<div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you Charles, </div>I will try those things out real soon..! thanks... =) </div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 11:40 AM, Charles T. Bell <<a href="mailto:cbell44@cfl.rr.com" target="_blank">cbell44@cfl.rr.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"> On 01/24/2018 06:55 PM, Doug wrote: > > On 01/24/2018 04:03 PM, James L. Parmenter wrote: >> Hi All; >> I'm 68 yr old white male who's been using Windows since >> Windows for Work Groups 3.1.1 I just installed Kubuntu 16.04.3 on my >> Laptop. I've done in the terminal Konsole, sudo apt-get update and >> sudo apt-get upgrade, Discover has updated 259 updates automatically. >> I've re-booted twice since my install. I've searched the Internet for >> things (guides) to do after fresh install, but not sure about some of >> the advice..? I've read some e-books about "how to's" yet not much >> info on setting up the system for an everyday PC usage... I read an >> article about KDE 5.8.8 and some backports..? being available from the >> PPA..? Haven't installed it yet, PPA's leave me a bit weary. I've >> tried Synaptic Package Manager but removed it cuz I don't know what to >> look for..? No problems w/install, so this is NOT Tech Support... just >> asking for advice for a "good System"..! Thanks in advance, >> >> James... >> >> > Well, James, I think you have made a BIG mistake. Synaptic is a real > useful app. It allows you to find and install a whole galaxy of programs > (apps) that you will find useful while you explore and use > > your Linux system. And KDE 5.x is quite similar to Windows in the way > it works. If you like to put icons on screen to help you jump right into > an application, you can do that, or if you don't, you can > > use the Application Menu in the lower left corner of the screen, where > Windows has the Start icon. (FYI: Linux users like to call the screen > the "desktop"--maybe that's a Microsoft word, I don't know. > > The "tray" or "systray" (which is usually along the bottom edge of the > screen in KDE) is usually called the "panel" in Linux. > > What to do after a fresh install, you seem to have done: you got all the > updates. After that, what you do is find programs that let you do > whatever you used to do with Windows. There are certainly > > Linux routines that copy the same kind of routines that you used in > Windows--sometimes better! You'll find almost all of them in your > Synaptic, once you have reinstalled it! (Since you no longer have it, > > try sudo apt-get install synaptic--I hope that works.) > > --doug > > </div></div>I would recommend using apt-get: apt-cache search <word> (Where <word> is the type of program you are looking for, just eliminate the carets) apt-cache show <program> (Where <program> is the program you wish to see information about) apt-get install <program> (To install <program>) You can also use: man apt-get and man apt-cache for instructions The use of "apt-get update" will update the local list. The use of "apt-get dist-upgrade" will upgrade all the programs on the system including the OS. Otherwise, "apt-get upgrade" will upgrade only the programs. Good luck! Charles Bell -- "There are lies, damned lies and alternative facts!" -- me (with apologies to Mark Twain) -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> </div>