The unwanted upgrade

[thomas]

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> --- On Sat, 10/31/09, thomas <valhalla2100 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> From: thomas <valhalla2100 at comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: The unwanted upgrade
>> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 10:05 PM
>> I was typing an e/m note when the
>> upgrade indication came on.
>>
>> I clicked yes and resumed my typing. Much later on I saw
>> the
>> upgrade screen which stated that it was in the process of
>> deleting
>> the previous version modules. At that stage it was too late
>> to
>> reject the upgrade.
>>
>>     
>
> Must be in gnome update notifier.  I use kde and the kde updater popsup with a listing of the upgrades greyed out.  You have to select updates and then clich apply before anything is installed.  Plenty of time to see what version is being installed/upgraded.  I'm on karmic of course and don't know how it would be if an upgrade version was available. I do agree that you should have a choice to reject it on a version upgrade.
>
>   
>> The sound problem might be solvable by plugging in the
>> wired
>> speakers again. Too bad since I like to listen in other
>> parts of
>> the house and even outside.
>>
>>     
> Sorry, I don't know much about sound.  Mine, wired, 64 bit just works out of the box. Maybe there is sone setting for alsa to activate it.  Just talking, don't really know.
>
>   
>> Thanks
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
>>     
>>> --- On Sat, 10/31/09, thomas <valhalla2100 at comcast.net>
>>>       
>> wrote:
>>     
>>>    
>>>       
>>>> From: thomas <valhalla2100 at comcast.net>
>>>> Subject: The unwanted upgrade
>>>> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for
>>>>         
>> general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>     
>>>> Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 9:01 PM
>>>>
>>>> I just got upgraded to the new version. Did not
>>>>         
>> realize
>>     
>>>> that the automatic
>>>> upgrades was for the new version.
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>         
>>> Just how did you do it?  Exactly what did you
>>>       
>> do?
>>     
>>>    
>>>       
>>>> Well, only my e/m and browser work now. I lost my
>>>>         
>> wireless
>>     
>>>> speakers and
>>>> was not able to connect to the stations that I
>>>>         
>> was
>>     
>>>> listening to before the
>>>> light on the wireless speakers transmitter clicked
>>>>         
>> off.
>>     
>>>> To the powers that be - please give users a CLEAR
>>>>         
>> option to
>>     
>>>> upgrade before
>>>> doing it. This to me seems like a regular
>>>>         
>> upgrade.
>>     
>>>> Thomas
>>>>
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Thanks for the offer.  Now I will look up alsa to see what that is.

Thaoms