Firefox 3.6.6 Update problem

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On Thu, 2010-07-08 at 15:40 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> On 07/08/2010 03:20 PM, Colin Law wrote:
> > On 8 July 2010 21:48, Karl Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com>  wrote:
> >    
> >> ...
> >>
> >>         Sorry I have no idea how to enable the partners repository. Could you
> >> give some instructions?
> >>      
> > If you look back through messages on this forum you will find a thread
> > with subject "Re: Hi! I'm new to UBUNTU! - hijacked from: Goodbye
> > Linux/Ubuntu"
> > On 29th may you posted:
> >
> > On 05/29/2010 07:13 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> >
> >      On 29 May 2010 14:00, Karl Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com>   wrote:
> >          ...
> >          karl at Lucid:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin
> >          [sudo] password for karl:
> >          Reading package lists... Done
> >          Building dependency tree
> >          Reading state information... Done
> >          Package sun-java6-jre is not available, but is referred to by another
> >          package.
> >          This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> >          is only available from another source
> >          E: Package sun-java6-jre has no installation candidate
> >          karl at Lucid:~$
> >
> >              This does not work on my 10.04
> >
> >
> >      It works ok for me.  Have you enabled the Partner repository?
> >
> >      Colin
> >
> >
> >         No idea.
> >
> > 73 Karl
> >
> > In reply I posted:
> >
> >    
> >> On 29 May 2010 14:19, Karl Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com>   wrote:
> >>      
> >>> On 05/29/2010 07:13 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> >>>        
> >>>> On 29 May 2010 14:00, Karl Larsen<klarsen1 at gmail.com>   wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>          
> >>>>> ...
> >>>>> karl at Lucid:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin
> >>>>> [sudo] password for karl:
> >>>>> Reading package lists... Done
> >>>>> Building dependency tree
> >>>>> Reading state information... Done
> >>>>> Package sun-java6-jre is not available, but is referred to by another
> >>>>> package.
> >>>>> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> >>>>> is only available from another source
> >>>>> E: Package sun-java6-jre has no installation candidate
> >>>>> karl at Lucid:~$
> >>>>>
> >>>>>      This does not work on my 10.04
> >>>>>
> >>>>>            
> >>>> It works ok for me.  Have you enabled the Partner repository?
> >>>>
> >>>> Colin
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>          
> >>>         No idea.
> >>>        
> >> Are you really trying to tell us after all these years using Ubuntu
> >> that you do not know about enabling repositories?  Go to System,
> >> Administration, Software Sources, Other Software and check that the
> >> ubuntu partner repository is enabled.
> >>      
> > Now I know that was a good six weeks ago and I believe that you are of
> > a great and venerable age so no doubt the memory is not quite what it
> > was, so perhaps you should note down somewhere how to do this so that
> > you do not have to ask again in another six weeks.
> >
> > And please, as I have asked several times, do not send me a personal
> > copy of your posts in addition of sending one to the list, I do not
> > need two copies.  Thanks.
> >
> > Colin
> >
> >    
>      I looked and there is NO listing of a Ubuntu partner repository. It 
> is NOT a choice! Also all things on that page are checked!! It still 
> fails to work so I must have the letter perfect URL for the page I need 
> and I will try to add it :-)
> 
> 73 Karl
> 
> 
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> 
> 	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
> 	Linux User
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