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drfhm Joined: Feb 18, 2009 Posts: 6 Other Topics	Posted May 11, 2009 at 8:42:44 AM Subject: Blank Screen I tried to enable Banshee from the add/remove section and removed or added the needed dependencys , one of these was XFCE an it conflicted with Gnome which was a needed dependency,everything was sucesfully either added or removed but the screen was left black .I no longer have XFCE so I have only a black screen with search bar top right and the taskbar at the bottom . The search worked both for the internet and desktop . I would like an opinion as to whether or not I still have the Linux Lite operating system and how can I re enable it given that I cant type in any commands as I cant access the terminal of any part of the system other than search , F2 dosent do anything , I have tried downloading small irrelevant programs to test if that works, the download box appears and when downloads are completed a right click and open will show the box with all the sections of the download in but that’s all I can do , once I close any boxes I have no way to open them again .I have used search to find my files and they are all there but the only ones that will open are on the built in media player,PDF files etc wont .I don’t like Linux lite and would like to have another versiom of some sort installed if possible so I guess my second question should be where do I get it and can I install it with my netbook in the condition its in now . Acer Aspire One.A150ab.512mb.120gb.intel atom.Linux Lite.Oct 2008
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Reed Joined Feb 07, 2008 Posts: 758 Other Topics	Posted: May 11, 2009 12:53:25 PM Subject: Blank Screen This forum is mostly dead. I suggest posting at www.linuxforums.org. When you post, make sure you're clear about your hardware and what you're using. I using "linux lite", is Linpus Lite, which therefore means you have an Acer Aspire One? The core of the operating system is still there, and is probably fixable, though I'm not familiar enough with Linpus to guide you on that. As for a different linux version, I just got my mother to try out Easy Peasy on her netbook, and she's quite happy with it. http://www.geteasypeasy.com/
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Reed Joined Feb 07, 2008 Posts: 758 Other Topics	Posted: May 11, 2009 12:55:34 PM Subject: Blank Screen Oh, to install a new version of linux, the easiest thing is to 1) use an external CD drive, or 2) install it on a USB drive and boot your machine from that. Easy way to make a live USB of different distros: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
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