[PLUG] Resolved: Ubuntu 14.04 Update Notifier (Gnome Classic)

2015-11-30 Thread Dick Steffens
On 11/30/2015 12:36 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:11:10 -0800 > Dick Steffens dijo: > >> Any ideas on how to get the red triangle to reset itself -- or >> whatever the problem is? > In spite of the fact that the update tool did not indicate any >

Re: [PLUG] systemd

2015-11-30 Thread Ronald Chmara
On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > To me, an uninformed and basically ignorant Linux user, this exchange > appears to be an argument (sometimes nasty) between two philosophers. > Because, as is the case in all philosophical arguments, the

[PLUG] Ubuntu 14.04 Update Notifier (Gnome Classic)

2015-11-30 Thread Dick Steffens
I have Ubuntu 14.04 running with Gnome Classic and Metacity. Recently a red triangle with an exclamation mark has appeared on the top line of the screen. When I click on it I get a message that says, "The update information is outdated. This may be caused by network problems or by a

Re: [PLUG] systemd

2015-11-30 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 09:29:19AM -0800, Ronald Chmara wrote: > The older init systems have had a bunch of problems, and workarounds, built > into them over the years. > > A newer init system attempted to solve a bunch of problems, and in doing > so, broke with established conventions, so it

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu 14.04 Update Notifier (Gnome Classic)

2015-11-30 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:11:10 -0800 Dick Steffens dijo: >Any ideas on how to get the red triangle to reset itself -- or >whatever the problem is? In spite of the fact that the update tool did not indicate any repository problems, the first thing I would try is

[PLUG] Pleaze oh Pleaze: Git/GitHub4beginners talk.

2015-11-30 Thread Michael Dexter
Hello all, Thank you to the person who gave me a suggestion for a possible speaker for a Git/GitHub crash course. I am trying to reach them. Are there any card-carrying members who would like to give such a crash course this Thursday? Alan and Randal have covered the topic in the past but

[PLUG] Virtualbox Issue?

2015-11-30 Thread Dick Steffens
I run Windows 7 on VirtualBox. I have one program that I use every workday. That program, GearPlayer 4, plays audio files stored on a shared drive. Lately I've been getting an error message: "Windows created a temporary paging file on your computer because of a problem that occurred with your

Re: [PLUG] Pleaze oh Pleaze: Git/GitHub4beginners talk.

2015-11-30 Thread Ali Corbin
On Nov 30, 2015 10:20 PM, "Michael Dexter" wrote: > > > Hello all, > > Thank you to the person who gave me a suggestion for a possible speaker > for a Git/GitHub crash course. I am trying to reach them. > > Are there any card-carrying members who would like to give such a

Re: [PLUG] Pleaze oh Pleaze: Git/GitHub4beginners talk.

2015-11-30 Thread Michael Dexter
On 11/30/15 10:52 PM, Ali Corbin wrote: > I don't think I could come up with anything very organized, but I've used > git and github for years and could probably babble on about them. > > But maybe everyone already groks git and just wants to get up to speed on > github? The only thing it really