On Thu, 5 Aug 2010 23:55:43 +0200 doro schelch <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks, guys, for trying to help me - I'm not going to do anything, however, > because that's exactly what I'm afraid of: that my netbook would be > completely unusable after I play around without really knowing what I'm > doing. I'll just have to put up with the inconvenience of not being able to > see or hear certain stuff until I find someone who can help me hands-on, not > just virtually... > But thanks anyway! > Dorothea > > Ralph Sims wrote: > > I can't help with the how-to (generally with apt-get it's open a terminal > session and then "sudo apt-get update" and then wait for the repositories to > respond and then "sudo apt-get upgrade" or possibily "sudo apt-get > dist-upgrade"), but this might help with the what-is (you might also try the > Synaptic Package Manager which should be accessible from one of the tabs). > Good luck! > > Vernon Van Steenkist wrote: > > > > > > > Based on the above, you may be running the original Xandros distribution. > > > > For Xandros, there is a package updater in one of the menus. However, you > > may not have enough disk space left to update the packages. You could try > > installing Google Chrome (32 bit .deb package) > > > > http://www.google.com/chrome/ > > > > which comes bundled with the latest Flash Player. > > > > Otherwise, you may have to update you eeepc with Ubuntu Netbook Re-mix or > > another version of Linux. > > > > BEWARE: by trying any of my suggestions, you may render your netbook > > unusable. > > > > Sorry that I couldn't be more help. > > > > > > > > > > Ahyhh, but where's the fun in that? Seriously, many of us learned linux by getting in and making mistakes, then trying to fix them, asking for help when we couldn't fix them. The probability of doing physical harm to your computer is really very small. A few tips if you decide to follow this route: !: have install media available. I lost count long ago of how many times I've had to reload after doing something wrong/stupid 2: BACKUP!!! Every time you add new software or perhaps weekly. This gives you a known condition to revert to. 3: Make copious notes. I like to keep a small notebook with all the changes I make to a system, adding/rermoving software, changing settings, etcetera. Gives me something to refer to when something unexpected happens. Tom
