kde update notifier

[Alessandro Pironi]

Old Rocker ha detto:
> On Sunday 15 Jan 2006 00:11, Alessandro Pironi wrote:
> 
>> How can i know when an update is available? Should i remember to
>> manually perform an apt-get upgrade every day or every week?
> [snipped]
> 
> If you have installed KDE over the original Gnome desktop, update 
> notifier should still work as you have the Gnome system behind it and 
> running it.
> 
> In Gnome it sits in the top right hand corner.  I assume (because I have 
> not run it) that it would sit on your Desktop and notify you of 
> updates.
> 

It don't seem to work. I can see only a transparent square in the panel, and it 
does not react to mouse inputs.
I don't think an applet written for gnome-panel can run in kde panel.


> Personally, I do an aptitude update daily and if there are any changes, 
> do an aptitude upgrade. If there are extensive updates, I might even do 
> an aptitude dist-upgrade.  That's why I think it unnecessary.

Ok. but automatic notification was useful.
Ale


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