Linux Lite Control Center is back for Lite users! – for better or worse. Over time, I’ve seen Lite users wishing to get back the Lite Control Center application; the simple yet quite useful app Johnathan put together in his Lite journey. Unfortunately, it went unmaintained after been completely dropped with the release of Linux Lite 3 series and the rest is history.
So, here it is… now you can once again enjoy from the Lite Control Center if you’re within those who missed it for so long.
Some new features have added while others have been fixed. I took it a step further and integrated it with UnlockMe. After all, it was the UnlockMe app who gave me the idea to complement it by adding some of its features into Lite Control Center.
Features Overview
Desktop Section
– The Add and Remove icon buttons have been merged into a single clickable option. Instead of having an array of buttons to either show or hide specific icons on the Desktop, a single button now covers both functionalities. This will not only save usable space in the interface but also makes it easier for users to find the button they are looking for with less clutter.
– A new Add/Remove Browser icon option has been added. It shows or hides the Desktop icon for your default browser as defined in Preferred Applications.
NOTE: FEATURES OVERVIEW IS BEING ADDED AS TIME ALLOWS. IT IS RATHER INCOMPLETE.
Anyways, the best way to see it in action is to actually install it and use it, so let’s jump right into it.
If you are currently using the UnlockMe app, just update it and visit the Application Software section to install Lite Control Center.
To install or update UnlockMe app, open a Terminal and copy and paste the line below (all in one line):
cd /tmp && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ralphys/unlockme/master/install.sh && chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh
You’ll be running the latest version cloned from Github shortly after.
You can then launch UnlockMe and browse to the Application Software section; Lite Control Center will be there for you 
You could also install Lite Control Center directly from UnlockForUs repo even if you are not running the UnlockMe app. From a Terminal:
~$ echo "deb https://unlockforus.com/repository/dists/xenial/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/unlockforus-xenial.list ~$ curl -s https://unlockforus.com/repository/keyFile | sudo apt-key add - ~$ sudo apt update ~$ sudo apt install lite-controlcenter
Last but not least, if you are not running the UnlockMe App and you’re not interested in receiving updates for Lite Control Center at all, you can manually install it in your system without even adding the UnlockMe repo; from a Terminal:
~$ cd /tmp ~$ wget https://unlockforus.com/repository/dists/xenial/all/lite-controlcenter_1.0-0010_all.deb ~$ sudo dpkg -i lite-controlcenter_1.0-0010_all.deb
Feel free to share your feedback and enjoy the revamped Lite Control Center.
Cheers!
I’m newer to Linux Lite, never having used it before series 3. But this Lite Control Center is very nice, a sort of all-in-one place to do updates, tweaks, desktop arrangements, icons, just about every li’l thing. Good for newbies, novices, kids, old folks, technophobes, and lazy users!