On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:05:29 +0200 doro schelch <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am a Linux newbie since I was given an EeePC 4G that operates on Linux a > couple years ago. It's easy enough to use it for the simple things I need it > for (email, surfing the net, and the occasional word document) - but now I > am stuck with old versions of Firefox and Flashplayer that I cannot update > without help - would people in this group be kind enough to help me, please? > You will have understood from my request that I am NOT a Linux geek: in > fact, I know practically nothing about the inner workings of Linux, so you > will have to be very patient with me and explain everything in simple > language, not shorthand computer speak, thank you! > (I did try to find help in various forums and online tutorials, but I soon > got stumped because the shorthand they used was simply above my head). > Thank you very much in advance, > Dorothea Dorothea, Can you figure out what form of Linux is running on your computer? Please open an terminal, and type `which rpm`. This will give us some idea of what update software is running on your machine. -- Howard Gibson [email protected] [email protected] http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson
