No,
Nothing updates in the background, the update manager will always ask.
It just means updates are not taken care of by canonical's Ubuntu team
and that they may (or may not) be provided by the community.
Kind of the same way Microsoft provides updates for IE but not for
Firefox, although the example is a bit flawed as Microsoft won't let you
download software they don't own through their channels.
But that's the wonder of open source! Actually the software repositories
is one of my favorites with Ubuntu. Finding and installing programs is
so simple and updates automatically taken care of (if there are any).
Alf
On 10. april 2013 14:52, Pete Wright wrote:
Really? Updating automatic? I knew Ubuntu updates automatically, but many
items in the Software Centre say "Updates not provided by Ubuntu...may be
provided by community" or something like that. Are these packages/programs
automagically updating themselves in the background? Even the main Ubuntu
thingy asks me before updating.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:43 AM, Alf Haakon Lund <a...@mellomrommet.no>wrote:
Not sure what you mean here (updates not included)? Unless it's become
abandonware (no more in development), updating should be automatically
taken care of.
Anyway glad to hear it was what you looked for.
Alf
On 09. april 2013 13:54, Pete Wright wrote:
Thanks again, Alf
Synapse aboard and seems just the ticket.
Also, after this morning's update, I find I am now able to put my own
dubious artwork on the desktop.
I see Synapse updates are not included in Ubuntu; will Synaptic do? I run
it periodically.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 4:27 AM, Pete Wright <pnwri...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Alf, I will try Synapse.
And as to desktop pic, I think that is what I did and it didn't work.
It's
my computer, I think.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Alf Haakon Lund <a...@mellomrommet.no
wrote:
I don't use unity, so I might be off target. But "heads up search"
sounds
like what synapse is doing for me. It's a small app that finds anything,
files or programs. Hit ctrl-space to launch, type a few letters (just f
and
first suggestion is firefox, first suggestion adapts to what is most
used).
Navigate through suggestions with arrows.
Synapse is available in software center and synaptic.
As for changing desktop image, for me right-click on the desktop and
choosing desktop settings gets me there. Or [ctrl-space], [de] and first
suggestion is desktop settings.
Good luck on ubuntu studio, and never be afraid to ask!
All the best,
Alf
On 08. april 2013 21:31, Pete Wright wrote:
I guess I would say the functions that play to my inherent laziness.
Love the "heads up" search, especially. Nothing one can't do in Studio
with
a few more clicks, though.
And I can't change the desktop picture to one of my own in Studio --
and
no, I won't be surprised to learn that is a bug or glitch specific to
my
wheezy old computer, not the OS.
grins
Pete
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Alf Haakon Lund <a...@mellomrommet.no
wrote:
On 08. april 2013 19:45, Pete Wright wrote:
If this question is too “newbie” or worse, heretical, please forgive
and
then ignore me.
I changed from Ubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu Studio 12.10 primarily because
GIMP
was slightly flakey (main problem was it wouldn't accept ctr key
combination like ctr+ left click to select area for clone brush) and
I
hoped Studio would not have something hijacking the ctrl function. I
also
do lots of content creation (primarily writing and art photography)
so
Studio seemed a good choice.
Now I find myself missing the much-maligned Unity desktop. So, can I
change
to Unity desktop in Studio without horrible consequences? (And if so,
how
do I do it?)
Or is nobody checking to see if Unity works with all the rest of
Studio,
and so I should just shut up and sit down?
Thanks.
Pete
I agree with other answers you got, better ask than not. And, out
of
curiosity, I've got my own question: Which functions of Unity do you
miss?
Alf
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