI Support link - https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/uefi-secure-boot/

Details:

Kernel: 6.8.0-56 ( custom kernels also available via our Repository for versions 3.13 - 6.14 )
Chrome: 134.0
Thunderbird: 128.8.1
LibreOffice: 25.2.1.2
VLC: 3.0.20
Gimp: 2.10.36
Base: 24.04.2

Known Issues:

Please enter them into this thread. Thank you.

Upgrading:

> Menu, Favorites, Install Updates (you must reboot if asked to, otherwise continue to the next step)
> Set a Restore Point - Menu, System, Timeshift
> Menu, Settings, Lite Upgrade
> Reboot

Having problems upgrading?

First thing to do is open a terminal, and make sure you have the latest version of Lite Upgrade.

Code:

apt policy lite-upgrade-series7

should return:

Code:

  Installed: 7.0-0030-linuxlite
  Candidate: 7.0-0030-linuxlite

If you've ran Install Updates and still don't have this version or greater you can either - wait 24 hours, or change to the default Linux Lite repository in Lite Sources.

There is no upgrade path from RC to Final or from Series to Series.


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Downloads:

Release Name: Linux Lite 7.4 Final
Size: 2.9Gb (DVD, USB)

Download Linux Lite 7.4 Final from one of the mirrors: (some may still be syncing)

HTTP & HTTPS:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-lite/files/7.4/

Brazil - http://sft.if.usp.br/linuxlite/isos/7.4/...-64bit.iso
China - https://mirrors.sjtug.sjtu.edu.cn/linuxl...-64bit.iso
Ecuador - http://mirror.cedia.org.ec/linuxliteos/i...-64bit.iso
Ecuador - http://mirror.ueb.edu.ec/linuxliteos/iso...-64bit.iso
Ecuador - http://mirror.uta.edu.ec/linuxliteos/iso...-64bit.iso
Ecuador - http://mirror.espoch.edu.ec/linuxliteos/...-64bit.iso
England - https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/repo...-64bit.iso
England - https://mirror.vinehost.net/linuxlite/is...-64bit.iso
Germany - http://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos/...-64bit.iso
Germany - https://mirror.alpix.eu/linuxliteos/isos...-64bit.iso
Greece - http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linux...-64bit.iso
Greece - https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/linuxlite/i...-64bit.iso
Hong Kong - http://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/is...-64bit.iso
Hong Kong - https://mirror-hk.koddos.net/linuxlite/i...-64bit.iso
Hungary - http://quantum-mirror.hu/mirrors/pub/lin...-64bit.iso
Hungary - https://quantum-mirror.hu/mirrors/pub/li...-64bit.iso
Indonesia - https://pinguin.dinus.ac.id/iso/lite/iso...-64bit.iso
Netherlands - http://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos/...-64bit.iso
Netherlands - https://mirror.koddos.net/linuxlite/isos...-64bit.iso
New Caledonia - http://mirror.lagoon.nc/linuxlite/linuxl...-64bit.iso
Sweden - http://ftpmirror1.infania.net/linuxlite/...-64bit.iso
USA - http://mirror.clarkson.edu/linux-lite/is...-64bit.iso
USA - https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/i...-64bit.iso
Vietnam - https://mirror.freedif.org/LinuxLiteOS/i...-64bit.iso
Vietnam - https://mirror.meowsmp.net/linuxlite/iso...-64bit.iso

Checking the MD5SUM of the Linux Lite ISO:

Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:

Code:

md5sum linux-lite-7.4-64bit.iso

MD5SUM: 8cef0b17cdc4d88a330d089c79fc3b13

Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.


Checking the SHA256 of the Linux Lite ISO:

Open a Terminal on Linux Lite and do:

Code:

sha256sum linux-lite-7.4-64bit.iso

SHA256: ddc7736855304116e98706ed8df98736e402690eec28ab3d9a135304ce902755

Check that it matches the exact characters in sequence above.

Alternatively, you can use our web-based checksum checker found here - https://www.linuxliteos.com/download.php (scroll to half way down the page)


TORRENT (Fastest way to download the ISO)


https://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-l...t/download


64bit Torrent file name - linux-lite-7.4-64bit.iso.torrent
Hash: e390be9f8178be3555a59aa512407f61bb76dd36
Size: 2.9Gb (DVD, USB)

Live USB/DVD/VirtualBox/Vmware:

Login is automatic, no credentials are required. The image can be written to a 4gb or larger USB stick, or a writable DVD. Alternatively, you can use the dd command: sudo dd if=linux-lite-7.4-64bit.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=4M where 'x' is the letter of your usb stick. In linux to find out the letter of your usb stick, open a terminal and type: df -h It is usually listed as 'media' or similar. Please see the built in Help Manual if you require a more detailed explanation of this procedure.

A good, simple point and click USB ISO burner is https://www.balena.io/etcher/ or https://rufus.ie/
In our testing, Etcher and Rufus (for Windows only) have proven to be the most reliable. Etcher is available for Mac, Windows & Linux.

If the screen locks during Live mode, type linux into the user box and click on the Login button (no password required)

Minimum Recommended Specs:
1Ghz processor
2GB ram
20gb HDD/SD
VGA screen capable of 1024x768 resolution
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

Preferred Specs:
2GHz processor+
4GB ram+
40gb HDD/SSD+
VGA, DVI or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution+
DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

Login to the live desktop is automatic.

The first thing you MUST do after a fresh install of Linux Lite is run Menu, Favorites, Install Updates.

Please report any bugs and feedback in this thread.


Thank you

Jerry and the team.

[stevef]

Upgraded yesterday. Smooth process. No problems so far.
Thank you.

[Valtam]

Thank you steve