Once you have installed Linux Lite and before you can begin using it, it is strongly recommended that you first complete the 3 steps listed below. If you are running the Live version of Linux Lite, there is no need to complete these 3 steps.

 Step 1: Install Updates

First you need to update your system. Click on the button below to Install Updates now.

Install Updates

On the window that pops up, enter the password of the user you created during the installation.

You can also Install Updates via the menu. Click on Menu, Favorites, Install Updates.

 Step 2: Install Drivers

Now, let's see if you need any drivers installed. Click on the button below to check.

Install Drivers

You can also Install Drivers via the menu. Click on Menu, Settings, Install Drivers.

 Step 3: Setting a Restore Point

Last step is to create, just like on Windows, a restore point that you can restore from in case something goes wrong. Click here to learn about Timeshift and how to set your first Restore Point. When you are ready, click on the button below.

Set a Restore Point

You can also access Timeshift via the menu. Click on Menu, System, Timeshift.

 Installing Language Support

Click on the button below to install Language Support for Linux Lite.

Install Language Support

You can also install Language Support via the menu. Click on Menu, Settings, Language Support.

 Select a Light or Dark Theme

Click on a button below to select either a Light Theme or a Dark Theme. The Light Theme is already the default theme.

Light Theme


Dark Theme

 Keyboard and Numlock

There are thousands of computing configurations in existence. As a result, different manufacturers have different ways of implementing their Keyboard and Numlock settings. When you boot Linux Lite for the first time and are having issues with your Keyboard and or Numlock, try each of the following solutions:

Check your BIOS/UEFI configuration

Menu, Settings, Lite Tweaks, Numlock

FN (Function) + NUM LOCK

FN + one of the F keys across the top of your keyboard. This varies from computer to computer. Some examples follow:

FN + F11 (Acer, Toshiba, Samsung)

Shift + NUM LOCK

FN + NUM LOCK (Sony, Gateway)

FN + F11 + Scroll Lock

FN + F8 (HP)

Ctrl + F11

FN + Shift + NUM LOCK

FN + F4 (Dell)

FN + NUM LOCK (Lenovo, ASUS)

Keep Numlock working between boots - Menu, Settings, Keyboard, Behavior tab > Enable or Disable - Restore num lock state on startup

 Upgrading

Each Series of Linux Lite lasts 2 years and is based off LTS (Long Term Support) which continues to provide updates for 5 years. See our Roadmap for more information. eg. Linux Lite 3.0 - Linux Lite 3.8 is Series 3, Linux Lite 4.0 is the start of Series 4, and so on.

Upgrading within Series 4 is simple. Click on Menu, Settings, Lite Upgrade and follow the prompts to get the latest version of Linux Lite. Upgrading can only occur from within a Series. For example we will upgrade you from Linux Lite 4.0 to Linux Lite 4.8, but not from Linux Lite 3.8 to Linux Lite 4.8.

Upgrade to 4.8

 Lite Software

We've made it as simple as just a few clicks to install many of your favorite programs.

On Linux Lite you can install:

Chromium Web Browser

Dropbox

Kodi

Skype

Spotify

Steam

Teamviewer

Tor Web Browser

VirtualBox

Click on Menu, Settings, Lite Software and follow the onscreen prompts to install popular software or click on the button below.

Lite Software

  Hardware Recommendations

Linux Lite can run on a wide range of hardware. Our online Hardware Database contains a growing list of computers that can run Linux Lite. The lists below contains 2 recommendations. First, a set of Minimum Computer Requirements, second, the Preferred Computer Requirements.

 Minimum Computer Requirements

1 Ghz processor

768mb ram

8gb HDD/SD

VGA screen capable of 1024x768 resolution

DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

 Preferred Computer Requirements

1.5GHz processor+

1024mb ram+

20gb HDD/SSD+

VGA, DVI or HDMI screen capable of 1366x768 resolution+

DVD drive or USB port for the ISO image

TIP: Check out the Linux Lite Hardware Database for a list of over 30,000 computers that can run Linux Lite.