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
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
<mailto: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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