# Websites

**URL:** https://forum.elivelinux.org/c/websites/31.md

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## [About the Websites category](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/about-the-websites-category/134)

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**Author:** [@yoda](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/yoda)\
**Replies:** 0

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(Replace this first paragraph with a brief description of your new category. This guidance will appear in the category selection area, so try to keep it below 200 characters. Until you edit this description or create top…

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## [I'm back after a long period off line](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/im-back-after-a-long-period-off-line/4326)

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**Author:** [@Rory](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Rory)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/im-back-after-a-long-period-off-line/4326 "2025-11-23T12:46:17Z")

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I have been off line for a few years. I have at last retired and now I have time on my hands. I dug out my old Lenovo X200 tablet and fired it up. It was having non of it. So I reinstalled Elive and got it all up and ru…

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## [Can't access the main website](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/cant-access-the-main-website/4225)

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**Author:** [@Dante\_Lopes\_Costa](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Dante_Lopes_Costa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/cant-access-the-main-website/4225 "2025-07-16T19:02:15Z")

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So... The title shows the issue, I'm currently not able to enter the website, can you find out the issue?

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## [Slow to download the ISO](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/slow-to-download-the-iso/1835)

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**Author:** [@yoda](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/yoda)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/slow-to-download-the-iso/1835 "2025-05-04T21:52:54Z")

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How much download / month do you have of the ISO ? I am presently downloading the last ISO and when I saw 45 minutes, OMG... ON most linux site I can get ISO a lot faster. IF you have less than 150 download per month,…

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## [Website improvement suggestions](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/website-improvement-suggestions/4000)

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**Author:** [@mcgiwer](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/mcgiwer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/website-improvement-suggestions/4000 "2024-09-09T15:54:14Z")

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Hello. I would like to propose some ideas that could improve the ELive website :wink: The main ideas are (among others) adding to the website: on what system it's based or have been inspired avaliable package managers …

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## [ERR\_CONNECTION\_REFUSED while connecting to elivecd.org](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/err-connection-refused-while-connecting-to-elivecd-org/3480)

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**Author:** [@VSCodeUser4ever](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/VSCodeUser4ever)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/err-connection-refused-while-connecting-to-elivecd-org/3480 "2023-06-09T05:30:32Z")

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Hi! I've recently noticed that when I try to connect to the elive website, I get an "ERR\_CONNECTION\_REFUSED" error. Does someone knows why this could be happening or even how to fix it? Thanks in advance!

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## [Wikipedia page of Elive REBORN](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/wikipedia-page-of-elive-reborn/1838)

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**Author:** [@TheTechRobo](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/TheTechRobo)\
**Replies:** 98\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/wikipedia-page-of-elive-reborn/1838 "2023-05-25T21:40:21Z")

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At least in the english wikipedia there is literally no wikipedia page. If there was a wikipedia page, it would be much better. Also, i'm sure there are lots of developers willing to volunteer, it would make updates f…

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## [Suggestion: using asciinema for terminal videos](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/suggestion-using-asciinema-for-terminal-videos/3103)

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**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Thanatermesis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/suggestion-using-asciinema-for-terminal-videos/3103 "2022-03-13T12:39:59Z")

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I don't have used it yet for any website but I planned to do it on the website of elive since long time, for now we can use it for the forum too, so I saw the nice howto of @TheTechRobo for swapfiles that included a vide…

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## [Some issues with quoting on forum](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/some-issues-with-quoting-on-forum/2977)

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**Author:** [@sprinterdriver](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/sprinterdriver)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/some-issues-with-quoting-on-forum/2977 "2021-11-06T12:03:00Z")

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Hi. This specific forum thread: https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/elive-3-8-24-beta-hybrid-i386-cannot-boot-on-amd2000-stuck-at-cursor-in-upper-left-screen-corner/2976/4 There are two attempts to quote for specific answe…

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## [Website - no donate option for 32 bit download?](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/website-no-donate-option-for-32-bit-download/2974)

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**Author:** [@sprinterdriver](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/sprinterdriver)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/website-no-donate-option-for-32-bit-download/2974 "2021-11-05T20:36:23Z")

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Hi. I was about to download the latest 32 bit download. But I cannot find any options to donate for this particular download, only the 64 bit have the donate option.

