Yes Ubuntu has an upgrade utility. It autoruns in the notification area (sys tray in Windows-speak) and if you hover over it, it will tell you how many updates there are. You can ignore it or open it as you choose. You can also do updates and upgrades from Synaptic or the commandline. Synaptic is the GUI frontend for apt which installs and removes packages (like RPMdrake is the frontend for urpmi in Mandriva).
The big difference between Ubuntu and Mandriva in package management is that Ubuntu is Debian based and Mandriva is RPM based. Ubuntu deb --> apt-get --> Synaptic or Software Centre Mandriva rpm --> urpmi --> RPMdrake in Mandriva Control Centre Debian based systems have far more packages available and in Ubuntu you can add outside or third party repositories of which there are several, plus you can add PPAs or personal package archives of which there are many. The sky is the limit. Roy Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit Location: Canada > > > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:30 AM, Jeremiah Bess <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I'm still wondering about the original question. Are you just wanting an >> upgrade? Does Ubuntu have it's own in place upgrade utility like Mandriva? >> >> Jeremiah >> Sent from my Android phone. >> >> On Feb 18, 2011 9:26 AM, "hard wyrd" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > buy what? >> > >> > You're not replying to any topic... I'm sure other subscribers to this >> > mailing list are scratching their heads as well. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 12:19 AM, RAHUL DHAR <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> buy onlie it would cost around 500rs including tech support >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> >> Group. >> >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> >> [email protected] >> >> For more options, visit our group at >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > ------------------------------------------------------------- >> > "Penguin, penguin, and more penguin !" >> > >> > http://www.webhostadmins.com >> > http://www.madforubuntu.com >> > http://baudizm.blogsome.com >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> > Group. >> > To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > For more options, visit our group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > "Penguin, penguin, and more penguin !" > > http://www.webhostadmins.com > http://www.madforubuntu.com > http://baudizm.blogsome.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
