** RESOLVED ** Re: 3rd Party Applications

[Billie Erin Walsh]

Steven Vollom wrote:
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>> Steven, If I might make a suggestion.
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>> If I were you I would concentrate on getting one _VERY_ stable computer
>> first. If your newer machine is buggy then make your older one the
>> stable machine.  _THEN_ you can use the other one to play around with.
>> That way you will always have a system that works well. Just don't mess
>> with the stable machine.
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> I am concentrating on the computer I want to function as my primary computer.  
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Sometimes it's not so much which we "want" but which will function. In 
your case it _might_ be better to use your older computer as your stable 
work-a-day computer. That way if something goes wrong with your better 
one you can at least fall back on it. Your newer whiz-bang computer 
_might_ work better with 9.10 [ a, b, rc ]. Just a thought.

Did you ever get your network issues worked out so you can swap files 
between computers?

You've said that it works well from the live CD. Well, my suggestion 
will probably not make you to happy. Save off whatever you can and want 
to save. Format the drive and re-install 9.04. Add back whatever you 
saved item by item. Checking to see that nothing causes a fault. Install 
only what's in the repos or has a deb using the package managers. Check 
to make sure something doesn't  cause a fault as you do so. Once you 
have it working properly _leave_it_alone_. If you want to try some 
outside package try it on a spare computer first. Once you've worked out 
any problems _then_ you add it to your primary computer. Don't just 
install anything that comes along.

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