new to K

[Billie Walsh]

You do have your "desktop". Thats the "blue"pattern screen with the bar 
across the bottom. Just like Windows.

Everything installed is categorized in the drop down menu from the K 
button.

The question for you is what kinds of software do you want to install 
from the basic setup?

Click the K button and go to "System" and click "Synaptic Package Manager".

In Synaptic - the box on the left top should start out at the top with 
ALL. That is ALL the software available. Everything below that is 
categorized software available. I don't know what you might want to do 
so as an example, in the "Quick Filter" search box type "audio" [ 
without th quotation marks ]. In the box below that has "Package" will 
be all the software available that matches your search criteria. 
Highlight, click on, one and the bottom right box will show a 
description. If you click on the little box beside a package a pop-up 
opens with your choices [ Install, Delete, Reinstall, etc. ] Put in some 
ideas you have for what you might want and see what comes up.

At the top of the Synaptic window it says:

"Reload", that looks for new packages in the repository or updates to 
what you have installed. Always a good idea to do that when you open 
Synaptic.

"Mark All Upgrades", that marks all updated software to be installed. It 
has a pop-up to show what is to be marked for update. ust click "OK".

"Apply", starts the changes you've chosen. Has a nearly identicle 
pop-up. Click "OK". sit back and relax.

On 12/30/2014 11:58 AM, clydp at juno.com wrote:
> Hi Billie,
> Ok, I reset the "K" button as you directed. I can now open the synaptic window, but I understand little of it.
> The S-window has two smaller windows, the one on the left I think I know as I scroll thru about where and what I might need, but the right window is totally unclear. Like, where can I get a list to know just what I really need to load?
> Also I still do not have a proper desk-top running.
> You gotta be thinking, I've got a real goof-ball here. but I do want to get to know this new system.
> I trust you had a great Christmas.
>
> Clyde Poldrack
>
> clydp at juno.com
>
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