Desktop change consequences
Submarine Deckhand
mashfiend at gmx.com
Wed Apr 10 23:54:39 UTC 2013
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudoTimeout
On 10/04/13 17:43, Andrew Huys wrote:
> yes, sudo is temporary. Usually the default for sudo timeout is 15
> minutes. there is a way to set it for longer/shorter, but I don't
> exactly remember how to accomplish it...
>
> On 04/10/2013 01:35 PM, Pete Wright wrote:
>> Thanks, Ben
>> I do have 2.5 linux setups (don't have full-time access to the third,
>> so 2.5).
>> The rub is they are not identical hardware and do not behave the same
>> with identical software, which I gave up trying to achieve.
>> So I am now running Ubuntu 12.10 on one, Ubuntu Studio 12.10 on my
>> main machine, and a hodge-podge mostly 12.04 on a mini laptop which
>> is ethernetted into my main one..
>> Am I correct that SUDO gives temporary super-user status (but not root)?
>> I had what had to have been one of the rare few personally-owned Unix
>> machines back in the early '80s, and am trying to dredge up and/or
>> replace the old knowledge, after being mainly in the windows world
>> from around 1984 until late last year..
>> Bizarre, I admit.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Andrew Huys
>> <musiek.sparta.nc at gmail.com <mailto:musiek.sparta.nc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Beware of "sudo", it gives you godlike powers...
>>
>> the best advice I can give: If you have the resources, set up
>> two computers, one of them being your stable
>> production/work/school machine, the other being your experimental
>> setup. Try the new commands on the experimental machine, in case
>> they don't work out like you hope. Once you're comfortable with
>> them, use them on the production machine.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Ben
>> On 04/10/2013 10:07 AM, Pete Wright wrote:
>>> Thanks, Andrew.
>>> You and Alf are elevating my self-confidence to dangerous levels.
>>> cheers
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Andrew Huys
>>> <musiek.sparta.nc at gmail.com <mailto:musiek.sparta.nc at gmail.com>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> "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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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