Desktop change consequences
Andrew Huys
musiek.sparta.nc at gmail.com
Wed Apr 10 14:00:33 UTC 2013
"I get something from the repository I do not have to use synaptic to
keep it up to date?" If you use update-manager and have automatic
updates turned on, no, you do not need to use synaptic for anything.
However, Synaptic is /very/ useful when you're searching for packages to
install and maybe don't know the names (if you dislike the
software-center). Synaptic is faster on my older machines (IBM/Lenovo
T43p, etc.) than software center, as it does not have fancy graphics,
ratings, reviews, etc. Also, being able to install multiple items just
by checking the boxes and clicking [apply] seems easier to me than
finding each individual software in software center.
As far as updating goes, I almost never use the "update-manager" (had
an issue with it at one time, don't remember what, but stopped using it
then), I find it easier to do via command-line:
sudo apt-get update
Sudo apt-get upgrade
I run these about once a week (or whenever i remember) just to keep on
top of things.
-AND Huys
On 04/10/2013 09:46 AM, Pete Wright wrote:
> 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 <alf at mellomrommet.no
> <mailto:alf at 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
> <alf at mellomrommet.no <mailto:alf at 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
> <pnwright at gmail.com <mailto:pnwright at 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
> <alf at mellomrommet.no <mailto:alf at 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 <alf at mellomrommet.no
> <mailto:alf at 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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