I am pretty sure he is talking about the icon that appears when there are updates for the system. You double click it and it opens the packages installer/updater for your distro.
-- Semper Fi & God Bless the U.S.A., Gary in KC <Proud Dad Of A Deployed U.S. Marine Operation Iraqi Freedom Vet>----- Message from [email protected] --------- Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:11:51 -0600 From: "Robert C Wittig" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] There are NN Updates Available To: [email protected] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > [email protected] wrote: >> >> >> In the half year I have seen Linux I have never noticed comments about >> an icon which lists "there are NN updates available". How do I know what >> these are? or saying this another way it looks like a "click on this" >> windoz button which the kids click on to down load some game and a >> virus. (which started me on the road to Linux) >> > > Googling your quoted search term brings up zero hits. > > Are you sure that it is exact? > > Have you tried hovering over the button and right-clicking on it, to > see what options it brings up? > > One of the options might be either 'Properties', or a path statement, > telling you where it originates, either in your computer filing > system, or on some remote website. > > If you know which application ore website it originates from, that > will probably be helpful in determining what it is for. > > Also, so you know, this strategy usually works as well in Windows > operating systems as it does in *nix operating systems. > > Also, it is probably a good idea to include the name of the Linux > distribution you are running, when posting a question. > > > > - -- > - -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/[1] > http://robertwittig.net/[2] > http://robertwittig.org/[3] > . > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org[4] > > iD8DBQFJY2an4790tgvai6gRApEoAJ4imx2a8gvpJJ11FcMNAzpRPzp/NACfQj33 > GdzxBkO5UeabMV9stJXxV5A= > =DEHP > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > ----- End message from [email protected] ----- Links: ------ [1] http://www.robertwittig.com/ [2] http://robertwittig.net/ [3] http://robertwittig.org/ [4] http://enigmail.mozdev.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
