Beware of "sudo", it gives you godlike powers...
the best advice I can give: If you have the resources, set up two
computers, one of them being your stable production/work/school machine,
the other being your experimental setup. Try the new commands on the
experimental machine, in case they don't work out like you hope. Once
you're comfortable with them, use them on the production machine.
Good luck!
Ben
On 04/10/2013 10:07 AM, Pete Wright wrote:
Thanks, Andrew.
You and Alf are elevating my self-confidence to dangerous levels.
cheers
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Andrew Huys
<musiek.sparta...@gmail.com <mailto:musiek.sparta...@gmail.com>> wrote:
"I get something from the repository I do not have to use synaptic
to keep it up to date?" If you use update-manager and have
automatic updates turned on, no, you do not need to use synaptic
for anything.
However, Synaptic is /very/ useful when you're searching for
packages to install and maybe don't know the names (if you dislike
the software-center). Synaptic is faster on my older machines
(IBM/Lenovo T43p, etc.) than software center, as it does not have
fancy graphics, ratings, reviews, etc. Also, being able to
install multiple items just by checking the boxes and clicking
[apply] seems easier to me than finding each individual software
in software center.
As far as updating goes, I almost never use the "update-manager"
(had an issue with it at one time, don't remember what, but
stopped using it then), I find it easier to do via command-line:
sudo apt-get update
Sudo apt-get upgrade
I run these about once a week (or whenever i remember) just to
keep on top of things.
-AND Huys
On 04/10/2013 09:46 AM, Pete Wright wrote:
Thanks, Alf.
So, to make sure I understand you, if I get something from the
repository I do not have to use synaptic to keep it up to date?
Is Synaptic still useful in any scenario, or is it completely
irrelevant/obsolete?
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:39 AM, Alf Haakon Lund
<a...@mellomrommet.no <mailto:a...@mellomrommet.no>> wrote:
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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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
<mailto: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
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