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## [Gamification in forum.elivelinux.org - Badges](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/gamification-in-forum-elivelinux-org-badges/2941)

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**Author:** [@LupusE](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/LupusE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/gamification-in-forum-elivelinux-org-badges/2941 "2021-10-01T13:51:01Z")

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Today I've see, I earned the Badge 'Anniversary'. At first I thought 'nah, so what'. But I am really into gamification. For example, I am trying to get every possible badge at Garmin Connect (https://garminbadges.com/).…

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## [Email health in Forum](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/email-health-in-forum/2833)

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**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Thanatermesis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/email-health-in-forum/2833 "2021-05-15T08:01:54Z")

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Actually I don't know / remember if the email system is correctly working on the forum, seems like we can actually receive emails, but, can we "reply via email" ? if this feature stopped to work maybe a lot of people los…

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## [Donation once or always?](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/donation-once-or-always/2232)

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**Author:** [@phyl](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/phyl)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/donation-once-or-always/2232 "2021-04-08T20:41:42Z")

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I would like to know if a donation allows me to download only the version I donated for, or also all subsequent versions of Elive.

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## [Welcome to the forum - rules & guidelines](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/welcome-to-the-forum-rules-guidelines/660)

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**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Thanatermesis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/welcome-to-the-forum-rules-guidelines/660 "2018-10-05T20:40:52Z")

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Welcome to the Elive community! :boogie: Here are some important things to know: Stick to the topics, or otherwise create a new thread Use short and well-descriptive titles :work: "Suggestions have more value than com…

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## [Donation problems](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/donation-problems/2709)

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**Author:** [@zerokemagarre](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/zerokemagarre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/donation-problems/2709 "2021-02-11T23:11:30Z")

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hello , i think i found a error in the web ,wen i try to donate using a credit card ,when i finish the data writing and push the buton of make donation the web sends a error and the donation don't works, the only way to …

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## [Clarification about the use of the Websites section](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/clarification-about-the-use-of-the-websites-section/515)

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**Author:** [@yoda](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/yoda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/clarification-about-the-use-of-the-websites-section/515 "2021-01-19T17:39:24Z")

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@Thanatermesis Just to be sure, when we created those 3 sections, am I right saying it was for open discussion about the BTS ( Bug report web site), Forum and ELive website? So people whith questions about BTS or Eli…

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## [Difficulty creating a new Thread/Topic on this Forum](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/difficulty-creating-a-new-thread-topic-on-this-forum/2623)

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**Author:** [@IamElive](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/IamElive)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/difficulty-creating-a-new-thread-topic-on-this-forum/2623 "2020-12-23T19:27:44Z")

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I always find it difficult to Start a new thread /Topic on this forum. Most times because the New topic button is hidden away . One has to scrounge around and usually I will give up when i have litttle time. I fail to re…

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## [Can't change my website URL in my profile](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/cant-change-my-website-url-in-my-profile/2624)

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**Author:** [@TheTechRobo](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/TheTechRobo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/cant-change-my-website-url-in-my-profile/2624 "2020-12-23T19:15:16Z")

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Yep, you read correctly. Nice.

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## [Make sure to use Discourse tags!](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/make-sure-to-use-discourse-tags/2551)

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**Author:** [@TheTechRobo](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/TheTechRobo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/make-sure-to-use-discourse-tags/2551 "2020-12-11T14:50:45Z")

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Hi everyone! Just a quick reminder to add tags to your post. This helps Elive a bunch because Discourse will automagically convert these to SEO tags, which means the Elive forum posts will show up in more search results…

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## [Some things to know about Discourse -- Moderator abilities of Trust Levels](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/some-things-to-know-about-discourse-moderator-abilities-of-trust-levels/2390)

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**Author:** [@TheTechRobo](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/TheTechRobo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/some-things-to-know-about-discourse-moderator-abilities-of-trust-levels/2390 "2020-08-24T19:24:40Z")

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Who has access to what mod tools? Trust Level 1 Ability to flag posts Trust level 3 All of the above, plus Rename topics, recategorize topics, hide a post by a TL0 user by flagging as spam, Auto-silence TL0 users …

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## [What are the login and password details for Elive 3.0 Stable? Anyone?](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/what-are-the-login-and-password-details-for-elive-3-0-stable-anyone/440)

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**Author:** [@vijay1700](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/vijay1700)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/what-are-the-login-and-password-details-for-elive-3-0-stable-anyone/440 "2020-05-21T13:29:32Z")

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What are the login and password details for Elive 3.0 Stable? Anyone?

