[Ubuntu Chicago] two, possibly three, questions

[Randy Wilson]

> Can I safely remove earlier versions of ubuntu from the boot list, if 
> so, how?
Try this:
System Menu -> Administration Menu -> Synaptic Package Manager
Click the "Status" button in the lower-left.
I've already done this, so I don't see the title anymore, but look for 
something on the left the means "no longer needed" or "orphaned". I do 
have "Install (local or obsolete", but I don't think that's the one.
Click on the "Orphaned" or similar named item.
You should then get packages listed on the right. All of these are safe 
to remove, however YOU are just looking for Kernal related ones like 
"kernel-header" "linux-image" "linux-restricted-modules".
Removing the "image" ones will remove them from your boot menu, however 
you should remove the similarly versioned "headers" and "modules" packages.

That should do it.
Anybody else who tries this, please correct the guesses I made above.
-Randy


> Can I safely install the program that will allow me to read and write to 
> the windows partitions?
> I am hoping to eventually run Ubuntu only but the other person who 
> shares the apartment occasionally uses this computer and prefers windows.
> 
> Thank You
> Richard Koehler
>