<div>On 12/12/05, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook <<a href="mailto:jtwdyp@ttlc.net">jtwdyp@ttlc.net</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It would appear that on Dec 12, (?????) Revant Nandgaonkar did say: > > If you are installing ubuntu first time, follow the starter guide. It's best > source of information for beginning your ubuntu journey. > read the starter guide here > > <a href="http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/C/faqguide-all.html">http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/C/faqguide-all.html </a> > > revant > Thanks for the link Revant, But I went there and quickly found that I'd have to wade through so many things I'm not looking for to find the ones I need to know that by the time I find them I wouldn't recognize them... If it was a printed book without all those dang html links that change where in the book you are, I might try to read it... But for example, when I see a link under section 2.7 that's titled: => "How to manually update Ubuntu using Apt-get?" => ________^^^^^^^^_____________________^^^^^^^ => => => 1. Read How do I add Universe and Multiverse? => . . . . . . ____________________________________ => => 2. sudo apt-get update => sudo apt-get upgrade I find it very confusing to wind up reading how to use the freaking gui synaptic tool to add Universe and Multiverse instead of telling me how to edit the apt-get sources file to include them. I mean if I found the gui tool easier than the command line version I wouldn't want to know how to do it with apt-get... ############################################################# ##_if_you'd_prefer_an_clearsigned_".asc"_text_file_of_this_## ##message_as_an_mime_encoded_attachment,just_ask_me_while__## ##it's_STILL_IN_my_outbox_folder_._._._=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+;-)_## # gpg sig for: Joe (theWordy) Philbrook DSA key ID 6C2163DE # # You can find my public gpg key at <a href="http://pgpkeys.mit.edu/">http://pgpkeys.mit.edu/</a> # ############################################################# -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDnPQURZ/61mwhY94RAuJzAKCC221b8XTtOlPDLvapEGXB32gIQACePlfa V7zaBiROf2XgWBKgJRqWpnE= =v17P -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- | ^^^ ^^^ | <o> <o> Joe (theWordy) Philbrook | ^ J(tWdy)P | ___ << <a href="mailto:jtwdyp@ttlc.net">jtwdyp@ttlc.net</a>>> | | <sigh> -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users"> http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> the guide can also be found in System > Help > Ubuntu 5.10 Starter Guide and it is divided into readable sections there. Revant