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## [Dev.elivecd.org revamp](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/dev-elivecd-org-revamp/1777)

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**Author:** [@TheTechRobo](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/TheTechRobo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/dev-elivecd-org-revamp/1777 "2020-02-08T00:25:36Z")

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The developer elive site hasn't been updated since the stone age. either we should make it redirect to a replacement site or keep working on it (Just a suggestion, no pressure :slight\_smile:)

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## [Vote versus Like a Topic](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/vote-versus-like-a-topic/1465)

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**Author:** [@yoda](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/yoda)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/vote-versus-like-a-topic/1465 "2019-09-28T00:13:53Z")

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@Thanatermesis From time to time, I remove the VOTE option from some Forum's section(called Categories in Discourse) as it has no use... And if the Vote option is ON, we can't like a TOPIC(post)... Feel free to bring t…

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## [Unwanted users & bad comments on internet (idea)](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/unwanted-users-bad-comments-on-internet-idea/521)

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**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Thanatermesis)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/unwanted-users-bad-comments-on-internet-idea/521 "2019-08-12T16:18:34Z")

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There's a (rare) common behaviour in the open source community that annoy's me pretty much (only a small percent of users, the majority is very happy with Elive as-is) These are the people that, from a wrong concept of …

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## [Customizations in steroids](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/customizations-in-steroids/984)

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**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Thanatermesis)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/customizations-in-steroids/984 "2019-07-01T19:24:16Z")

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I want to promote more the Customizations concepts, I want to open a wide possibility of them, for that, Im thinking to add an extra category in the forums for now, something like: Users Corner -\> Customizations But t…

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## [Do we need an Elive 3.7 Alpha Category section](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/do-we-need-an-elive-3-7-alpha-category-section/1108)

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**Author:** [@yoda](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/yoda)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/do-we-need-an-elive-3-7-alpha-category-section/1108 "2019-05-29T14:26:05Z")

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poll My point is that instead of talking about Bios, dropbox, screen config in the same thread, if we create a category (section) for 3.7, each " SUBJECT / TOPIC" will be cristal clear. We'll have separate discussions, …

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## [Sections (names) for categories in the forum](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/sections-names-for-categories-in-the-forum/1046)

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**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Thanatermesis)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/sections-names-for-categories-in-the-forum/1046 "2019-05-15T12:28:47Z")

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The names used in the categories needs to be pretty clear and understandable by using a single word, so that the user will know inmediately what is this "section about" Actually, I'm not very convinced for the names Com…

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## [Old forum relations](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/old-forum-relations/66)

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**Author:** [@subrms](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/subrms)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/old-forum-relations/66 "2019-04-06T21:07:42Z")

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Planning to add all the categories from the old forum?

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## [IN the chat today elivecd.org/main/Screenshots](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/in-the-chat-today-elivecd-org-main-screenshots/363)

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**Author:** [@jfbourdeau](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/jfbourdeau)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/in-the-chat-today-elivecd-org-main-screenshots/363 "2018-08-20T21:44:34Z")

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jfbourdeau: there is not any Screenshots on Elive Screenshots. Only some http text... use the "impr sys" key of your keyboard to take a screenshot, you can also share it with the obtained web link! yes I see Than …

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## [Email digests, summaries and notification settings](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/email-digests-summaries-and-notification-settings/278)

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**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Thanatermesis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/email-digests-summaries-and-notification-settings/278 "2018-07-31T02:06:02Z")

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It is needed to provide a default configuration for the users that 'they will be enough notified' while at the same time 'not saturated of a flood of spammy emails' @emma just reported me is receiving daily emails for t…

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